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Hi

Just got off the Splendor.

Left freezing cold in Montreal on December 29th. Stayed in Miami and boarded the ship on January 4.

We are husband and wife mid 40's. Mom in her 60's, sister and her hubby mid forty's and 6 y.o. son. I'm platinum, Mom, sister and my hubby are gold. Sister's husband and son are red.

Embarkation: wow. so fast!!! We got to the port at around 10:30, breezed through every line and we all got to wait together in the Platinum lounge. We boarded at around 11:15. Insane. I've never been on so early. Very happy. We dropped carry-on in my cabin and headed for lunch. The girls got the Mongolian wok, the guys got burgers.

Touring the ship:

The Splendor is made differently from the previous ships I have traveled on, so off we went to explore. The main pool is the one that gets covered in case of bad weather, this was great later in the week when we watched late evening movies. It rained a bit during the week but it wasn't too bad. The last day was sucky though weather wise so that covered pool was awesome.

The adult only pool was aft, it was great and the seating area was all outdoors so that I got a great view of the ocean when I peaked up from a book.

There was also a smaller pool by the water slide. Another novelty was a splash play area mid ship off to the side (not in the lido area). It was great for kids and the adults who joined them.

Cabin:

we had three cabins on deck 7 aft, all insides. very quiet. Great steward. Got ice every day and the usual cute towel animals. This time I did not eat a single pillow chocolate. So proud, lol. They are awful, yet I still managed to eat them every night in the past. Still have not ordered room service, just not enough hungry left, lol! Got laundry done twice, it was very efficient, same day service. There were some water problems in our area. The cold water would run out, weird. we had to brush are teeth with very hot water. The shower was perfect for hubby but too hot for me ( still managed, though). On the debark day, they turned the water off to do repairs, I bet that was it.

Food:

we ate in the dining room every night. The food and wait staff were great. Service was super quick. We had the traditional menus.

Buffet was so-so, salad bar section was good, the rest was good just nothing much to tempt us. We had the deli, wok, burrito bar and rotisserie for lunch. We really like the omelette station for breakfast. Short lines everywhere.

Ports:

Cozumel: paradise Beach

Costa Maya: the tropicante, fabulous massage

Roatan: beach

Cayman: Royal Palm beach

 

Disembark took forever for Canadians. We got off the ship after 10! They had a problem with the lines for non-US travellers at customs. No big deal for us as we stayed in Miami until Monday. Others may have been freaking out.

 

The shows:

piano bar was hosted by Russell, he was Ok. Comedy was hit and miss.

first show was Latin type. It was OK. The second was a female singer. (Lovena?). She sang a variety of songs. My favourite show was ''Vroom'' it was rock music through the ages.

Let me know if you have any questions!

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Nice review!

 

Hi from your friendly neighbor to the south/Saranac Lake, NY

 

Hi

Hope you made it home safely. Are you enjoying the weather yet? I miss the heat sooooooo much, lol!

 

Good luck with your novel K2! Isn't cruising great?:D

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Hi

Just got off the Splendor.

Left freezing cold in Montreal on December 29th. Stayed in Miami and boarded the ship on January 4.

We are husband and wife mid 40's. Mom in her 60's, sister and her hubby mid forty's and 6 y.o. son. I'm platinum, Mom, sister and my hubby are gold. Sister's husband and son are red.

Embarkation: wow. so fast!!! We got to the port at around 10:30, breezed through every line and we all got to wait together in the Platinum lounge. We boarded at around 11:15. Insane. I've never been on so early. Very happy. We dropped carry-on in my cabin and headed for lunch. The girls got the Mongolian wok, the guys got burgers.

Touring the ship:

The Splendor is made differently from the previous ships I have traveled on, so off we went to explore. The main pool is the one that gets covered in case of bad weather, this was great later in the week when we watched late evening movies. It rained a bit during the week but it wasn't too bad. The last day was sucky though weather wise so that covered pool was awesome.

The adult only pool was aft, it was great and the seating area was all outdoors so that I got a great view of the ocean when I peaked up from a book.

There was also a smaller pool by the water slide. Another novelty was a splash play area mid ship off to the side (not in the lido area). It was great for kids and the adults who joined them.

Cabin:

we had three cabins on deck 7 aft, all insides. very quiet. Great steward. Got ice every day and the usual cute towel animals. This time I did not eat a single pillow chocolate. So proud, lol. They are awful, yet I still managed to eat them every night in the past. Still have not ordered room service, just not enough hungry left, lol! Got laundry done twice, it was very efficient, same day service. There were some water problems in our area. The cold water would run out, weird. we had to brush are teeth with very hot water. The shower was perfect for hubby but too hot for me ( still managed, though). On the debark day, they turned the water off to do repairs, I bet that was it.

Food:

we ate in the dining room every night. The food and wait staff were great. Service was super quick. We had the traditional menus.

Buffet was so-so, salad bar section was good, the rest was good just nothing much to tempt us. We had the deli, wok, burrito bar and rotisserie for lunch. We really like the omelette station for breakfast. Short lines everywhere.

Ports:

Cozumel: paradise Beach

Costa Maya: the tropicante, fabulous massage

Roatan: beach

Cayman: Royal Palm beach

 

Disembark took forever for Canadians. We got off the ship after 10! They had a problem with the lines for non-US travellers at customs. No big deal for us as we stayed in Miami until Monday. Others may have been freaking out.

 

The shows:

piano bar was hosted by Russell, he was Ok. Comedy was hit and miss.

first show was Latin type. It was OK. The second was a female singer. (Lovena?). She sang a variety of songs. My favourite show was ''Vroom'' it was rock music through the ages.

Let me know if you have any questions!

 

Thanks for the positive review. We are looking at taking The Splendor for an extended period next year (4-6 weeks winter break). We have been on before and liked it, I just don't want to see them take out The Mongolian, as that is my favorite lunch spot.

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Hope you made it home safely. Are you enjoying the weather yet? I miss the heat sooooooo much, lol!

 

Good luck with your novel K2! Isn't cruising great?:D

 

I was ready to turn around at the airport in Albany and head back south, Back to the Islands!!, lol the pilot in Ft Lauderdale did say, "If anyone wanted to change their mind and get off the plane before it took off, now was their chance", should have took him up on it, lol Sat here watching the snow fall all day yesterday and today, its -10, but the sun is shining :)

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Sounds great!

Splendor is my fav Carnival Ship. Was on twice last year, and April can;t get here soon enough for my third.

 

My favorite lunch spot is the rotisserie. Food is good - and I love how tucked away and quiet it is

 

ate there a lot myself, food was good and so quiet, was nice

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I'm a first time cruiser going w family later this month on Splendor. Do the cabins have DVD players? Thanks!!

 

 

no, but they do have a tv station that runs kid movies in a 24 hour loop and another channel that does 24 hour cartoons when are you going?

 

 

I am wondering about this rotissorie.

 

My favorite is Mongolian station and will be the first place i head when i get onboard. Lines will probably be too long the rest of the week

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no, but they do have a tv station that runs kid movies in a 24 hour loop and another channel that does 24 hour cartoons when are you going?

 

 

I am wondering about this rotissorie.

 

My favorite is Mongolian station and will be the first place i head when i get onboard. Lines will probably be too long the rest of the week

 

We are going Jan 25th, 7 nights. Way too excited. I guess this was how the kids felt about our Florida trip a couple of years ago. I can't wait to try the Mongolian, we don't have that locally anymore and the husband is looking forward to it.

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no, but they do have a tv station that runs kid movies in a 24 hour loop and another channel that does 24 hour cartoons when are you going?

 

 

I am wondering about this rotissorie.

 

My favorite is Mongolian station and will be the first place i head when i get onboard. Lines will probably be too long the rest of the week

 

The rotisserie is very nice. It's upstairs of the buffet (where the fish and chips is on other ships). They have corn on the cob, potatoes and pieces of chicken: leg, breast.. ( not fried). They also have corn bread and salad fixings. I made myself the best chicken salad for lunch one day.

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We are going Jan 25th, 7 nights. Way too excited. I guess this was how the kids felt about our Florida trip a couple of years ago. I can't wait to try the Mongolian, we don't have that locally anymore and the husband is looking forward to it.

 

Mongolian Wok is really good! Especially on day one when the lines are so short.:D

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We are going Jan 25th, 7 nights. Way too excited. I guess this was how the kids felt about our Florida trip a couple of years ago. I can't wait to try the Mongolian, we don't have that locally anymore and the husband is looking forward to it.

 

 

I have not ever seen anything at home that even comes close to the mongolian grill.

 

you go through the buffet area and pick your veggies-- much to chose from

then you go to the station where the guy is cooking using three woks and chose you meats. (which varies each day) chicken, beef and shrimp but the seafood changes each day

there is 3 sauces to chose from too.

 

Just got off the Splendor.s!

 

I am wondering if there is "stuff" to do at night time. Just took a look at the Funtimes and other then the shows above you mention-- and comedy shows... is there other stuff happening between 8pm and 11pm?

Did you find you were bored any evening?

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I am wondering if there is "stuff" to do at night time. Just took a look at the Funtimes and other then the shows above you mention-- and comedy shows... is there other stuff happening between 8pm and 11pm?

Did you find you were bored any evening?

 

I can't speak for the OP, but for me, I was never bored in the evenings on the Splendor, and we had early dining. I was not able to come even close to partaking of all I wanted to on this ship. There were so many different musicians performing throughout the ship. Even when one would have a night off, they still didn't miss a beat. Someone else was plugged right into their venue for the night. I couldn't even make it to the comedy shows, since there was just so much to do & enjoy. The band by the casino always sounded great, but I never had a chance to just sit & enjoy them. I would always go to the theater shows. Then there was the atrium musicians, the casino band, the piano bar, the lounge on deck 4 having a couple nights with a band playing that drew great crowds, the deck parties, 2 late night close-up magic shows.

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The rotisserie is very nice. It's upstairs of the buffet (where the fish and chips is on other ships). They have corn on the cob, potatoes and pieces of chicken: leg, breast.. ( not fried). They also have corn bread and salad fixings. I made myself the best chicken salad for lunch one day.

 

Don't forget the macaroni and cheese...mmmmmm....

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Hi

 

What to do in the evening?

 

We finished supper at around 7:30. On nights with the comedy shows, we'd do first family comedy, then we'd head to the main Theatre for that show. After the show ( 9 pm). We'd head to the piano bar until 9:45. Then it was time for the first adult comedy. That was it for us. Time for bed.

 

Now, on the nights without comedy, I was a bit bored. After dinner at 7:30, the only things to do were: shopping, casino, walking around outside ( we did this), movie by the pool ( but it was half way done) or listening to music in the many venues ( lots of choice to be sure, I'm not keen on ''just'' listening to music. Near the casino, sometimes people danced. I did join it for a bit.). Then off we went to the theatre. At 9, either piano bar or cabin to read/watch TV.

 

On one night the theatre show was a game show type of thing. I've seen one of these on another ship and didn't find it much fun. So I skipped the theatre that night. Also night one and the last night, the theatre show is too late for me (10:15).

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Last 4 cruises, formal nights were the first and last sea days.

 

Have an awesome trip:)

 

Is that right? The last sea day would be the last day of the cruise, ie: last nite of the cruise. That doesn't sound right.

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