How Splendid is SPLENDOR ? *** LIVE Report *** in Pictures and Ship Review 09/20/14

[GIXOHOLIC]

2 incredible pictures................Carnival should hire you......their pictures on the site are trash compared to yours.....Freedom and Liberty pics..........nice job on the Sun hitting Freedom.

[girlscruise2011]

You can get this information on cruisedeckplans dot com. It takes a few clicks but you can get there. It works for Carnival ships.

 

On the home page choose your cruiseline: Carnival

Then choose your ship.

 

On the page they take you to, look down near the bottom of the page. You will find OTHER FEATURES:

Click on: Extra Information.

Then click on: Cabins by deck

 

As you can see there is a lot of other information there that you might find helpful

 

Sharon

 

Here's a google result showing those pages for all ships:

https://www.google.com/search?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goccl.com%2F~%2Fmedia%2FFiles%2FIrman%2Fbookccl%2Fthe_fleet%2F

 

Once you choose the right ship, go to "stateroom descriptions"

 

Thank you both for the info. I was able to find both the Splendor and the Liberty.

[cruisetrail]

Day 7

At Sea

Halifax - New York

Salmon Day at Sea

 

A Fantastic Night & Meeting With the Queen

 

 

As I expected, internet minutes ran out as I was posting LIVE review yesterday.

Munites run faster that we use them.

This is a game that we never win..

 

 

Warm and slightly rainy morning on our way from Halifax to New York

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Royal Princess appears from the rain..

 

 

 

 

 

As she gets closer we can see her large MUTS screen...

 

 

Edited September 27, 2014 by cruisetrail

[cruisetrail]

Clear sky is coming!!

 

 

 

 

An unidentified ship ahead of us!

 

The unidentified ship was immediately identified as RMS Queen Mary!

What a treat!

What a present from the Splendor!

What a company!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Following the Queen of all ships...

 

 

 

 

 

 

[cruisetrail]

Somewhere on the Splendor...

 

 

Spa

 

Hydropool & Thermal Suite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Somewhere on the Splendor...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[cruisetrail]

Last day of the cruise continued...

 

We did not starve yesterday.

 

Not much success with MDR dinner menu... maybe there were too much food yesterday...

 

 

 

A bit of Brunch...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A bit of Rotisserie (very good!)..

 

 

 

 

 

A bit of Afternoon tea...

 

 

 

 

 

 

[cruisetrail]

Chocolate Extravaganza

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This Extravaganza is from our cabin:

 

[cruisetrail]

Last Day MDR Menus...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But this is a treat!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The last day ended at a high note: we were anticipating next day spectacular arrival and a rare ships parade in New York.

[cruisetrail]

Today in new York!

09/27/14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Her Majesty is coming!

 

 

 

I wondered how the Queen Mary and the Roayl Princess would share Brooklyn Terminal...

Wow!

RMS Queen Mary is going to dock at legendary Pier 88... next to us!

Unbelievable show we have this morning...

 

 

 

To be continued.....

[Schm00py]

To JKS336

 

Thank you so much for this information! It was very kind of you to take time out of your day to respond to my question...please know that it was appreciated.

 

I have learned so much from this review and the pics are phenomenal!!

Edited September 28, 2014 by Schm00py

[cruisetrail]

Disembarkation Day (09/27/14) continued....

 

The AidaLuna is joining the company making it four ships at New York Passenger Ship Terminal.

Add the Royal Princess docked in Brooklyn...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What a day in New York!

 

It brings us back to the glorious days of the Ocean Liner Row.

 

This is a movie scene from mid 60s.

You SS France, SS Raffaello (or her sister ship SS Michelangelo), RMS Queen Mary and one of Cunard Saxonia class ships on far background:

 

 

 

 

 

The same place today (already yesterday) as seen from the beautiful forward observation deck on the Carnival Splendor:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Norwegian Gem, RMS Queen Mary 2, Carnival Splendor:

 

[Jeffrey1950]

I was the Splendor this past June will be on it again next year.........so need another cruise. I love the Splendor. As for the service.....excellent, food...well, all I can say is I have dined at the Waldorf Astoria in New York, the Hilton in London and McDonald's in New Jersey and the food on this ship was as good as any five star restaurant I have dined in.

[cruisetrail]

09/27/14

 

Saying Good Bye to the Carnival Splendor

 

 

 

Carnival Splendor leaving New York harbor 09/27/14:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This concludes the LIVE part of the review.

 

To be continued..

[loubetti]

Excellent photo review, and darn, the food looks good! Your photographs are excellent!

 

Happy to see you visited the museum in Halifax and got the shot of the Titanic paneling, I take it you also saw the deck chair from her. Did you learn about the great Halifax explosion during WWI that destroyed most of the city? When I was there they had a video about it.

 

Not to pick nits, but "RMS Queen Mary" is retired as an hotel in Long Beach, CA. You saw Queen Mary 2, which is not an RMS (Royal Mail Ship), but an amazing ship that I have had the privilege to sail on, and see her doing 29 knots one night! She can really haul a*s when she needs to!

 

Again, thanks for the great photos! :)

[cruisetrail]

You are welcome!

 

Yes, I read about the explosion many years ago.

Halifax was (for us) the major point of this itinerary.

 

Ooops, I dropped number "2" in Queen Mary 2 name a couple of times - in a hurry. :)

I've been on both Queens.

Absolutely marvelous...

 

Happy cruising!

[WLC061975]

Just wondering what time do you get off the boat? ?

 

Sent from my SM-N900V using Forums mobile app

[cruisetrail]

Around 09:30 AM

[alexkrn46]

Excellent photo review, and darn, the food looks good! Your photographs are excellent!

 

Happy to see you visited the museum in Halifax and got the shot of the Titanic paneling, I take it you also saw the deck chair from her. Did you learn about the great Halifax explosion during WWI that destroyed most of the city? When I was there they had a video about it.

 

Not to pick nits, but "RMS Queen Mary" is retired as an hotel in Long Beach, CA. You saw Queen Mary 2, which is not an RMS (Royal Mail Ship), but an amazing ship that I have had the privilege to sail on, and see her doing 29 knots one night! She can really haul a*s when she needs to!

 

Again, thanks for the great photos! :)[/quote

 

living in Boston, Halifax remembers Boston every XMas sending a beautiful Xmas tree for the quick response to that event. The Officals cite that explosion was the worst explosion only seconded by a nuclear bomb.

[Cruzoholic]

Thanks so much for the pix. Boarding the splendor on Saturday. When/where is the chocolate extravaganza? Looks yummy. Looking forward to my first carnival cruise.

 

Happy Sailing!

Evie

[cruisetrail]

You are welcome!

 

Chocolate Extravaganza was on Friday (last day - day at sea) around 01:00 PM - no info in the daily program.

 

Mexican Night (salads and sweets) was on Wednesday (Saint John) around 10:00 PM - no info in the daily program.

Edited September 28, 2014 by cruisetrail

[cruisetrail]

You are welcome!

 

Chocolate Extravaganza was on Friday (last day - day at sea) around 01:00 PM - no info in the daily program.

 

Mexican Night (salads and sweets) was on Wednesday (Saint John) around 10:00 PM - no info in the daily program.

 

.... both in Lido Buffet.

[092306]

Thank you so much for this wonderful pictorial review! I really enjoyed it and can't wait to get on the Splendor in a few weeks. Glad you had a great time and thanks for posting!

[cruisetrail]

Thank you so much for this wonderful pictorial review! I really enjoyed it and can't wait to get on the Splendor in a few weeks. Glad you had a great time and thanks for posting!

 

 

You are welcome. Enjoy your cruise!

Edited October 1, 2014 by cruisetrail

[cruisetrail]

An Amazing day in New York harbor 09/27/14

 

Video!

 

 

Carnival Splendor

 

 

 

AUOLx4A9-U0

[blueangel74]

Thank you for sharing your review. Seeing the pictures is making me excited for my upcoming cruise on Splendor.