Another Splendid Splendor cruise (with pics) 6/29/15

[Vitamin_Sea]

So excited for this review, we are leaving wednesday on the Splendor our first time on this ship!!! Thanks to your awesome review we are getting a first hand look at what will be waiting for us~I was hoping you would get to post some of your review before we leave!! So glad you enjoyed your cruise and welcome home. The spa looks amazing and so does the pool areas, never even knew about 1 of the pools! LOL Happy Cruising!:D

We Were also on the cruise.. you will love it

 

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[Dpondex]

Awesome review thus far excited to see the rest.

[Vitamin_Sea]

Wonderful pictures...thanks...have never sailed out of New York..but would love to:):):)

 

its great for us locals... we love the NO FLY cruises ;)

[BillNY]

We are going to be on the Splendor on Wednesday, too.....Your photos really captured the excitement of leaving from NYC. It's making us even more excited about our trip!

I'm hoping we get to see a lot more of your adventures before we set sail.

Thanks for taking the time to write this.

[NCTribeFan]

Yay! Glad you decided to write your review.

 

I was on Splendor on the 2nd leg of her repo last fall (8 nights San Juan to Miami). I didn't love her like some folks seem to, but I didn't dislike her. I mostly didn't like the closed-in mid-ship pool area, but I don't really ever spend time there, so it isn't a big issue.

 

I'm booked on her to Bermuda in October. A couple of weeks ago, I cancelled my solo 1A w/ph (that I'd booked while on Pride May 2014) and moved into an 8S Spa balcony with someone I met on the Pride sailing (her cabin-mate cancelled). So, I'm saving a few dollars (cruise is very expensive, even booking early) and getting all the spa amenities. Yes, I'll give up my solitude, but ya gotta do what ya gotta do, right? :p

 

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the spa. Would like you to share your wife's thoughts, too. Not saying men don't appreciate a little pampering, but the two sexes don't always see things the same way, do they? ;)

[Lakufu]

Really excited to read this review, as we are going to be on the splendor on August 29th in the very same stateroom! Yours are the best pictures I've seen yet of it, thank you!

[sjn911]

Thanks again..love you guys and your reviews....tears in my eyes with your handsome graduate...we have one or two a year with all nieces and nephews...this year a niece form High School and a niece from 8th grade..my youngest 2..sigh..and No. 3 of the grands born in May to the professional auntie here..LOL. Enjoying as usual and so appreciate your doing them.

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[islandatsea]

Hi Jeff, Another great start to your review ! $14 for a toll & $40 a day to park ? Wow :eek: ! Looking forward to more of your review.

[SweetpeaOne]

Wonderful review and beautiful pictures. Thanks for sharing.

[yamsi12]

The ships are the S.S. Normandie and the R.M.S. Queen Mary. When my wife and I were back on the Splendor in April I was glad that they finally put a case around those ships, people standing in line at the deli would pick at the poor things.

[Crusin Karen]

Oh, I'm LOVING this! LOTS of memories! It never "gets old"! We come from the other side aka GW Bridge and one of our DS'es drops us off and picks us up, so no parking fees, but those tolls...:eek: What a great start. Hope you had a nice night and looking forward to reading more soon. So jealous you are going on Breeze, but you all deserve it! Can't WAIT to read THAT review! :p One of these days hope to hook up with you and Patti on a ship!

[julescruisin]

We Were also on the cruise.. you will love it

 

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Thanks so much~we are all so excited!! Looks like a beautiful ship!! Welcome home and glad you enjoyed your cruise!! Happy Cruising:D

[Jamman54]

Yay...another review from Jeff...thanks so much...I have been checking the boards a few times a day...LOL...And it's on the Splendor...one of the Carnival ships we've never sailed..but will be on in October...Interested in the spa info...I love the thermal pool and heated tile chairs on Hal...so may have to check this out on the Splendor...Again...thanks for doing this review:)

 

I will be posting additional photos of the spa throughout the review. stay tuned.

 

Thank you for doing a review of the Splendor, just booked this the other day with hubby's casino rate :D canceled our first ncl cruise i had booked :p couldn't turn down this offer!! Cant wait!!! Secretly i didnt want to switch lines anyway ;)

 

Congrats on the offer. You will love the Splendor!

[Jamman54]

We have booked an inside spa cabin for a September sailing on the Splendor. The difference between the spa cabin and non-spa cabin was about $150 for us.

Looking forward to using the facilities.

 

I think you will enjoy the spa facilities. we did.:)

 

 

Jeff, I am absolutely loving your review, as always!!

I sure do hope you do a Breeze review :)

 

Thanks for reading. For sure we will be doing a Breeze review. Can't wait to cruise on her!

[SenatorsFan]

Great start, Jeff! I'm enjoying all the New York photos; that's a place I hope to visit one day. Congrats to Ryan, our youngest graduated high school this year, too. :)

Heather

[Jamman54]

Keep it coming!! THREE cliffhangers if you count leaving your house in the hands of a recent high school grad!! Our house would be party central I'm sure if we were gone!! :rolleyes:

 

Thanks for reading. We suspect that there was a small party while we were gone, but we did come back to a intact house. We knew that we could trust Ryan to be in complete control. :)

 

Wonderful pictures...thanks...have never sailed out of New York..but would love to:):):)

 

You owe it to yourself to cruise out of NYC at least once!!

[Jamman54]

So excited for this review, we are leaving wednesday on the Splendor our first time on this ship!!! Thanks to your awesome review we are getting a first hand look at what will be waiting for us~I was hoping you would get to post some of your review before we leave!! So glad you enjoyed your cruise and welcome home. The spa looks amazing and so does the pool areas, never even knew about 1 of the pools! LOL Happy Cruising!:D

 

Wish we were going back out with you. Bon Voyage!!

 

Awesome review thus far excited to see the rest.

 

Thanks for following along. Much, much more to come!

[Jamman54]

We are going to be on the Splendor on Wednesday, too.....Your photos really captured the excitement of leaving from NYC. It's making us even more excited about our trip!

I'm hoping we get to see a lot more of your adventures before we set sail.

Thanks for taking the time to write this.

 

Thanks for reading. I'm sure I'll get quite a few more pages posted before you leave. Bon Voyage!!

 

Yay! Glad you decided to write your review.

 

I was on Splendor on the 2nd leg of her repo last fall (8 nights San Juan to Miami). I didn't love her like some folks seem to, but I didn't dislike her. I mostly didn't like the closed-in mid-ship pool area, but I don't really ever spend time there, so it isn't a big issue.

 

I'm booked on her to Bermuda in October. A couple of weeks ago, I cancelled my solo 1A w/ph (that I'd booked while on Pride May 2014) and moved into an 8S Spa balcony with someone I met on the Pride sailing (her cabin-mate cancelled). So, I'm saving a few dollars (cruise is very expensive, even booking early) and getting all the spa amenities. Yes, I'll give up my solitude, but ya gotta do what ya gotta do, right? :p

 

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the spa. Would like you to share your wife's thoughts, too. Not saying men don't appreciate a little pampering, but the two sexes don't always see things the same way, do they? ;)

 

Glad to have you following along again. I will be posting more spa pics, and giving you our thoughts as the review progresses.

[Jamman54]

Really excited to read this review, as we are going to be on the splendor on August 29th in the very same stateroom! Yours are the best pictures I've seen yet of it, thank you!

 

You will love your cabin. Patti and I just loved it, and will look to book similar cabins in the future!

 

Thanks again..love you guys and your reviews....tears in my eyes with your handsome graduate...we have one or two a year with all nieces and nephews...this year a niece form High School and a niece from 8th grade..my youngest 2..sigh..and No. 3 of the grands born in May to the professional auntie here..LOL. Enjoying as usual and so appreciate your doing them.

 

Always nice to hear from you Sarah! Thanks for coming along for the ride once again.

[Jamman54]

Hi Jeff, Another great start to your review ! $14 for a toll & $40 a day to park ? Wow :eek: ! Looking forward to more of your review.

 

Thanks for reading. Those are typical New York prices. :(

 

Wonderful review and beautiful pictures. Thanks for sharing.

 

Thanks for following along!

[Jamman54]

The ships are the S.S. Normandie and the R.M.S. Queen Mary. When my wife and I were back on the Splendor in April I was glad that they finally put a case around those ships, people standing in line at the deli would pick at the poor things.

 

You are absolutely correct!! Remind me to buy you a drink when we cruise together! :D

 

Oh, I'm LOVING this! LOTS of memories! It never "gets old"! We come from the other side aka GW Bridge and one of our DS'es drops us off and picks us up, so no parking fees, but those tolls...:eek: What a great start. Hope you had a nice night and looking forward to reading more soon. So jealous you are going on Breeze, but you all deserve it! Can't WAIT to read THAT review! :p One of these days hope to hook up with you and Patti on a ship!

 

Karry, Patti and I look forward to the day that we can cruise with you and your DH.

[Jamman54]

Great start, Jeff! I'm enjoying all the New York photos; that's a place I hope to visit one day. Congrats to Ryan, our youngest graduated high school this year, too. :)

Heather

 

Thanks for following along once again. Congrats on your youngest graduating HS.

[Crusin Karen]

Karry, Patti and I look forward to the day that we can cruise with you and your DH.

Oh, we would have a BLAST! Forgot to add that we had L shaped cabin on Splendor twice and Liberty once and LOVE that cabin!!!

[SenatorsFan]

Thanks for following along once again. Congrats on your youngest graduating HS.

 

Thanks, Jeff!

Heather

[Jamman54]

We continue now, with our sail away from New York City.

Here are some more views of Lady Liberty, as we sailed past her…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is the cheapest cruise ever. No charge to ride the Staten Island Ferry…..

 

 

To be continued…..