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Carnival Splendor Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 85

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
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Carnival Splendor

7 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 21, 2016

Ship: Carnival Splendor

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 1299

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

We had a fun time on this ship.  The weather did not cooperate as hoped.  We can't blame the ship for the bad weather.  Deco needs updating and cushioned seating on the Lido deck food area is to low for the tables.  When ports are changed more info should be supplied.  More info listed below.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Loved the steakhouse! Everywhere else the food was good but often great. Most servers knew what they were doing but not all. Booth seats on the lido were to low for the tables. Slippery floors at times on the lido deck food service areas. I give it a 7 or 10.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
More than enough things to keep you entertained. Games, mini golf, water slide, pools and hot tubs. Did not use the spa.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Everything we saw and participated in was fun. Loved the comedy shows! The music was to loud in the main lobby.

Children's Programs

N/A

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
All the people we interacted with were very nice. Our room steward was awesome! Very few communication misunderstandings.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
Very dated. The ship rocked a lot, even on calm waters. Not wild about dots. Seating was not very comfortable.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
We liked our cabin. Very roomy feeling. Had a brief look into the inside cabins, they were way to small! The ship rocked a lot! Glad we had a lower cabin. I managed to live with only ginger root tabs until the winds and waves hit and had to up to Meclazine for motion sickness.

Ship tip

Definitely do the steakhouse dinner!

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

3 out of 5
Transportation was easy. Hotels very costly. I only found one that included free airport and to the port shuttles. Red Roof Inn Plus near the airport.

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
We did the Xplor park. Had a blast! Food was good! Javier our guide was fantastic. Does not leave any time to shop in town.

Belize City, Belize

5 out of 5
Xunantunich Mayan Ruins with Lunch. Very informative. 2 hour bus ride each way! Does not leave any time to shop in town.

Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

1 out of 5
We did not dock due to high winds. They tried 3 times.

George Town, Grand Cayman

3 out of 5
Due to high winds we did not dock near Georgetown. We were tendered to a location in the middle of no where. You could not walk to shopping or entertainment. Cost $5 per person each way for a ride into town. Arrived 2 hours early with nothing to do but wait for our excursion to start. Just before 1/2 of it was cancelled. Swimming with sting rays. Which only allowed us to go to the Turtle farm and swim with turtles. Loved swimming with the turtles. If we had known about the taxi fare we would have stayed on ship till closer to our excursion time. Did not want to pay to go into Georgetown and back twice for only an hour each time.

Traveler Photos

Asked for more towels the 1st day and had them every day after. Shampoo and Bodywash supplied Nice size, comfy bed! Nice room.
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2 Comments

toesinthesanddrinkinthehand    8 years ago

you are right about the lido deck cushions. I felt like a little kid at the table and needed a booster seat to raise me up. But we still had a great time.

banaford    8 years ago

Ship is going into dry dock next week. I am sure it will still be every shade of pink. But things should get freshened up.

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