My cruise adventure 2017

Carnival Splendor Cruise Review to Caribbean

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 50

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
Verified Review
Carnival Splendor

8 Night Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 05, 2017

Ship: Carnival Splendor

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 2368

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

I totally enjoyed myself and received value for money spent, my first cruise and will not be my last. I now have to make a diet and exercise plan for all the food eaten and the daily specialty dishes offered.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
The process flowed smoothly and before we knew it, we were on board

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
The main dining services was top notch and buffets had a large variety of food options daily

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
There were so many to choose from, couldn't keep up with them all, however,the ones I choose were exciting.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Stage shows were good and entertaining, i enjoyed the stand up comedy acts.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Everyone were cordial and made me feel welcome...they even remembered my name after the first day.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
layout of the ship was fine, you knew on which decks to find certain things, ie food, entertainment, pools/hot tubs etc.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
The cabin was comfortably laid out, surprised at all of the storage/closet space available. It was very clean and i felt right at home in it. There was an automatic floor lighting that illuminated at night once you got out of night. Cabin was adequately lit

Ship tip

Review itinerary of events the night before so as to benefit from all the various activities the ship has to offer and or download the ship's app for daily update. Try to book shore excursions prior to your sail date so as to get the ones you are truly interested in doing.

Ports of call

Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida

4 out of 5

Grand Turk Island

3 out of 5
The welcome center was a buzz of activities and you had a true resort vacation feel. The local island tour gave an overview of the islands history....very small island.

La Romana, Dominican Republic

3 out of 5
Cultural welcome by dancers, tour of island done and a visit to the downtown touristic area where souvenirs were purchased.

Willemstad, Curacao

4 out of 5
Well developed island with lots of places to visit...visited the local distillery got an idea of how the natives live and how slavery played a big part of the islands history. Drove over the highest bridge in the Caribbean

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5
A true tourist destination, clean island with lots of resorts to explore, beaches were really beautiful and we saw the contrasting desert like section of the island. Volcanic rocks lined the road sides. Lots of shopping to be had, a wide variety of souvenirs for purchase

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Orderly
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3 Comments

ctav    7 years ago

Our ports for October are Nassau, Half Moon Key, Grand Turk and Amber Cove. I've seen Nassau enough, I love Half Moon Cay and Grand Turk and this will be my first time to Amber Cove and I hope it lives up to the reviews I've read thus far.

GIL155    7 years ago

See, with every great pleasure, there comes a little effort. You will lose it fast and start dreaming of your next sinfully good cruise. Enjoy!

gcurrier2009    7 years ago

I enjoyed the splendor as well. I've been on it my first two cruises. This one will be my third in December and I would recommend it to other people.

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