Awesome Mexican Cruise

Carnival Splendor Cruise Review to Mexico

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 50

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
Carnival Splendor

7 Night Mexican Riviera (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 05, 2019

Ship: Carnival Splendor

Cabin type: Oceanview

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

The cruise was great. We had a large group of 17 and there was enough to do for everyone. The Lido deck 80's party was a lot of fun. We spent a lot of time at the bars and the bartenders were all great! The entertainment is good. Lee makes the entire trip worthwhile. He is awesome! Had a great experience. Already have another cruise booked.

Embarkation

3 out of 5
Getting to the parking structure was awful. It took over an hour in gridlocked cars to even get in to the structure, to be told that they were full. The directions to the off site structure were not correct and resulted in another hour of trying to find the lot and get back to the ship. We were late for our embarkation time but luckily after a small argument they let us in.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
The food in the dining room was great. The buffet food was good. Trying to get a sandwich though at the grill was ridiculous. 45 minute wait, they only ever have 1 slow person working. Don't bother.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
The kids enjoyed the water slides and pools.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
The comedians were great. The music productions were ok, but not great. This is where they need help. All the other fun shows and competitions were great.

Children's Programs

Didn't have small children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Lee, the cruise director is amazing. He is the best and made the entire cruise experience wonderful. Our room steward was great and all the staff in the dining room and the bars were great.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
I loved the retro design! Don't care what anyone else thinks. I did miss not having a Guy's burger joint onboard.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
The room size is nice and big and I like having a frig.

Ports of call

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

5 out of 5
Make sure and get your tender tickets early or the wait is a couple of hours.

Mazatlan, Mexico

5 out of 5
Nice and clean. We hired someone to take us shopping at the local market and are at a restaurant in the beach.

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

5 out of 5
Went on a tequila tour and spent the rest of the afternoon on the beach.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
It was better than getting on the ship. Although i forgot to get our luggage tags early so we were in the last group to get off the ship.
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2 Comments

ayalajenn    5 years ago

We all bought the drink package. A little pricey but we stay up late and like to try different drinks. Many of us met our limit of drinks each day!

JimmyHogg    5 years ago

Advice on drink packages! Better deals on board?

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