Great 49th Anniversary Hawaii Cruise. Will travel with Carnival again going to Alaska. Wish they did the Mediterranean.
Embarkation
5 out of 5
Once on the shuttle (1.5 hrs to locate), embarkation was swift and tireless
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
5 out of 5
Black Pearl Restaurant-Later dining- servers Jeffery, Krystina and Arnold; created such a wonderful experience.
Breakfast buffets were 4 out of 5 but still had several breakfast meal in the Golden Pearl restaurant and met some wonderful people from around the country.
Lunch buffets were 2 out of 5.
Steakhouse was a 5 out of 5.
Onboard Activities
5 out of 5
Morning show live with Lee (similar format to the TODAY show), Crew connections meet and greets, chefs table (9 out of 10 rated), Hawaii informational briefings (history on people, plants, environments, etc.) by Shannon Oelle, Love and Marriage game show, show performances, comedy clubs
Entertainment
4 out of 5
Rating 8 out of 10 stars, very good performances on the stage shows. Comedians were 7 our of 10 and repetitious (typical for a 14 day cruise)
Children's Programs
no kids along with us
Service and Staff
5 out of 5
waiterts Jeffrey, Krystina and Arnold were a 13 out of 10
cabin stewards Oliver and Juanera were 10 out of 10
Ship Quality
4 out of 5
Layout and design were different from previous cruises, i.e., stage was under the bridge. Took several days to become familiar with bars and foods places, All were clean and well maintained.
WIFI was old, slow and choked out from lack of bandwidth.
Cabin / Stateroom
5 out of 5
Balcony cabin on deck 8, one below Lido deck. Size was perfect for my wife and I. Comfortable and always cleans and made up.
Ship tip
Be patient with shuttle arrangements from airport. LAX was a mess from construction, affecting pickup points and drop off points. Otherwise, the ship was perfect, the ship's staff was friendly and accommodating.
Carnival does do the Mediterranean. Also we loved the splendor too we did this cruise in December 2018. Lee mason is the best cruise director we have ever had. We took the shuttles too. I would suggest skipping LAX and use Long Beach airport. It was super quick to get there and had no issue at the airport.
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