Carnival Conquest - 1st Trip Report of 2024!

[havanadaydreaming]

BTB july 1 cruise. (4 nt interior, 3 nt OV) 

 

I was looking to kill time this am and read up on the Conquest.  I was surprised to see the most recent thread was from Dec 2023.  Soooo, im starting a thread albeit a tad early. 

 

We have sailed Conquest 1x and i have fond memories. 

 

 

 

There will be a bourbon hunt for best pour available onboard ship. 

 

Gonna hit sports trivia once or twice.  I will defer from playing for ship on a stick if i have previously heard the questions.  

 

Will tally the best buffet item of each sailing.  Odds on favorite is a lunch dessert. 

 

Will also tally # of jimmy buffett songs i hear on PA or live that week.  

 

We have a mess of OBC and are strongly considering the steakhouse, which we have never done on CCL.  Loved the one on NCL, disliked the one on MSC.  

 

And What To Do In Nassau 2x in a week.  (We just spent six nights there in March for a work trip)  i love Nassau but i know thats not a widespread opinion.  

 

Best and Worst Slot Machines of the week.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Ilovesailaway]

On 6/15/2024 at 10:33 AM, havanadaydreaming said:

BTB july 1 cruise. (4 nt interior, 3 nt OV) 

 

Looking forward to following along. I have a 4nt booked on Conquest for Jan. 

[CruiseCriticAaron]

If you're curious to see how Carnival Conquest looks now, Cruise Critic sailed aboard the ship in April and we published a large photo tour of the vessel here:

 

https://www.cruisecritic.com/articles/photos-of-carnival-conquest

[havanadaydreaming]

i love this size ship, 2900 pax.

 

just checked in and selected the 10am boarding for the 2nd half of the B2B...by far our earliest boarding ever. 

[havanadaydreaming]

Just bought 12 pack water to be delivered to room. 

 

$17.50 after fees.  

[pirate4me2]

Can’t wait to follow along! 

[havanadaydreaming]

Booked a $15pp van shuttle from FLL to Port Miami.  Looking forward to reporting back how this works out.  Phenomenal bargain if there is no hair on this booking. 

 

Lyft was $100ish.  Carnival was about $40pp and we would have to wait until noon to depart. We land 945am.   

 

 

[Ilovesailaway]

1 hour ago, havanadaydreaming said:

Booked a $15pp van shuttle from FLL to Port Miami

Looking forward to hearing who you booked and how it works out. 

[havanadaydreaming]

3 days til sailaway and it looks like there is a tropical depression in the atlantic ocean that has 80% chance to form into tropical storm/hurricane.  

 

the spaghetti models tend to make it look like storm will dive below Cuba and head to the Mexican Riviera region.  

 

whew.  (we had a tropical storm on our Mexican wedding and a hurricane there on our 10 yr anniversary.  which is in two days.  ha!) 

 

 

[havanadaydreaming]

And its a Cat 3 Hurricane. 

 

I love Cancun but Jun 30 is unlucky for us there and it looks like Beryl will hit it next week after passing the Lesser Antilles and Jamaica. 

[havanadaydreaming]

Watched Conquest dock in Nassau today of port youtube channel. Ready to embark tomorrow! 

 

Got the premium wifi in case we get lots of rain. Mainly to download podcasts. 

 

 

[Ilovesailaway]

Hope boarding went well. Looking forward to the trip report.

[havanadaydreaming]

SAS transportation went pretty well.  Driver called 3x before i got luggage. Walked up 1 floor to departures to meet. Very nice extended van. Comfy chairs. 

 

At port in order to use card have to call home office. Pfffft.  

 

Driver suggested Zelle which was super easy. 

 

A bargain at $15pp!!!!

 

 

[havanadaydreaming]

Easy embarkation. Suitcases didnt arrive til after sailaway. (We are platinum, if anyone was curious). No biggie. 

 

PA announcement today asked everyone to check under beds and in closets for someone else's luggage.  Eeeeeeeek. Feel for whomever is missing their stuff!

[havanadaydreaming]

Princess Cay - didnt do much research.  Food ended 1pm. No free tea/water after that point.  Had 1.5 Guyburgers before tending to land. But i woulda loooooved some ice water. Bought 2 bottles agua for $7. 

 

Went to south beach and it was quite rocky.  Lotsa folks walking gingerly in the surf. Some taking a tumble. Still weather was impeccable. 

[Ilovesailaway]

I have used SAS in the past for transport to POM from an FLL area hotel. That was years ago. Glad to hear they are still at it. 

[havanadaydreaming]

News and notes from end of day 3. 

 

Havent had a single whiff of reefer in hallways, public areas or on anyones person. We were walked past dog at port about a dozen at a time before scanning carry ons. 

 

I expect anyone bringing mary j to the ship would check it with the porters, no? 

 

Wife ordered chicken parm at MDR was brought fried catfish. She did a double take at first. I dont think i server knew the difference in entrees visually when we brought it to his attention.  No worries, fixed in 3 minutes.  

 

Holy cow my pork spareribs were waaaaaay better than anticipated. Two thumbs up.  I must admit i ordered them out of curiosity. Ive always dislike the buffet ribs at sea.  Ha! 

 

Just watched the theater company sing and dance with lobby band at 915pm set. 4 thumbs up.  Sang 70s hits. Fun for kids of all ages! Buh buh buh bennnn- eee. 

 

Next stop Nassau!