Great Ship but Cloud 9 Spa not worth the price

Carnival Breeze Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 57

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Carnival Breeze

Sail date: June 28, 2015

Ship: Carnival Breeze

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 11205

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 9 years ago

Review summary

This was our 13th cruise on Carnival, and our first on the Carnival Breeze.  This is the newest ship and it was very nice.  You can really see the redesign and it looks fantastic.  They have toned down the glitter and neon to a much more professional and clean color scheme.  Its very impressive!

The hallways on deck 5 are great with lots of dining options.   The casino feels bigger and the Cruise Director is the best we have ever seen.  The main DJ is also the best Carnival has.  The room staff and cocktail waiters on the Lido and deck 5 are excellent.

Here are the negatives with this ship.

1. We purchased the Cloud 9 Spa suite because of the additional benefits, it is not work the extra price.  In fact we think the actual suite was smaller than the suites on deck 7.

2. The additional bathroom amenities are just like any other hotel and they do not replenish them.

3.While the 3 thermal spas sound great they don't work very well, and there is no place to hang your robe, we tried it one day and was bored (and we like big spas).  Because they have created these large thermal spa areas they have reduced the main spa changing areas and dressing rooms.  There is only a dry sauna in the men's area and no wet sauna.  the locker room is very small and the workout room is also very small.  

4.it appears that carnival has cut back on staff, they need more cleaning help, for example the casino was dirty and ashtrays full everywhere, need more staff.

 

Overall great ship but don't do the Cloud 9 spa rooms....save your money.

 

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Good suite, but the Cloud 9 suite appears to be smaller than the normal suite. it was not worth the extra money to get the cloud 9.

Ship tip

deck 10 is the best deck for a balcony.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5

Ocho Rios, Jamaica

1 out of 5

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
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5 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing.

nicole822    9 years ago

Sauna yes, steam room no

yankeegirl369    9 years ago

Do you know if the women's side has a sauna and steam room for free?

nicole822    9 years ago

I just did a cloud 9 spa balcony on the Breeze a few ago and was a little disappointed. The extras were nice, but it would of been better if they replenished them. Also I didn't like that they only fixed you 1 body scrub in the spa. I think both adults should be offered it. I did however love the T-pool and used it several times as well as the aroma steam. I also enjoyed the slippers, but had to ask several times before we finally got them at the end of day 2.

crusinbyrds    9 years ago

Thanks. We were going to switch to the spa 9 suite.

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