Carnival Splendor | Dec 27, 2015 | 7 Night Western Caribbean New Years Cruise

Carnival Splendor Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 96

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
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Carnival Splendor

7 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 27, 2015

Ship: Carnival Splendor

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6251

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

The Splendor is a beautiful ship and meticulously maintained.  All the decks, restaurants, rest rooms, gym, common areas ... everything was spotless and always being cleaned by the pleasant crew members.  This is not an Ad for Carnival, just the truth.  Carnivals logistics and customer service was outstanding. The only issue was the wi-fi service aboard. It took us a couple of days to realize that the signal was best in the center common areas of the ship, and not too good in the room.  The New Years celebration was really nice, and we finished in the Red Carpet lounge till 2:30am.  My wife and I truly enjoyed the voyage and are reserving this ship again for next new year!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
All you can eat.... different buffets at different times. The Carvery is very good. We also enjoyed the Indian buffet.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5
There is always something going on... Music, dance, comedians, etc.

Children's Programs

Not relevant to us

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
All crew members were friendly and were happy to answer questions and give you directions on the ship.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Impeccably maintained! Kudos for Carnival!

Cabin / Stateroom

Take a three outlet connector and a multiple outlet power strip to connect chargers and other electronic gadgets. Only one outlet in cabin. We loved the Balcony Stateroom. Very roomy, three closets, plenty of drawers, and you can slide your bags under the bed to reduce clutter.

Ship tip

We were on board for 7 days and still missed some areas in the aft area. It is a large ship and it is fun to explore. Liquor is cheaper in Cozumel than on board.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5
I live in the area and love it.

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
Very friendly people. We did the buggy island tour excursion and loved it.

Belize City, Belize

5 out of 5
Carnival's private beach is not too good, many shells and rocks in sand. Port shops have some nice trinkets and clothes.

Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5
Carnivals private beach is great, but forget about snorkeling there. I only saw one large Angel Fish. Next time we will take an excursion to the west end where the nice beaches and snorkeling can be found.

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

3 out of 5
The port shops are a large tourist trap area, but nice trinkets and jewelry is available, as well as some nice eating joints. We were not interested in the ruins excursions, but they may be nice for those who like it.
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7 Comments

viajeros50    8 years ago

We stop over in Miami for beach and crabs on the way back.

pabsjmc    8 years ago

thank you for the review. we are sailing on the splendor on our first ever cruise in June. we are very excited and a little nervous.

bakermma    8 years ago

Was the wifi free?

penny16    8 years ago

Well first time is so excited and everyone after that you'll have so much fun ... And ? I can help with message me more than glad to help

everleemckoy    8 years ago

thanks for the fo.we arginine In August 2016. first time cruises.

PeterRojas    8 years ago

For serious picture uploads, just go to the main ship areas and the signal is great. Carnival offers 3 tiers of Wi-Fi Service.  I had to do some real work on the ship, so I selected the maximum service for $99 unlimited use for the entire cruise.  The basic social media program or the intermediate may be enough for your needs, and cheaper.

penny16    8 years ago

I feel the same was a great ship and don't know about wifi this will my first trying that

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