Mexican Riveria cruise

Carnival Splendor Cruise Review to Mexico

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 44

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5
Carnival Splendor

7 Night Mexican Riviera (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 15, 2018

Ship: Carnival Splendor

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6351

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

I love cruising this was my 10th cruise. It's my happy place. I love visiting different destinations and we are booked on NCL for June to Cuba and in December out of New York cruising to St. Lucia, St. Kitty, Antigua, Barbados, St. Thomas and Puerto Rico.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
No problems arrived the time I selected and got right on the ship

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Long lines for everything. Food was good. I just wish the food would be hotter when ordering from the sit down dining room.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Only two serenity hot tubs on the adult side, always crowded.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
The comedy show was awesome and the dance shows were entertaining.

Children's Programs

No children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
My room steward was awesome he came twice a day. We had good service in the dining room and however we had a different waiter several times because we choose anytime dining.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Staff kept ship clean

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Balcony cabins are small for suitcases, we put them under the bed.

Ship tip

Be courteous and kind to the staff, they work very hard to please us guest.

Ports of call

Long Beach (Los Angeles), California

3 out of 5
Lots of litter in the water.

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

5 out of 5
Took a Catamaran to the El Arch. Beautiful water. Awesome open bar and food.

Mazatlan, Mexico

5 out of 5
Loved kaaying in Mazatlan Deer Island, BQ on the beach and open bar.

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

5 out of 5
Loved Mango Beach and the telquila tasting tour, awesome fresh homemade tacos and margaritas on the beach.

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
We docked at 7:30am but didn't get off the ship until 10:00am. Other than that it was not bad getting off, we ate breakfast on the Lido deck while we waited.

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