The McDonalds of Cruise Lines
Carnival Splendor Cruise Review to Caribbean
Eastern Caribbean
Sail date: December 04, 2016
Ship: Carnival Splendor
Cabin type: Balcony
Cabin number: 6267
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 7 years ago
Review summary
The best part was the sit down dinners each night. The food was very nicely prepared and presented and the flavors were excellent.
Buffets less so. Little variation from day to day and food was not very tasty. Lines were long and sometimes had to go through two or three lines to build a meal. One for salads, another for breads or pastries and a third for entries.
Did not go ashore at Belize due to potential rough seas at tender transfers. other two were just shopping tourist traps. No look at any "normal" shopping, business, or residential areas. Could get no flavor of the communities without buying an over priced excursion.
Drinks (liquor) on board were way over priced. About $6 for a bottle of beer and most hard liquor drinks were in the $10 range.
Room Service had a very limited menu. None of the dining room menus were available from room service.
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
Onboard Activities
Entertainment
Service and Staff
Ship Quality
Cabin / Stateroom
Ship tip
Try to find another cruise line. No direct path from one end of the ship to the other. Little variation in the buffets from day to day. Very limited (and uninformative) daily events schedule and movies shown in theatre were of $1 Red Box type.