Never Again!

Item: Carnival Splendor
Rating: 1
Author: Mariesi

Carnival Splendor Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Mariesi

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

1 out of 5

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 14, 2016

Ship: Carnival Splendor

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

Awful customer service. Awful food (no seasoning) just over processed food...banquet style food for 7 nights/days. More than half of our group of 40 got off the ship with virus. One was diagnosed with Swine Flu! I have been on land for 7 days and still sick as a dog and on antibiotics. Non-existent service. Dirty common areas. Will never set foot on a Carnival ship ever again and will talk anyone I know out of it in the future. They might promote low cost travel, but boy do they charge you a pretty dollar for everything once on board! $5 for a bottle of water. Soda? Yep, you will be charged for that too. Beer and your everyday low cost spirits....you will be charged $8 to $10 per drink. Bacteria spreading everywhere on Carnival along with your debt. I don't mind spending $ on good food and drinks, but this was comparable to bad buffet and low cost alcohol. :(

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

If you like Hometown Buffet, Olive Garden, Outback steak...then perhaps this is for you. If you are a foodie, TRUST ME, YOU WILL BE DISAPPOINTED! When you go to ports...go and explore away from the tourist!!!!

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Service and Staff

1 out of 5

The Casino Bartenders were awesome! The rest of them.... not so much. Left us waiting for endless waiting time for drinks.

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

More than half of our group went home SICK! At least one diagnosed with Swine Flu upon arrival at home.

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5

15 Comments

Charlotterojas5 8 years ago

Congratulations Meliss757. We will be on the same cruise

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melissa757 8 years ago

April 10 not 19th. 😀

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melissa757 8 years ago

I can't wait for my honeymoon cruise April 19. I know what to expect and we are prepared to have the time of our lives!!!

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melissa757 8 years ago

Someone in that group of 40 didn't pay extra for travel insurance and decided to take the trip with their 40 other friends sick.

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Cchio817 8 years ago

Never go onto a Carnival Cruise with soaring expectations of a Holland America or a Princess cruise.

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justjersey 8 years ago

Going next week never had a bad experience with carnival

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dkane882 8 years ago

I've never been on a Carnival ship and thought the food wasn't seasoned. Sometimes the elderly lose their sense of taste. Don't know your age but that could be why you felt the food was tasteless. Don't know when you cruised but if it was recent, consider the fact that we're in the midst of flu season and viral outbreaks are happening everywhere. When you cruise you can't forget to use good hygiene while cruising. Frequent handwashing is a must. Sorry your cruise was a bummer!

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Charlotterojas5 8 years ago

I am sorry if you had a bad experience but honestly I love carnival and have taken 7 plus cruises with them. So if you are reading Mariesi post please dont let it stop you for enjoying yours! Dan7453 and stacie1234 see you on the April 10 cruise!

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stacie1223 8 years ago

this will be my 31st cruise in 16 years. I've sailed most all of em and frankly they're comparable in most ways. extra costs are to be expected. carnival is known to usually be less costly but truth is it isn't , ya simply have to search for the right trip for you. food is always bland as its buffet food and even still it's edible!! dan, we also sail in April 10th. coming soon!! yayay

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JennaFullmer 8 years ago

I have been on carnival times, as well as other ships. And I feel you should have done your homework a little better. Your shock on how much the drinks were is common knowledge. Any crusie discussion forum will have similar comments. Also how are you shocked by the prices nobody held a gun to your head making you order any drink. You have to hand any server your card and sign for the card. After on drink you would have know they are not free. As for the illness issue it sounds like mabey one of your group members may have been the source to your outbreak. I have ocd and I worry about germs constantly. I always make sure to sanitize my room, and stay away from those who are coughing and sneezing, not to mention pack airborne with me. I think you should skip cruising in the future because most ships run similar to each other. I also think you sound like someone who went wailing to corporate for a refund.

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brcruise 8 years ago

I love Carnival...never had a bad experience with them. Went on our 3rd cruise with them last month and on this ship and loved it!! Hope to find time to do another one next year.

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dan7453 8 years ago

I went on the splendor last year and loved everything so much I am going back on April 10th. Everything you said is ridiculous except for the buffet. If you cannot afford water and pop maybe you should put off travel until you can afford a vacation.

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sloopjohnb53 8 years ago

I've done my homework on my future cruise. There shouldn't be any surprise charges. I will be taking a 12 pack of canned soft drinks and have water delivered to my cabin.

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ashowalter 8 years ago

splendor was extremely clean when I was on it, workers cleaned 24/7, you can get a case of water delivered to your room for 2.99, sorry you all got sick but carnival only has so much control over that people shouldn't cruise sick, and the ships customer service was amazing our whole trip, food can be bland but it's mass production

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brockly 8 years ago

Wow... not liking the cruise. .... try princess :)

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