Carnival Splendor: The Fun Ship

Sunday, we caught a Carnival cruise line out of long beach on board the Carnival Splendor. If you love the Olive Garden, you would probably like this cruise. There was tons of food, a party atmosphere, and the waiters danced almost every night. They were almost, but not quite, as good as the stage performers. The ship decoration was very different and exotic. I've never seen such a wide range of materials, colors, and finishes. It was even more wild than Las Vegas!

They really cared about you on the ship. Although there were only a few water fountains for the 3,000 passengers on board, you could pick up your room phone and have room service. In less than an hour, they would bring you a cup or water or a hamburger, completely for FREE. They even showed the USA world cup game against Ghana on the big screen above the pool. That was the most important one, so it didn't matter that they didn't show any of the other matches or post scores.

The theme of the ship was "the Fun Ship" and they made several fun announcements every day to tell you where you could find fun bingo games, the fun dining options, or what the latest fun revue show was. All the other passengers were enjoying their fun too. On the one sunny day we had at sea, it was almost impossible to find an open deck chair, and buffet lines were like huge conga lines. All the announcements were made by the Cruise director, a wacky guy whose nickname was "Goose." He was really full of fun!