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Carnival Splendor Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern
7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)
Sail date: February 12, 2017
Ship: Carnival Splendor
Cabin type: Oceanview
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 7 years ago
Review summary
This was absolutely the WORST vacation I've EVER been on.
The staff was so so. A majority were super rude. A few were polite and smiling. The maid was the WORST. if you didnt answer the door within 3 seconds, she would just open it herself. Multiple times I had to slam it in her face because I was getting dressed! When debarking, she literally tried to come in 6 or 7 times before 8:30AM which was the cut off. I took away all her tip money for that stunt. I don't care that you have another cruise that day. I wasnt in the room past the end time so leave me alone!
The entire ship smelled BADLY. Our hallway smelled like sewage the entire time. At one point they had a HUGE fan blowing right outside our door, drying "something" out. WTF!!!!
Don't expect to hear any announcements. They say them at strange times and you can't hear the speakers.
The only 'specials' aboard were shopping things. I dont want to shop jewelry while vacationing so that proved no value for me.
The buffet food was INEDIBLE. The sit down dinner was medicore at best and took SO LONG. So slow. One night one of the servers brought my Diet Coke without a lemon....which I specifically asked for. When I asked for a lemon again, she gave me an attitude and said yea well I have to go downstairs for that. DONT bring a diet soda without all the fittings....when she returned, she threw a plate of 15 lemons at me which seems obsessive and wasteful. Please don't expect to eat whenever you want either. Most things are closed. I survived on Pizza the entire time which was really good. Its made to order and the guys that work there are very nice. The icecream is worse than McDonalds so don't even attempt it. The breakfast buffet was disgusting too. Runny eggs every day. The servers do a really lame dance every night too. Even they arent into it.
Lets talk about lines. There was a line for every single thing no matter what time of day. Elevators, foods, shows, at port, etc.
Pools. There are 3 TINY pools aboard. One isnt even usable because you get splashed with water from the slide. Ive never seen adult men go down a slide so many times in my life....
Deck chairs. Don't expect to get a chair unless youre up before 8AM. The one nice part was the Serenity Section which had padded chairs and is 21 and older.
Internet. DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT waste your money on their "internet". It hardly ever works and when you complain they tell you "it depends on how many people are using it so try when were at port". If im spending $120 on internet A WEEK, it better work 24/7!!!!
The drinks are SO PRICEY. Minimum $10, usually $12 or $13. God forbid you dont drink coffee and want a soda before 10AM. NOTHING is open. They treat the people with Bottomless Bubbles like crap and will serve you last every time. They don't care about service because they automatically get 15%, so don't tip because its included. If I could have taken away the tip, I would have.
Decor. This ship is BEYOND outdated. Straight out of the 80s with pink all over. It hurt my eyes to look at it!
All in all, I will NEVER return to carnival or this boat.
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Don't go!!! Pick another boat
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