Had a great time on board with most of the crew, but the Cruise Critic Meet and Mingle was poorly organized. Two Carnival crew members that pointed out some danishes, same ones from the buffet, and stayed for about 5 minutes before they disappeared.

This was quite a bit different than our experience on MSC where the entire crew came, captain and all, talked about their brand and new ships that they were building. The captain stayed and took pictures with all 150 Cruise Critic members in attendance. Guess I shouldn't have expected that from Carnival.

The Splendor is an aging ship. Some simple things like replacing the worn out cushions in the Serenity area would help a lot or even staining the hand railings outside. Read more