Mexico in mid September

Carnival Splendor Cruise Review to Mexico

CaliGirl64

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 11

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5

7 Night Mexican Riviera (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 08, 2018

Ship: Carnival Splendor

Cabin type: Inside

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Older ship. Will get an upgrade soon I'm told. You don't really pay much less for being on an older ship. So if you're looking for all the wonderful new perks that come with the new ships I would book on a newer ship. Each floor looks the same, pink zebra donoughts everywhere. No Guys Burgers but deli in Aft pool area was great but very long lines! Comedy show was great every night we went.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ship tip

Realize this is an older ship in need of a big makeover.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Long Beach (Los Angeles), California

5 out of 5

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

4 out of 5

Have been to Cabo twice now. Each time excursion cancelled because of red flag water/ surf conditions.

Thumbs Up 2

Mazatlan, Mexico

1 out of 5

Vendors are such a constant nuisance at this port. You cannot enjoy the beach area for the constant harassing of the vendors. Even if you have your eyes closed laying on a beach chair they will tap your feet and continue to hound you to buy something. They will actually get rude with you when you tell them no. We even took an Excursion once that was supposed to be an inclusive resort, the vendors were still waiting there on the beach. I'd rather stay in the ship and Skip Mazatlan.

Thumbs Up 6

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

5 out of 5

Twice I've done excursions in Puerto Vallarta. We've done the Pirate ship snorkeling and Beach Excursion and have also done that Yelapa snorkel , Beach and waterfall hike. Both of those excursions were excellent and the crews along with them spectacular.

Thumbs Up 11

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

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