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Carnival Splendor Cruise Review

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 53

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
Carnival Splendor

7 Night Mexican Riviera (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 10, 2019

Ship: Carnival Splendor

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 6317

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

It was our first cruise and we had so much fun. Lots to do for woman, couples, kids, young adults but not so many things to do for men on there own, other than drink and casino oh and comedy. Food was good you can eat all day and night lol.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Excellent! I bought FTTF & it was all worth it. No lines!!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
My favorite was the main dining rooms, food is delicious & they change the menus on elegant nights. The buffet is good too and they change the menus too but sometimes I didn't like the menu selection.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
I did the jacuzzi, pool in the adult areas. The comedy punchline was good. the lips contest, the 80's & rock show was excellent. The ladys seminar was good. Watch the dive in movies. Didnt do the casino because I dont gamble and I dont like the smoking smell.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
We love all the stage shows, the violin players, the different type of music that all the live musicians played. From country music to Hispanic music. The dj did a excellent job making everyone dance.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Everyone on the ship is nice and friendly. Our stateroom steward Hadad was excellent.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
The design and layout is good. It look like a mini vegas inside. It does need a lil maintenance and upgrade in some areas. The pools need paint jobs. Overall it was clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Beds and pillows were comfortable. I booked the interior room. Room is small but tolerable for 2 people. Wouldn't recommend for 4 adults. Cleanliness was awesome. The stateroom attends are very friendly.

Ship tip

Buy suvioners on last day. Listen on announcements. Take warm clothes even on summer trips, It's very cold inside. Get the FTTF pass on your first cruise, easy and fast embarkation

Ports of call

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

4 out of 5
We we got of the port we took a van for a tour. They charge us either $30 for 4hrs or $40 for private tour for 7hrs. Well that's how long we took. He took us to the malecon, around town where we got down to take pictures. Free tequila tasting. To a resort restaurant where we ate and spend some time in the beach. Took us to the mercado, where we bought our souvenirs. He waited while we drank some 2 for 1 margaritas. Then took us back to the cruise ship.

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

4 out of 5
Didnt go to the resorts and beach. There wasn't enough time. Did do a excursion but didnt buy it through the cruise line. It's much cheaper if you book it when you get there through cabos people. We paid $105 for each. Included is camel rides on the beach, bird encounter and feeding, (we bought a USB full of pictures from our camel rides & bird seeing) came around $25 each, there was 6 of us. Much cheaper than buying separate ones. Tequila tasting, tacos for lunch with drink. Water taxis tour to the Arco and private beach & snorkeling.

Mazatlan, Mexico

5 out of 5
My favorite. We didnt go to the resort beach side of town. Instead we paid $10 each for a ride tour in a open looking golf cart car. It took us to the old town of mazatlan. Up the mountain there was beautiful views. It remind me of Catalina islands. We stop several places to take pictures. He took us into town to the mercados for souvenirs. He took us to there catholic church. Where we got down and took videos and pictures of the beautiful architecture of the church. Then he drop us to the catamaran bout tour. We paid $40 each for a tour to the caves with amazing water. The tour tooks us to stone island where you get a meal,( fried fish or chicken with beans, rice and salad), unlimited alcohol & soft drinks. You get seated in front of the beach where they play live music, you get to do beach activities, ride the banana boat, go parasailing ect...

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Good, didnt take long
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4 Comments

GerryBCruisin    3 years ago

Thank you for taking the time to share your review of the Carnival Splendor and the great pictures.

sfcvan    5 years ago

Know from the photos, why would the guy in all those pics want to do anything else but hang out with 5 great looking women. That alone would make for a perfect cruise.

billcravey    5 years ago

Awesome first cruise!

queenb12702    5 years ago

Sounds like a great time

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