Bucket List Trip

Item: Carnival Splendor
Rating: 4.6
Author: msterry68

Carnival Splendor Cruise Review

msterry68

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5

7 Night Alaska (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 31, 2022

Ship: Carnival Splendor

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8407

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

My favorite cruise to date. I hope to return someday. The scenery is magnificent in its raw beauty. The wildlife is abundant and of wide variety. There just wasn’t enough time to take in everything.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

The embarkation was delayed due to norovirus outbreak on the previous cruise; they were following sanitation protocol. Completely understandable. The port was totally unorganized, though. Boarding order didn’t matter, there was confusion on protocols, bag drop offs, traffic flow, etc.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

We had the friendliest and most attentive staff we have ever had. I’ve never had bad service, but this was over the top.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Staff were constantly cleaning the ship. Splendor may be an older ship, but she is practically spotless.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ports of call

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Icy Strait Point (Hoonah), Alaska

4 out of 5

Cruise Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska

5 out of 5

This was the best excursion.

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Seattle, Washington

4 out of 5

Victoria, British Columbia

3 out of 5

Not enough time to do anything.

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Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

None of the problems we had at embarkation.

Traveler Photos

A shooter...ice claves off from the bottom and shoots up

Beautiful view from the top of the gondola ride

12 Comments

AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise!

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mary0909 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your trip. We are so glad we took a Carnival sponsored excursion. We were able to see the Mendenhall glacier, the salmon hatchery and do the salmon bake in a limited amount of time. The ports with limited times are beautiful but tricky.

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kruuuuznutt 2 years ago

Thank you for sharing! I'll be on that ship on August 9th. Can't wait!

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kef2016 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience.

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CurlyCruiserYAY 2 years ago

Woohoo. Looking forward to Alaska next May.

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hollysmomtravel 2 years ago

Thanks

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srhandler 2 years ago

Thank you for sharing your pictures and for writing your review.

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JustCruz 2 years ago

Thanks for your review of the Splendor & the Ports. We will be on the same Cruise at the end of August. Woo Hoo

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us

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GabeNSteph 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

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javawoody 2 years ago

Appreciate you sharing your experience

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CruzeFan 2 years ago

Glad you enjoyed it. I was on the Splendor in May on my third trip to Alaska and would gladly go back anytime.

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