The ship was a mishmash of people from all walks of life and parts of the US (and elsewhere). There was security everywhere, including two different drug canines that were on the cruise with us. MY REVIEW: We did not witness any of this. THEIR REVIEW: Loud, obnoxious, confrontational people throughout the ship. In fact, my son witnessed security take a joint from a woman and escort her off deck. MY REVIEW: We did not have that experience at all. THEIR REVIEW: People incessantly smoking weed everywhere and the hallways smelling like weed.
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Since it was nonrefundable tho, I decided to take note of some of the complaints (to make preparations to combat them), and just hope for the best!! Well, we just got back, and I have to tell you, we had the best time!! We did not have the same experience as others and I’m hoping my review might help put things into perspective. We also tend to lean towards newer and modern…. We are by no means rich, but we definitely like what we like and have high expectations when we travel. The excitement I had felt about booking the trip was quickly squashed by the countless horror stories posted by others. After I booked, I looked on TripAdvisor and read some of the reviews. The Conquest was the only ship that could accommodate two cabins near each other (an outside for us and inside for our 3 kids: 18,15,7). We booked our trip last min, so there weren’t many options left.
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