Hawaii Cruise in January

Item: Carnival Splendor
Rating: 4.5
Author: skipperdmarie

Carnival Splendor Cruise Review to Hawaii

skipperdmarie

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 6

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

14 Night Hawaii Carnival Journeys (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 12, 2019

Ship: Carnival Splendor

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 7201

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Cruising to Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean in January was a little to rough, cold and windy for me. I had to wear an ear patch due to sea sickness for the first time. I loved the sea days for relaxing and spending time with friends. I enjoyed the ports of call for the most part, just wished I had more time at each port. This was a very reasonable priced cruise, but I would like to visit Hawaii again and stay longer.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

very easy and flowed well

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Lido deck food could have been better, but I gained weight so I would say all the rest was good!

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Enjoyed the craft making mornings. Also enjoyed the cooking demonstration with samples

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Need new entertainment. Every Carnival ship has the same shows for us frequent cruisers

Children's Programs

no children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

always top notch!

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Carnival Splendor needs an update, but everything was clean and tidy

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

bed was really comfortable

Ship tip

older ship that needs an update, but still a fine ship

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Long Beach (Los Angeles), California

5 out of 5

Kahului, Maui

5 out of 5

Lahaina Luau excursion - was expecting more of an original Luau. This was too staged. Food was just okay

Thumbs Up 0

Honolulu, Oahu

5 out of 5

Visited the USS Missouri which I highly recommend. Also visited Pearl Harbor Memorial, but did not get to go on the memorial itself. Went whale watching with Honolulu Star- saw a few from a distance. Climbed Diamond Head and survived!

Thumbs Up 3

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii Did not visit port

Ocean swells to bad for tenders. Did not get to visit

Thumbs Up 0

Hilo, Hawaii

3 out of 5

Did a bus tour with Carnival that was awful!

Thumbs Up 0

Ensenada, Mexico

5 out of 5

Did the Wine Country Tour with Carnival. I thought Ensenda countryside was beautiful!

Thumbs Up 6