9 Nights Mediterranean: Italy, France & Spain Cruise

Great experience overall

Our experience aboard the Carnival Conquest Cruise Line was phenomenal! From the moment we stepped on board, we were greeted by the warmest and most welcoming staff we've ever encountered. Everyone—from the housekeeping team to the waitstaff—was incredibly friendly, professional, and always eager to help. The level of service made us feel truly valued and pampered throughout the entire trip. The food on board was a major highlight! Every meal was delicious, with a wide variety of options to please every palate. Whether we were enjoying a gourmet dinner in the main dining room or grabbing a quick bite from the buffet, the quality and flavor were consistently outstanding. The ship itself was vibrant, clean, and full of fun activities and entertainment. We genuinely didn’t want the cruise to end! Carnival Conquest exceeded all our expectations and delivered a fantastic vacation experience. We can’t wait to sail with them again! Thank you!

Great four days on Liberty of the Seas

I was part of a group of 200 for a Weight loss support nonprofit. Third cruise on either a Freedom or Voyager class ship. I was impressed with the quality of food and service. MDR Tappan and Jennilyn were great at spoiling us. We ate first night in Chops grill, the fillet was perfect as was dessert wait staff was great here as well as MDR. Johnny Rockets lunch burger and endless onion rings, once again great waitstaff the smiley face in catsup was a nice touch . Room was a little tight we were in the middle of deck 7 could not walk around the bed. Never stay in the room anyway so was not that big of a deal. Prefer the promenade view room on these classes of ship. Room steward kept it very clean and asked first day what time of day we preferred to have him clean the room. Always greeted us in the hallway. Ship did not really show it's age , windows always clean, maintenance was being done while in ports, never saw and elevator out of service but they were busy. Would cruise on Liberty again possibly around thanksgiving.

Awesome time, Service and Food TOP NOTCH!

Just came off a packed spring break cruise with my husband and two older teen girls and despite it being one of the busiest weeks of the year, it was an absolute blast! Embarkation was a pain, the lines were quite long but what made it terrific was the service and food were hands down the best we'd ever experienced on sea or land resort vacations. I feel like if those two areas are top notch, any hiccups can be overlooked as the care and attention is on point to handle whatever comes. My husband and I stayed in an oversized balcony cabin on deck six that was terrific - comfortable beds, nice sheets (super important) but what made it great was that balcony - it was VERY private. I'm not embarrassed to admit we hung out and sunbathed naken with zero concern of peek overs. The first two nights on sea, we slept with the deck door open and the breeze and sound of the ocean all night was a dream to sleep to. Our girls had a boardwalk balcony cabin on 12th with a view of the aquatheatre and loved the convenience of quickly getting to the pools and sport activities. The entertainment at the different bars was really terrific, the musicians were on point and the variety was outstanding. The comedians were hilarious and karaoke at "On Air" was fun to watch. The night club was a blast, the DJ is great and did an excellent job playing musing that appealed to us 90's teens versus today. The only entertainment we really weren't impressed with was the aquatheater choreography - they are no dancers, more like divers and daredevils who throw in some awkward dance moves. The stunts were cool to see however. The gym is really nice - hubby and I are gym rats and the first two sea days it was quite crowded, you need to either go pretty early (Like 7-8a) or wait till 11am as the Tradewinds breakfast is closing (most people rush up just before). They need more free weights - severely lacking there for the size of the ship, but if you're creating on the cable machines, you can do a few exercises per machine to hit the areas you want. Cardio equipment was plentiful, and most people respected the 30 minute limit. As for specialty dining (sorry I'm jumping around, just going through stream of consciousness) we only hit Jamie Oliver's Italian as quite honestly, main dining (we did My Time Dining) was so good that it was hard to justify the extra cost for the other restaurants. The italian was excellent, absolutely on point and it was nice that you could order 1/2 portions of items to try a variety of dishes all with the same cover. My ONLY criticism on the specialty dining is the hard sell you get everythwere to buy more at other restaurants - every server is trained quite well at the two layer sale - they have to ask you twice and while they are nice, they're almost unsincerely so, revealing how well they are trained to "act" nice. They do a good job walking the line. The Tradewinds buffet for breakfast and lunch is absloutely outstanding. Can be tough to find a seat, look for that first before filling your plate, but there were usually seats at the coffee bar open so we usually ate their and it was easy to grab drinks/coffee that way. Room service is dicey - lots of people, cabins are far from the kitchen, expect cold-ish food and food that's been sitting. Ok, on to shore excursions - the first two days (Honduras and Costa Maya) we did third party and they were excellent however be prepared to walk a bit to find your operator as they are located outside of port gates. We booked through Cruises.com where we bought our cruise tickets. The sloth/monkey + zip line + snorkel was fantastic in Honduras, just be aware you can no longer hold the animals per recent changes. DO NOT EAT any tour operator provided/included food in Honduras, you WILL blow it out later (maybe that's a good thing considering the mass quantities you end up eating the two days prior). Santitation standards expecially when it comes to food preparation in Honduras are not up to even Mexico standards and far below US so come prepared with your own snacks in Honduras and wait till you get back on the ship to really eat. Also, for Chrissake don't pet the dogs. I feel like this should go without saying but the mange, fleas and mites were easy to spot and one lady claiming to be a Vet was snuggling a dog saying it was fine only to see her on the way to the medic on board later complaining of severe rash and bites. Costa Maya was awesome - super cool beach town, buy a resort pass and ejoy a fun filled day of all you can drink and play - just be prepared to say "No, Thank you" ALOT to the travelling sales folks. Cozumel we did an excurison to Playa Mia through RCCL and while it was a really nice beach with crystal waters, be prepared with the attempts to be swindled. It's recommended you bring Cash and Credit to this location however staff will attempt to overcharge you and tell you that with cash it's cheaper - super easy to see they're pocketing the cash and charging for "Included" services like an umbrella (make sure you check what your wristband includes). Also, please know if you have littles that there is ZERO safety assurancd at Playa Mia. There are no lifeguards, no security and not safety controls or standards - what I mean by this are these three scenarios: 1) Water Trikes, Jet Skis, Banana boats, Kayaks and speed boats all share the same water way - there is no traffic direction, we saw two major close calls including a jet ski passenger thrown off and almost run over. 2) a very large catamaran came in to dock at the pier that runs through the middle of the beach and next to it is the only "safe" swimmng spot for littles. This things cam barrelling in with staff on the beach waving, clapping and whistleing to an unhearing capatain who literally docked in the middle of it with people and kids running from the water. That was a scary site to see. 3) The water park is 100% at your own risk - lot's of kids means big risk of trampeling, get out there with your kids and protect them. Lastly, Tap water isn't free - those big orange igloo coolers of tap - $3 for a push of the spiggot, absolutely ridiculous. I've got a TD1 Teen who cam prepared with her own cup of ice, she has to stay hydrated with Diabetes and they refused us simple tap water. Said Tap and Bottled water was $3 and $6. I get paying for bottled but denying tap to medical condition with Medical bracelet to me was garbage. All in all though, this trip was terrific, everyone had a great time and I highly recommend the Delux bar/beverage package. Top notch alcohol brands were included and even protein shakes and smoothies at the spa/gym bar too. A $12 upcharge for Don Julio 1942 was well worth it as well, they were healthy pours!