Halloween on the Conquest! - Review with Pictures (10/26-11/2/14)

[toesinthesand7]

Loved your photo's and review.

 

 

Thank you so much!!!

[pusywillow]

Thanks for the review and great pics. My first cruise on Carnival will be on the Conquest in April.

[cruisexlife]

Thanks for the review!

 

Running this itinerary on Glory next week! ;)

[ColdinNH99]

Hello all!

 

This is my first review, so I am going to do my best to make it as helpful as possible. I love reading reviews and I am always so grateful for the information they provide. I hope that I can do the same for others. Please feel free to ask any questions and I will do my absolute best to answer them. Unfortunately, this won’t be as food porn-heavy as I would have liked, but between the four of us, we ate almost everything on the ship so we can definitely vouch for the quality of the food and attempt to answer food-related questions :) I don’t think any of us had ever eaten so much food. From the second we stepped onboard, we were full…yet we kept eating. It was the strangest thing ;) I apologize in advance for the lack of quality pictures, but hopefully they will suffice!

 

My fiancé and I booked this cruise a few months back to celebrate his birthday and our 8th anniversary. I am a third year veterinary student and he is an accounting Master’s student. This was a longer trip than what we were used to and we were thrilled to be able to experience a ship with the 2.0 upgrades! Unbeknownst to us, my DS and her boyfriend had booked the same cruise as a surprise! More on that later :D

Just a heads up, I am on clinics so it may take longer than I would like to post, but I plan on trying my best! Given that this is my first review, I welcome any constructive criticism or advice. I hope you all enjoy it, here it goes!

 

Embarkation:

Our families are from Ft. Lauderdale, so transportation to the port was easy. My father dropped us off at the Port of Miami around 11:30am. I was grandfathered into Platinum when Carnival upgraded their loyalty program, so my fiancé and I were able to get checked in pretty quickly. At the check-in desk, they had us fill out a questionnaire that asked about any recent clinical signs of illness (vomiting, fever, aches, chills, coughing, etc.). If you showed any of these symptoms, the doctor onboard would evaluate you free of charge. I think Carnival handled the disease control aspect extremely well. Check-in was quick and easy! After check-in, we were sent to wait in the main area because they weren’t boarding yet. We waited for about 15-20 minutes and then they called Priority and FTTF to board. I spoke with AT&T while we were waiting to see if I could use my phone in San Juan, PR to check on our fur babies back home. They told me that I would incur roaming charges in St. Thomas and Puerto Rico, so my phone stayed on airplane mode for the duration of the trip! All in all, embarkation was quick and easy and everyone was very friendly and helpful.

 

 

I'm traveling on the conquest for New Year's Eve

Some things I was wondering about

Is there shuffle board on the ship?

Besides mini golf is there any other physical activities?

 

We are planning a few cruise critic activities any rooms that may be used for LCR games and meet and greets etc?

Also we are planning a cabin crawl so do you know the hotel director ? Or have any contact information for hotel director?

Thank you sherry

 

 

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[ColdinNH99]

I was on the carnival splendor for Halloween and we had the same deserts, as you did.

We dressed up as pirates and we had a blast passing out candy to all the kids.

Traveling on a cruise for the holidays is so must fun.

 

 

 

 

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[Name Of The Game]

Great review! Looks like a fun cruise!

[toesinthesand7]

Thanks for the review and great pics. My first cruise on Carnival will be on the Conquest in April.

 

Thank you for reading my review! I hope you have a wonderful time on your trip :D

 

Thanks for the review!

 

Running this itinerary on Glory next week! ;)

 

You are so welcome! I hope you have a blast on the Glory!

[toesinthesand7]

I'm traveling on the conquest for New Year's Eve

Some things I was wondering about

Is there shuffle board on the ship?

Besides mini golf is there any other physical activities?

 

We are planning a few cruise critic activities any rooms that may be used for LCR games and meet and greets etc?

Also we are planning a cabin crawl so do you know the hotel director ? Or have any contact information for hotel director?

Thank you sherry

 

 

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Hello, Sherry! My DF says that he did see Shuffleboard on the ship, on one of the top decks. They had volleyball tournaments, free throw contests (there is a basketball court), a running/jogging track, and a gym in the spa.

 

I'm not sure how you could go about reserving a room, but there were definitely plenty of options that would be great for meet and greets: Alfred's Bar, Vincent's Jazz Bar, Degas Lounge, Blue's Piano Bar, or maybe even Henry's Dance Club.

 

I'm so sorry I can't remember the name of the hotel director. But please let me know if there is anything else I can try to answer for you!

 

I was on the carnival splendor for Halloween and we had the same deserts, as you did.

We dressed up as pirates and we had a blast passing out candy to all the kids.

Traveling on a cruise for the holidays is so must fun.

 

 

 

 

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Oh I'm so glad you had such a great time on the Splendor! You are so right, cruising for holidays is a blast! This definitely won't be my last time :D

[toesinthesand7]

Great review! Looks like a fun cruise!

 

Thank you very much! It was a blast :)