Relaxing,great for the kids

Item: Carnival Splendor
Rating: 3.5
Author: ringcomm

Carnival Splendor Cruise Review to Mexico

ringcomm

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

3.5 out of 5

7 Night Mexican Riviera (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 08, 2018

Ship: Carnival Splendor

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Expected a little better after cruising on the carnival dream a few years ago, waterslide was disappointing for the kids, wanted to play in the gaming area but was choking on cigarette smoke, staff were great especially in the coffee shop and restaurant. Not sure if I will continue with carnival, will be researching royal Caribbean cruises.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Not as good as expected, had priority booking but suitcases came late in the afternoon

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Restaurant service was excellent, buffet was good with a lot of variety

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Great for the kids, too expensive for massage services

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Good stand up comedians, didn’t enjoy gaming area because of cigarette smoking

Children's Programs

4 out of 5

kuds loved it

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Most staff were excellent but a few were arrogant

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Needs outdoor smoking area and better waterslide

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5

8276- Too small for 4, very clean though

Ship tip

Good if you’re a smoker, make sure you’re credit card has a big limit

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Ports of call

Long Beach (Los Angeles), California

4 out of 5

Very good and large

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Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

4 out of 5

Best port of the 3, good sight seeing , glass bottom boating excursion

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Mazatlan, Mexico

3 out of 5

No excersions, port is a shipping yard and looks terrible

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Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

4 out of 5

It was good for shopping

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Disembarkation

2 out of 5

5 Comments

LandM 6 years ago

Love Carnival but the smoke in the casinos is horrid. We were on the new NCL Bliss and their casino has a glassed in smoking area! What a great idea!

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bgolden16 6 years ago

Went on the Splendor July '17 and had a blast

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DenMitch 6 years ago

Cool😎

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Nspettitt 6 years ago

We did our first cruise last year on Carnival Splendor. Going on Royal Caribbean Allure in January.

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mark71mark 6 years ago

It’s always nice to read about someone “graduating” from Carnival and cruising other lines! Good luck and safe travels. PS... the entire Celebrity fleet is non-smoking indoors, only a few designated outdoor locations!

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