Carnival Splendor
Carnival Splendor Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern
8 Night Eastern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)
Sail date: May 27, 2017
Ship: Carnival Splendor
Cabin type: Inside
Traveled as: Large Group
Reviewed: 7 years ago
Review summary
Overall we had a great experience on the Splendor. I'll start with food review. The Splendor offers several different choices for lunch and I tried them all except for Tandor. The Deli never disappoints, the burrito bar was yummy and they have tortilla chips, the hamburgers were good, Pizza Pirate is always a good choice, the BBQ was a favorite for my DH, and the buffet was the typical cruise lunch buffet. Breakfast on Lido was the usual as well. Personally I prefer the Sea Day brunch. We enjoyed the Dr. Seuss breakfast too. The dinning room food was good overall. Service was slow, but I believe it was do to the lack of waitstaff. Our server was friendly and did a great job, but I felt like he needed more help. We enjoyed stopping by the Taste bar the evenings that it was available. The coffee shop still has delicious milkshakes and carrot cake. Overall our food experience on the ship was as expected and good. The amenities available were nice. We never visited the Spa deck though, but someone we met told us they enjoyed their messages. We enjoyed the pool, the splash pad, and the water slide. There were several things available to do each evening. We really enjoyed the piano bar and the casino bar. We weren't big on the live music played at the casino bar though. I'm not going to comment on the The 80's Keynote production. I'll just say some may have enjoyed it, but it was pretty bad in my opinion. We participated and watched some of the other shows and enjoyed them. We had a great room steward, but I did feel bad for them as he had a ton of rooms to clean. This is another area I feel that Carnival needs to hire some more employees. My kids 10, 3, and 2 loved Camp Carnival. My 3 and 2 year old never wanted to leave. We enjoyed all of our time at our 4 ports. Overall it was a great cruise!
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Ports of call
Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida
Basseterre, St. Kitts Did not visit port