Disappointing Cruise Overall

Carnival Splendor Cruise Review to South Pacific

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 5

Helpful Votes: 27

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5

Carnival Splendor

9 Night South Pacific (Sydney Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 23, 2023

Ship: Carnival Splendor

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8312

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 23 days ago

Review summary

This was the first of three cruises we took out of Sydney. We went back to back for 10 days to New Zealand after this cruise. We were very disappointed to have one Island cancelled due to rough weather for tenders and one cancelled due to CoVid restrictions in New Caledonia. Therefore we only had three stops and two were in Noumea.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Excellent

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Both were good and crew was exceptional

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Our Dining Room Crew was one of the best we have ever had.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ports of call

Sydney, Australia

5 out of 5

We stayed in Sydney two nights prior to cruise. Located in center city and able to tour downtown area on foot.

Noumea, New Caledonia

3 out of 5

Not an exceptional port in our opinion. Went there twice because of cancellation of other ports

Mystery Island, Vanuatu Did not visit port

Cancelled due to CoVid

Lifou Isle, New Caledonia

3 out of 5

Ship doubled islands population during visit. Small Island with not much to see.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

We went back to back on this ship, so only had to get off briefly

4 Comments

Gwbigdog 23 days ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us

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HeavySeas 23 days ago

Thanks for sharing your 2023 cruise experience

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javawoody 23 days ago

Appreciate the feedback

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cruising2004 23 days ago

Thank you for your review.

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