Fun time

Carnival Splendor Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 112

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
Carnival Splendor

8 Night Eastern Cairbbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 08, 2016

Ship: Carnival Splendor

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7338

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

  Embarkment went smooth, wasn't sure what to expect with the staggered times but it was simple.  I like how they scanned your passport and asked if you did the online check in and if you needed to add cash or change the credit card for your sign and sail.  If not they gave you your zone number and you waited until they called your zone.  No need to stand in another line to get your picture taken (taken from your photo id or passport when they scanned it at security) and get your card, they're in your mailboxes outside your cabin.

  This was the first balcony for myself and my husband, we used it more than we thought we would.  Our room steward Dawa was wonderful, made sure we had everything we needed and always stopped to talk to us when he saw us in the hallway.

   Dinning was good, We had Ruda and Daisy who took care of us and made sure we enjoyed ourselves and if we didn't like the food they would suggest something else and bring it us. 

    Mario in guest service help my in laws when it was decided that Dad wouldn't be able to walk all over the place with his walker, He got him a wheel chair to use for the trip.   This is the second year in a row that Mario has help us out, Last year on the Sunshine he found us another cabin when the noise level in our cabin got to loud.

     We never had Tandor before and the chef saw us eating our burgers and  brought us a plate over with a little bit of everything so we could try it.  Not my cup of tea but not bad either.

      The one thing that amazed me was we didn't have a problem finding a lounger at the aft pool.  The front pool was a different story but that didn't bother me since I enjoy the aft pools.

       I didn't have problems with the staff just the passengers who decided to stand in the line of traffic and chat with each other and one young man (10-12 years old) who seem to enjoy reeking havoc where ever he went.

       Was surprised when we saw that one of the comedians was one we saw a year or so ago and he remembered us.

        We've been to Grand Turk a couple of times before so we took advantage of an almost empty ship.  San Juan we walked up to one of forts and explored.  St. Kitts we booked a tour outside of Carnival with Thenford Grey he took us all over the island and was very knowledgeable about his island and the history.

   St Maarten we did a tour with Bernards and had Mailman as our tourguide, once again very knowledgeable and can he mix a mean rum punch.

   No problems with disembarking at all. I would go on this ship again.

   

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
This was our first balcony cabin and we had no problems with it. Everything was clean and tidy and Dewa was wonderful.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5

Grand Turk Island

3 out of 5
Was this review helpful? 62

14 Comments

mypreciousfamily    8 years ago

This is where we booked our parking. It's a short distance to the port and pricing isn't bad. We were told to get there early so we can park under a roof. http://premiercruiseparking.com

mary59sue    8 years ago

Thanks for the review, boarding in November, Thanksgiving cruise, so excited, 1st time for a balcony, driving to the port, trying to figure where to park.

Fletch67    8 years ago

Jenrawlings8 had you cruised with splendor recently? Guess they have tried something new the last couple of weeks. I liked Miami a couple years ago but this new thing sounds great for eliminating lines at check in but didn't know what it would be like to board without a card and get a drink etc....

jenrawlings8    8 years ago

Boarding process is simple and easy in Miami. Don't worry!

pegr007    8 years ago

These are my exact stops next May. I've seen so many negative reviews from the boarding process being a nightmare, the good being horrible, the bathrooms smell, etc. It was so nice to see such a positive review!

lmc1026    8 years ago

If your keys are in your room already how do they know which passengers are on the ship?

ls    8 years ago

Thank you, we are leaving this saturday very nice review!

mawspt1    8 years ago

Boarding in February..can't wait...love to cruise.

Fletch67    8 years ago

Great review and I am glad to hear the boarding process goes smooth. I haven't boarded a ship with the new check in time and have been a little nervous. Excited to see a good review as we are taking 16 newbies to cruising in November!!

greell3    8 years ago

Can't wait to board her in December

kdlovescruising    8 years ago

Glad you had a fun time on the Splendor.

mypreciousfamily    8 years ago

Thank you for sharing your experience. It's hard for those who haven't traveled after reading such negative reviews.

clferr    8 years ago

Been on Splendor a few times out of NYC. Always had a great time. Had a great cabin last time. Deck 10 right behind the movie screen and no noise from it while on balcony. Just had to go down the steps and Lido deck was right there.

nanalynn    8 years ago

Great review,.

Other reviews of this sailing