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Carnival Splendor Cruise Review to Mexico

sdrueco35

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 60

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5

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7 Night Mexican Riviera (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 01, 2019

Ship: Carnival Splendor

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 1307

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Overall the cruise was so much fun!! we truly enjoyed our first cruise together. the menu options in the main dining room were so fun to try out the adventurous items. Never ending buffets were tough on our diets but we couldn't complain! Overall the cruise was so much fun!! we truly enjoyed our first cruise together. the menu options in the main dining room were so fun to try out the adventurous items. Never ending buffets were tough on our diets but we couldn't complain! We are already looking into where our next cruise destination will be with Carnival. Loved the elegant nights as well, it was fun to dress up together and take photos.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

pools, fitness center, the rock show, bingo- all fun!

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

The only reason for 4 stars instead of 5 is because one of the waiters in the main dining room on our first night was not friendly and rushed my boyfriend and I to order. Did not allow us to ask questions and barely spoke to us but was overly friendly to other neighboring tables. We had the same waiter later in the trip and he was friendlier but it was a tiny bit off-putting. Room stewards were so kind and helpful, all other ship personnel at the main dining and buffets were very nice and accommodating.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

the size of the room was good. Enough space to move around and the added couch was a nice bonus. Shower was very very small but totally workable. My only comment on the room would be to upgrade the rooms with bigger tv's.

Ship tip

Remember to bring your reusable water flask(hydroflask) it's a real convenience you won't regret.

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Ports of call

Long Beach (Los Angeles), California

5 out of 5

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

5 out of 5

Mazatlan, Mexico

5 out of 5

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

The entire process went very smoothly. My boyfriend and I were disembarked only with an hour of waiting while eating our last breakfast at the buffet. It would have been more helpful if there were some signs around the elevators to clarify which elevators are correct to take down to the 3rd floor to disembark. We took the wrong elevators and then had to go back up to another floor that goes across.

4 Comments

GerryBCruisin 3 years ago

Thank you for taking the time to share your review of the Carnival Splendor. Sounds like you had an awesome cruise.

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jdwoodworth 5 years ago

Good review. Thanks for sharing

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willwork4cruz 5 years ago

Sorry about the waiter rushing you. Could it be that you arrived later than your table mates and he was trying to get you caught up so he could serve you all together so you weren't left behind? If you have an assigned dining time they only have a short window to make it all work.

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billcravey 5 years ago

Nice review. Glad you had a great time.

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