View Single Post   #2 (permalink)   Old 10-30-2011, 08:21 AM
Dave's Avatar Dave Dave is offline Join Date: Dec 2005 Location:
Alabama Posts: 17,640 Don't get spooked by the negative reviews.
People are more likely to post a review if they have an axe to
grind, and it is usually some minor issue that they just can't
let go of, and so they think they'll get even with the cruise
line by posting a scathing review. I don't pay attention to
them. I also don't pay attention to reviews that offer nothing
but soaring praise, as though the cruise was a brief trip to
Shangri-La. Now, if someone posts a balanced review that has
both what was good as well as what was not-so-good, that is
worth reading.  Conquest sails full each cruise. If it was as
bad as some reviewers claim the word would get out and people
wouldn't book it.  As for the weather...nobody knows. The best
advice for cruising in hurricane season is don't get your heart
set on visiting all the ports. Just be flexible and realize you
might not see Cozumel, bu