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Carnival Splendor Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 57

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5
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Carnival Splendor

9 Night Eastern Caribbean Carnival Journeys (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 17, 2017

Ship: Carnival Splendor

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 1388

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

This was our first cruise - and it was a 9 day cruise! We plan to cruise in the future w Carnival. We highly recommend anyone go w Carnival - great service, great food, great memories!!!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Emb was fast and efficient. All employees were curtious and helpful.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
The Gold Pearl restaurant was excellent! Our servers, Indrawan and Anca, made our dining experience memorable. And the food was delicious. The Steakhouse was sublime - you must go there at least once during your trip! The Lido buffet had everything from breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
My hubby and I thoroughly enjoyed doing activities on the ship. We did all the Creativity at Sea activities, we participated in some trivia games, attended all the [early] Punchliner comedy shows, attended the Holiday Show and Christmas Eve service.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Our steward, Aldo, was the first to officially welcome us onboard and introduce himself as our personal steward. He was always kind and on top of his duties. Indrawan and Anca were our servers at the Gold Pearl Restaurant, and they are amazing!!! From great food service to their humorous wit, we looked forward to seeing Indrawan and Anca.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Cabin was comfortable, had everything we needed, but it was on the small side.

Ship tip

Know the ship's deck plan.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5
We only boarded the ship from Miami.

Nassau, Bahamas

2 out of 5
Nassau was exactly what we expected: commercialized. We probably won't get off the boat if Nassau is on the agenda [again].

St. John's, Antigua

5 out of 5
Beautiful island! Beautiful people! We took our own walking tour, found the local bus stop and went to the beach for the afternoon. Great snorkeling! Great day!

Basseterre, St. Kitts

5 out of 5
Beautiful island!!! Beautiful people!!! Great taxi driver - Thomas!!!!!! Thomas took us to Timothy Hill for pictures and then to Frigate Bay Beach. Great snorkeling! Awesome day!!! St. Kitts was our fav stop!

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5
Food, forts, and fun!!! Old San Juan is amazingly beautiful. Wish we had more time to explore.

Grand Turk Island

3 out of 5
Advice: get past the port - too expensive and ridiculously crowded!

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Fast and efficient
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3 Comments

jimangrace    6 years ago

Nice to hear you had a good time my wife and I are looking forward to our first cruise in March.

Summerholiday    6 years ago

Great to hear your first cruise was good that's what cruising is all about having fun and having amazing memories 20 cruise and not a bad one yet hope your hooked 🎣as we are and happy new year 🥂🍾

jdolphin128    6 years ago

Glad you had an awesome time and are hooked like we are.

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