Our Splendid Splendor cruise (with pics) 8/13/13

[cruisinparamedic]

Leaving in less than 2 weeks. Subscribed!!! Thank you for helping me get more excited!!

[bjinouno]

Hey, Jamman....I am getting sick of waiting at the other place, so I am following you over here! :p Great start and so glad the weather cleared up for your sail away. Don't know about anyone else, but a few of your pictures are coming up with the dreaded RED X. :confused: But there are enough I can see to make it all good! :):)

Hi Ijust went through all photo's posted, NO RED Xs at all...

[Jamman54]

So sad I missed the meet & greet, loving your review so far though, great to relive the experience!!

 

Glad you made it aboard. We were worried that you didn't based on your experience the day before.

 

DANG Girl we were looking for you!!!!! I was even thinking about having you paged! So did you guys have a great time? wouldn't it be Funny if your in the back ground of some of our pictures!

 

Let us know if you do see yourself or Vinny.

[swim25]

I am loving your review. My son and I took our first cruise on the Splendor in June. Seeing your pictures brings back some great memories and makes me think that I want to go on her and do the other itinerary next summer.

 

Sherman

[Jamman54]

Thanks again for all your comments!! I might start day 2 later today, but most likely tomorrow. I promise not to drag this out for weeks!!

[lifeisgoodPat]

Love your review! We won't be sailing on the Splendor until Sept of 2014, but I love your review and can't wait for more.....

[Nanaimobound]

We had the pleasure of a week on Splendor twice, in 2011, and again last April. Both times we had a wonderful cruise. We had great wait staffs, wonderful room attendants, and a great time with all the entertainment, and bar service, etc. She is a great ship, with a crew that takes pride in her. When we cruised, they kept that ship immaculate. And you gotta love that retractable roof! Thanks for a great review, and the great memories of Splendor.:)

[Jamman54]

Hello Everybody!!! Time to begin Day 2…..

 

 

I awoke at about 6:15, and I could see a little light sneaking in past the side of the curtains. I could also feel that the ship was rocking a little bit. I figured I would get up and take a few sunrise pictures from the balcony, so I pulled back the curtain that covers the balcony door and what do I see?......

 

 

Crap!!! What I see is HEAVY raindrops and whitecaps!!!....

 

 

 

 

So back to bed I go. Patti and Ryan never even stirred. I fell back to sleep for another hour or so, but then I heard a drip. And then there was another drip. Then I thought I felt a splash. So I got up, and sure enough, the top of the window was leaking. Not a constant drip, but every 20 seconds or so it would drop down on the window sill creating a little splash. At least it wasn’t dripping right on the bed. I put a towel on the window sill to absorb the drips….

 

 

I went out into the hallway to find our stewards, and brought them into the room to show them the leak. Anak was on the phone immediately to maintenance, and they promised to be there right away. Being that it was now after 8am, we decided to go up to the Lido for breakfast…

 

 

We love omelettes, I think we had them just about every day. There are four omelette stations. Two at what is the Burrito Bar for lunch, pictured above, and two at what becomes the Mongolian Wok at lunchtime. Right next to each omelette station is the breakfast meat station which also serves each nearby Breakfast Grill, so you do not have to go to separate lines to get your omelette and breakfast meat. Here you will meet the Bacon Police. These are the men and women who serve the bacon, ham, & sausage to you. If you want more than what they give you initially, they will be glad to give you more. In clumps!!! I swear that they get paid by the pan the way they dole it out!! You almost feel guilty if you don’t take more!!!

 

To be continued….

Edited August 26, 2013 by Jamman54

[Jamman54]

There are also four Breakfast Grill stations where you can get all those other breakfast items, including those infamous scrambled eggs that almost everybody hates. Stick to the Omelette Station. They will fry or scramble REAL eggs for you, in addition to the omelettes…

 

 

 

 

There is a Continental Breakfast Station…

 

 

Of course, many beverage stations, including the one upstairs by the Rotisserie on Deck 10…

 

 

Patti and I enjoying our first breakfast at sea. (On this cruise)…

 

 

 

 

To be continued…

Edited August 26, 2013 by Jamman54

[flyawayca]

Thanks for taking the time to write this review. I'm enjoying it! Looking forward to seeing more.. :)

[Jamman54]

After breakfast we walked around a bit and snapped a few pictures. Here’s the Splendido Pool, surprisingly fairly empty, considering it was the only pool open due to the weather….

 

 

 

Same thing for the Splendido Pool hot tubs on deck 10…

 

 

 

Entrance to Camp Carnival – Deck10 Mid….

 

 

 

At this point we decided to go back to the cabin and see how the maintenance guys were making out. What a mess! Our bed was covered in protective covers, the ceiling tiles against the whole outside wall were down, along with our A/C vent. Wish I had thought to snap a few pictures. They told me that they had found the “problem” and they would be out of there in a couple of hours. Fair enough.

 

 

I decided to go down to the internet café, “The Web” Deck 4 Aft, inside the Robusto Cigar Bar to set up an account so we could check our emails. Patti and Ryan headed out to the Spectacular Lounge to play bingo. Patti won $400.00!!

 

 

Back to the cabin again to see how they were doing and they were just finishing up, saying it was all “fixed”. I don’t know if it was really “fixed” or not because by now it had stopped raining, and it did not rain for the remainder of the cruise. So if you are in cabin 6450 and it’s raining hard outside…..BEWARE!!

 

 

Today was the first of two slot tournaments, so I went to the casino cashier to get my free entry. This Platinum benefit has been changed from one free entry per person to BOGO. (Buy One Get One). This has many Platinum cruisers up in arms, but since I like to play in both slot and blackjack tournaments, and Patti likes to play in both slot tournaments, we have to buy entries anyway! They have also raised the entry fee from $20.00 to $25.00. Much to Patti’s chagrin, (she’s the slot player), I was the top qualifier, earning me a seat in the final round. I must have picked a “broken” machine in the final, because I wasn’t even close to winning, so all I got was a t-shirt that doesn’t fit me!! Lol.

 

 

Afterwards, I played blackjack, (my game),for a few hours, and won a little bit. Patti and Ryan headed to the afternoon bingo session, and she won another $200.00!! Way to go Babe!! Patti’s two winners….

 

 

 

By now it was almost 5pm and in need of a snack, so we went back to the Deli for some grilled ham, cheese, & tomato sandwiches. Yummy!! Seeing that the Liner Pool and hot tubs were open and barely being used, I went back to get my bathing suit. Patti wasn’t interested, but I spent the next couple of hours in the nearly deserted pool and hot tubs. Pure bliss!! I got back to the cabin in time to catch this evening’s sunset, and to get ready for the first Elegant Night dinner.

 

The ship’s wake…

 

 

 

Tonight’s sunset….

 

 

 

To be continued….

Edited August 26, 2013 by Jamman54

[Jamman54]

Here are a couple more of tonight’s sunset pictures….

 

 

Patti and Ryan went to see the first family comedy show before dinner and said it was great.

 

Tonight’s Elegant Night dinner was FANTABULOUS!!! Bertram and his assistants were at the top of their game. I had the shrimp cocktail, alligator fritters, 2 orders of lobster & shrimp, topped off with cherries jubilee. Patti also had the lobster. Everything was simply delicious. Tonight the waiters sang “That’s Amore”.

 

Afterwards, Patti and I wandered the ship for a bit, went to check emails, then wandered back to the cabin. We must be getting older, as we can’t seem to make it past midnight anymore! When we got back to our cabin, our bed was loaded with “stuff”. Along with the towel animal, were our invitations to the VIFP party, Steakhouse reservation, and our Platinum gifts, the Tervis Tumblers!!

 

 

Later, Ryan made an appearance and was hungry, so he ordered room service. I have one more photo spot left for this post, so here’s the room service menu….

 

 

 

Another beautiful, (well, mostly), day at sea has ended. Good Night!!

 

Coming up next on Day3, “Another beautiful day at sea” or “Where the heck did all these people come from?”

Edited August 26, 2013 by Jamman54

[alexandramariepap]

DANG Girl we were looking for you!!!!! I was even thinking about having you paged! So did you guys have a great time? wouldn't it be Funny if your in the back ground of some of our pictures!

 

Aw I wish you had! We lost track of time being amazed newbies! I have nightmares we might be in your pictures my boyfriend made quite a splash at the quest game in his red undies! Yikes! We had an amazing time though, we love cruising!!!

[alexandramariepap]

Glad you made it aboard. We were worried that you didn't based on your experience the day before.

 

 

 

Let us know if you do see yourself or Vinny.

Will do!

 

This is us at Margaritaville before we rode Segways

[Jamman54]

Aw I wish you had! We lost track of time being amazed newbies! I have nightmares we might be in your pictures my boyfriend made quite a splash at the quest game in his red undies! Yikes! We had an amazing time though, we love cruising!!!

 

That was him??!!! :D:D:D

[alexandramariepap]

Will do! [ATTACH]284070[/ATTACH]

 

This is us at Margaritaville before we rode Segways

 

Aw, it's blurry...

[alexandramariepap]

That was him??!!! :D:D:D

 

Haha yup.... That's my boyfriend -_- lol all in good fun

[canadiangal40]

Love your review! Keep it up, great pictures and a nice story of your days unfolding ;)

[KillaFee]

Thoroughly enjoying your review! We'll be sailing on the Splendor on November 25th. Can't wait to read about the rest of your trip!!!!

 

Laura

[Defendem]

Thank you for your review! We are considering this cruise for our honeymoon in June 2014 and am very much enjoying your review of the cruise day by day. Thanks again!

Mike

[Neotericisis]

LOVING your review!! Your family looks so happy!!

 

I sail on her in less than a month! This review makes me smile! Keep it coming!!!:D

[Jamman54]

Hello again everybody!! Time to press on with day 3….

 

 

 

I woke up around 6:30, pulled back the curtain on the balcony door, and this is what I saw….

 

 

 

It was a beautiful morning with calm seas, so I grabbed my camera and took a few sunrise shots….

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Looks like clear sailing ahead!!...

 

 

 

 

To be continued….

Edited August 26, 2013 by Jamman54

[Jamman54]

Went back to bed for a little while, until the room service breakfast that Ryan had pre-ordered arrived promptly a 8am. Patti and I decided to get up and go to the Lido for our omelette breakfast. I neglected to mention in yesterday’s review that if you go to breakfast before 9am on sea days, there will be little or no lines. After 9am, the lines begin to form. If you elect to sleep in, and you want a hot breakfast, you may have to wait a little bit. Also on sea days, another option is the Comedy Brunch from 9am – 1:30pm, in the Gold Pearl Restaurant, Deck 3 Aft. We never did try the Brunch.

 

 

After breakfast, Patti wanted to go to the photo gallery and search for the photos taken so far, while I went around the ship and open decks to shoot some more pictures and video.

 

 

The photo gallery, Deck 4 Fwd….

 

 

 

 

Robusto Bar, Deck 4 Aft…

 

 

 

 

 

The Web (Internet Café), inside the Robusto Bar, Deck 4 Aft….

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued….

Edited August 27, 2013 by Jamman54

[Jamman54]

Grand Piano Bar, Deck 5 Aft….

 

 

Red Carpet Dance Club, Deck 5 Aft….

 

 

El Morocco Lounge (Punchliners), Deck 5 Aft…

 

 

 

 

 

The Cool Jazz Lounge, Deck 5 Aft….

 

 

 

To be continued….

Edited August 27, 2013 by Jamman54

[Jamman54]

And then I stepped out onto the open decks. I couldn’t believe how crowded it was out there. There were bodies everywhere!! Evidence of CHOGS was also abundant. I’ll let the pictures tell the story.

 

The Liner Pool, Deck 9 Aft….

 

 

 

 

Looking down on Deck 10 Aft, Starboard side….

 

 

Deck 11 Mid, Starboard side….

 

 

Thunderball Pool, Deck 11 Fwd…

 

 

Splendido Lido Pool, Deck 9 Mid….

 

 

To be continued….

Edited August 27, 2013 by Jamman54