Splendor is Splendid

Carnival Splendor Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 25

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Carnival Splendor

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 22, 2016

Ship: Carnival Splendor

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6375

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

I wasn't sure what to expect on a Carnival ship.  I've experienced Holland America, Norwegian, and Royal Caribbean before.  There were four of us travelling together, 3 with dietary restrictions!  One vegetarian, one dairy-free, and one gluten free.  There were choices at all of the buffets and the sit down dining for all of us, every meal.  The staff were all very accommodating and friendly.  The food was better than on other lines we have been on.  The cabins were roomy and spotless.  Our steward was great!  My only minor complaints...The ship was TOO COLD!  Even with sweaters on in the dining rooms, we were freezing.  And the entertainment was mediocre.  They did bring in a real magician one night who was awesome, and there was a band that played every night in the Promenade called Funkology who were excellent.  The excursion choices were a little weak in my opinion.  Overall, I will definitely look at other Carnival cruises in the future.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Bring a sweater! The ship is kept very cold!

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3 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     3 months ago

Thanks for sharing

Amorgan    8 years ago

Yes ship was cold and funkology was awesome! Glad to hear about other cruise lines because our group (3 couples) were thinking about shopping around? We were looking at NCL,RC & MSC all are more expensive so I'm not sure. There would have to be something super great or different for us to switch at this point.

ffwife26    8 years ago

Just got off the splendor too! I agree that the ship was very cold. Otherwise, we had a great time too!

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