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Carnival Splendor Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

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Overall rating:

5 out of 5
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Carnival Splendor

8 Night Eastern Caribbean (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 17, 2015

Ship: Carnival Splendor

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8446

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

This was our 2nd time in this room. That's how much we loved it. 
Splendor can be a little tricky to find the dinning room as the galley splits the halls.
Service was great, crew was great, entertainment was great. 
I'm not too crazy about this Serenity as it has no pool or hot tub. 

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
I had 2 lobsters as usual.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Always something to do.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
LOVED the comedians. The PG shows and R shows.

Children's Programs

5 out of 5
They love it so much that we only see them at dinner and bed time.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
I am always amazed at how they remember everyone's names.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Our room was always clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
We got a premium balcony at the same price as a balcony. It is a room that is shaped differently because it has to fill an odd space. It was bigger and the balcony was 1 1/2 times as big. We knew our neighbors so we had the balcony divider open to have one huge balcony.

Ports of call

New York, New York

5 out of 5
We always get there early at about 11AM. We get on the ship in less than 1/2 hour after we get there because not many people are there.
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San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5
We have a few go to places here. Barrachina, the birthplace of the pina colada just so we can have one. The Harley Davidson store for the annual t shirts. I generally just love to walk around town and take in the scenery.
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Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5
We've been to Magic Ice ice bar twice now. It is a minimal fee and inexpensive cab ride there. You get a free shot and take home branded shot glass.
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Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5
My very favorite island. We skip Margaritaville and go down the beach 500 yards to the left to Jack's Shack. Great food, great owners and the beach is much better down there.
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19 Comments

mommzie    8 years ago

May 1st
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dlmccu    8 years ago

Mommzie- can I ask what day in May are you cruising as I am going in May also
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mommzie    8 years ago

just let your hair down and have fun....carnival is the best place for that
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tyfun1    8 years ago

We cruise in May and have a balcony on the 8th floor. We've done several cruises together with Carnival but this is out first on this ship. Any tips?
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banaford    8 years ago

Not much longer mommzie...I liked deck 10 on this ship. Pretty quiet.
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mommzie    8 years ago

my 5th cruise but 1st on splendor
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mommzie    8 years ago

I'm sailing in May.....we're in room 1004
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Deniseg    8 years ago

Kelleenj82, it was a premium balcony.   It was an oddly shaped room because it had an odd space to fill in between rooms.   It was the last room before the aft extended balconies  at the very end of the ship.  Our balcony was one and a half times longer than a usual one. Plus our room was a little bit bigger also. We knew our neighbors so we were able to open the balcony divider and have one very long balcony. 

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kelleenj82    8 years ago

Deniseg What type of Balcony room is this? Just booked a Balcony room on deck 6 just wondering if it's the same kind. My last cruise was on Ecstasy and I had a cove balcony I was told Splendor doesn't have those
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jenncache    8 years ago

Funny because after the reviews I have read on other ships I have considered just returning to this one and getting the same room!! 7-275 love it!!
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Deniseg    8 years ago

We had room 8446. It is a premium balcony and it's oddly shaped to fill in an odd space. It is bigger  then a regular balcony room and the balcony itself is one and a half times bigger than a regular balcony.  Because we knew our neighbors, we were able to open the balcony divider and have one very huge balcony. We had the same neighbors both times we had this room. 

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banaford    8 years ago

How fun! I would have picked that room. I think you did good. Just know, this is an unusual Carnival ship. As it was originally built for Costa Cruises. And decor is very, very pink. But when we were on in Jan, it was one of the best crews we have had. Have fun on your 1st cruise. :)
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pabsjmc    8 years ago

this is our 1st cruise.
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banaford    8 years ago

pabsjmc...have you been on any other carnival ships?
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banaford    8 years ago

That is not a balcony room. But a balcony room is nice. I think we have done almost every kind of room and deck on ships we have been on. Except a suite.
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pabsjmc    8 years ago

didnt matter. is that a balcony room? we have a vista balcony which is on deck 7 on the aft of the ship.
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banaford    8 years ago

Not sure who you are asking..but we had 1015.
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pabsjmc    8 years ago

what room did you have?
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banaford    8 years ago

We just went in Jan on Splendor. Going again in April. We are doing the same thing, we got the same room. lol
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