SPLENDER REVIEW (w/pics) :)

[thesapster]

Hey great review my dw, 3 dd's and sil wikk be on Splendor on nov 15.

I havwe a question, do you remember the name of the limo company you used on the tour? That woould be great because we will be in Long Beach 2 days before the cruise and would love to do something like that. Thanks in advance.:)

[Almost Packed]

a great review Suzie! thank you.

 

on our first cruise, our roll call did the cabin crawl and it was great. i only wished i had taken more pics then.

 

now i will not lay my camera down for my next cruise....

 

agains, thanks for a great review and pics!!!!

[shonandsuzie]

Hey great review my dw, 3 dd's and sil wikk be on Splendor on nov 15.

I havwe a question, do you remember the name of the limo company you used on the tour? That woould be great because we will be in Long Beach 2 days before the cruise and would love to do something like that. Thanks in advance.:)

It was Us Regency Limosines. Our's was a new Stretched Chrysler 300. The website is: usregencylimos

Here's what they set up for us. I cut and pasted this from their confirmation email to us:

 

Number of passengers: 10

 

Pick up time: 02:00 PM.

Drop off time: 07:00 PM.

Pick up address:

THE HYATT

200 S PINE AVE

LONG BEACH, CA 90802

Stops: TOUR

1.)HOLLYWOODSIGN, HOLLYWOOD BLVD

2.)BEVERLY HILLS, RODEO DRIVE.

3.)CHINESE THEATHER

4.)SUNSET BLVD

5.)SANTA MONICA, SANTA MONICA PIER, SANTA MONICA 3RD ST.

6.)MALIBU , CITY WALK (IF THERE IS TIME THIS PLACES REQUIRES MORE TIME)

IF YOU HAVE ANY PLACES YOU WANT TO VISIT PLEASE LET US KNOW.

Final drop off:

BACK TO P/U

Total Hours: 05

Base Charges: $350.00

All other Fees: $50.00

Sub-Total Charges: $400.00

Final Total Charges: $400.00

Deposit: $150.00 {

[shonandsuzie]

I really enjoyed reading your review and looking at the fun pics.

 

I did not see any comments about MUTS...movies under the stars. I thought they had this on the Splendor. If so, did you catch any movies? How was the sound? As you can see, I'll be sailing next month.

 

Looks like have a new drink to try :o

They did have MUTS. They also had popcorn for people to buy while they watched the movies which was cool. We didn't actually watch any movies but we did walk past a couple of times while it was playing at night. (When we had to have pizza ;) ) The screen was clear and it sounded alot like a regular movie theater to me. There were usually about 30 people watching. During the day they would have the screen on too. Sometimes they showed concerts or the cruise video. Alot of times it looked like excursion videos or something were up there with no sound while the calypso band was playing.

I will say I liked what they were showing wat more than on our Princess cruise. They showed Rocky Horror Show or whatever it's called over and over and over on that one. lol This cruise actually had current movies showing.

[shonandsuzie]

a great review Suzie! thank you.

on our first cruise, our roll call did the cabin crawl and it was great. i only wished i had taken more pics then.

now i will not lay my camera down for my next cruise....

agains, thanks for a great review and pics!!!!

You're welcome. :)

This was my first cabin crawl. (Other roll calls had them but we didn't participate then) I wish I would have taken more photos of the cabins myself.

Have a great cruise!

[crewsweeper]

Thanks for the great review Suzie!!:):)

Love your attitude. And glad you didn't have to do the "Time Warp Again" on this cruise. Gonna hope the Dream batenders know how to make BBCs. They sound delish:)

[Sgt. Jeff]

Hey Suzie, isn't it hard to believe that it was 2 weeks ago that we sere boarding the ship!!! I am so excited for the people that get on today!! The Splendor is great!!!

[shonandsuzie]

[quote name='Sgt. Jeff']Hey Suzie, isn't it hard to believe that it was 2 weeks ago that we sere boarding the ship!!! I am so excited for the people that get on today!! The Splendor is great!!![/quote]
I know...I wish we were going again too :(

[Sgt. Jeff]

Me too:(

[gizzie]

[SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman] After dinner we went to “Our Spot” and Shon won $100! Woo Hooo! Like I said, you gotta love cruising[/FONT][/SIZE]









(Shon with Ricky Ricardo)

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I saw this, one of many that walked over. I wished he would have played max. He would have won 1000.00 :o

[Sgt. Jeff]

I better not say how mcu we won....Might jinks ourselves!!!:p

[luci]

Shon and Suzie,
What a great review of the Splendor. A couple of questions about your Tequila Tour in Puerto Vallarta. Did you sign up for the tour right where the ship docks? If I remember correctly, there are booths there. And, do you remember the name of the Tequila Factory you toured? We have been on tours in both Mazatlan and PV, but are always looking for different factories to tour.

Thanks

Luci

[cateyes2u]

Suzie,

Thanks for the quick response about Muts.

Two more questions:

1. Can you tell me where the Blues Brothers Slot machine is, and is it a coin or dollar machine? (I have a $200 OBC)...I'll use it towards tips, tours, bingo and casino :o

2. Can you recommend a bar that make the best drinks. I really want to try the BBC.

Thanks

PJ

[Sgt. Jeff]

I miss BBC's so much, I would take one from the worst bartender on board!!! I don't know his name, but there was a bartender that was tall, muscular, short hair, that made a great one!!! I think that he was from Romania.

[cherylcorwin]

[quote name='cateyes2u']Suzie,

Thanks for the quick response about Muts.

Two more questions:

1. Can you tell me where the Blues Brothers Slot machine is, and is it a coin or dollar machine? (I have a $200 OBC)...I'll use it towards tips, tours, bingo and casino :o

PJ[/QUOTE]Penny slot- mid-way through the smoking section, just past the performer's stage. if you go past the lounge seats, towards the shops, you'll see them (there are 3)

[cateyes2u]

Ooh...Pennies..up my ally.

Thanks

Regarding the BBC...I'll put my feelers out for the tall, muscular, short haired , Romania that makes a mean drink. LOL :p

PJ

[shonandsuzie]

[quote name='cateyes2u']Suzie,

Thanks for the quick response about Muts.

Two more questions:

1. Can you tell me where the Blues Brothers Slot machine is, and is it a coin or dollar machine? (I have a $200 OBC)...I'll use it towards tips, tours, bingo and casino :o

2. Can you recommend a bar that make the best drinks. I really want to try the BBC.

Thanks

PJ[/quote]
They sort of answered already but I'll add:
Blues Brothers is right on the edge of the casino and the hallway. We liked this spot b/c it wasn't as smokey. All 3 machines hit the "bonus rounds" a lot which is why we liked them so much initially. I saw a lot of people win on each of them but of course I saw a lot of people lose too.:rolleyes: All 3 are in a row. FYI-My particular favorite was the one closest to the hall. Shon hit the jackpot on the middle one.

My favorite drink is actually the Mojito. And they have an actual "Mojito Bar". The bartender there made everything very well. ;)So I would think his BBC's would be pretty good too.

[shonandsuzie]

[quote name='luci']Shon and Suzie,
What a great review of the Splendor. A couple of questions about your Tequila Tour in Puerto Vallarta. Did you sign up for the tour right where the ship docks? If I remember correctly, there are booths there. And, do you remember the name of the Tequila Factory you toured? We have been on tours in both Mazatlan and PV, but are always looking for different factories to tour.

Thanks

Luci[/quote]
I do not know the name of the factory. It was very small though, with about 8 stations.
There was one white tent set up outside of the gate-up next to the Puerto Vallarta little fountain and sign. It was not near the bunches of booths and tents inside of the fence.
They sold tours for $25 and advertised that they do 4 stops (including the Tequila Factory). However, they will personalize the tours for you and do whatever you want.

[viciouslysh]

WOW! Looks like you had a wonderful cruise! Thanks for posting pics and a review!!! I'm thinking about booking this one for June.

[luci]

[quote name='shonandsuzie']I do not know the name of the factory. It was very small though, with about 8 stations.
There was one white tent set up outside of the gate-up next to the Puerto Vallarta little fountain and sign. It was not near the bunches of booths and tents inside of the fence.
They sold tours for $25 and advertised that they do 4 stops (including the Tequila Factory). However, they will personalize the tours for you and do whatever you want.[/quote]
Thanks for the info. Can't wait for our cruise in January.
Luci

[ebonniekins]

[quote name='shonandsuzie']This upcoming cabin is an aft corner cabin with a wrap around balcony. This cabin is really cool! The layout of the cabin is different and probably only for 2 people.

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^ (this is the view from their balcony off of the aft)

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I wish I would have participated in the Cabin Crawl. How silly of me as I had a ton of alcohol left over that I ended up giving to my cabin steward at the end of the trip. Good times indeed though. Thank you so much for the fabulous review! Love the pics.

[ebonniekins]

[quote name='iwannacruznow']Great review Suzie.I took this picture from our balcony in P.V.
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Check them out! Great picture indeed

[shonandsuzie]

[quote name='ebonniekins']I wish I would have participated in the Cabin Crawl. How silly of me as I had a ton of alcohol left over that I ended up giving to my cabin steward at the end of the trip. Good times indeed though. Thank you so much for the fabulous review! Love the pics.[/quote]
See!:rolleyes: You sure should have! It was a lot of fun, too.

[fitnessgoddess]

Shone & Suzie,
My boyfriend & I, along with my bestfriend are taking this cruise November 1st, were on the spa deck suites. Thanks for the pics!! and things you did. My friend and I are now doing our daily planning. LOL work what's that clean the house NOPE..lol too much planning to do!
Thanks again for your trip journal.

[CruiserRose]

sweet review, thanks for sharing. let us(meaning everyone here at CC) all know when you are cruiseing again so we can book with ya.