Had a fantastic time

Carnival Splendor Cruise Review to Mexico

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 52

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
Carnival Splendor

7 Night Mexican Riviera (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 18, 2018

Ship: Carnival Splendor

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 1058

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

It was such a nice time, so affordable. The ship is clean, everyone works so hard to ensure we have fun. The staff is outstanding and always with a smile. Watch what you purchase, you may be surprised at the end of the trip.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
It changed from last year, it was actually faster and lines were short.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
The main dining room and Steakhouse has fantastic food. Steakhouse was well worth the extra cost. The buffet was good but food was not hot enough, especially breakfast, nevertheless it was very tasty.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Always something going on, I enjoyed the music groups and the shows.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Top notch, our room steward was Voltor, absolutely fantastic, so pleasant and remembered our names from the beginning.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
The ship is kept clean all of the time. Floors were kept dried even at the pool area.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Cabin was clean, comfortable, only drawback was the smoking on the balcony. I loved the idea of being able to have a balcony room but with the amount of smoke from other passengers, I was not able to enjoy it.

Ports of call

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

5 out of 5
Did excursion to the resort, Carmen our guide was outstanding, did a great job making sure everyone was comfortable and had what they needed. The buffet lunch was very good. Overall it was wonderful, I would do it again.

Mazatlan, Mexico

4 out of 5
Didn't do an excursion but went on the bus (signed up for it on the Splendor) it was cheap and was fun. Went shopping and to the beach, was a great time. Husband went deep sea fishing, says he wouldn't do it again but had a good time.

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

4 out of 5
Went dolphin swimming and saw the sea lion. Nice photo opportunity, but no cameras allowed with the animals, they took the pictures and we had to purchase them. Prices were reasonably.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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5 Comments

cruiseplayer    6 years ago

Smoking is always going on. That is why they have total non smoking cruises

Annette183    6 years ago

I did report it while you could clearly smell the smoke, they came up to check it out, wrote something down, apologized for someone smoking and left. I don't think anything reallly was done, we still smelled smoke till the day we exited the ship.

TheDust    6 years ago

Next time report the smoking as it is not allowed on the balcony’s as it is a fire risk. There are some very specific areas that are designated for smoking.

IkeDeb    6 years ago

Wonderful

Pheznt55    6 years ago

good review

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