This cruise line is for power drinkers and pot heads!

Carnival Breeze Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

scotz

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 47

Overall rating:

1 out of 5

Sail date: October 18, 2015

Ship: Carnival Breeze

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 9 years ago

Review summary

This was by far the very worst cruise i have ever been on, The food was almost non-existent (Very strict food schedule) Most of the restaurants on board REQUIRE a suit and tie to enter. the buffet was DISGUSTING!, The burgers very greasy, the Pizza was ok and available, Very hard to find water on board to drink there was a few water dispensers most of them were out of service while we were on board. We were traveling with a person in a wheelchair, our cabin door was not wide enough and guest services did not care, most of the elevators were either not working or took a very long time to arrive. The smell of pot was overwhelming on board, This cruise line is for HEAVY partying power drinkers and pot smokers it is not at all handicap friendly, the food is gross if you can find any!, most of the service staff was friendly.

Bottom line: If you do not like LOUD pot smoking drunks do not go on a carnival cruise, I know this was my last with them!!!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Disgusting if you could actually get food! When the food was being served the lines were very long usually an hour or more wait! No food except pizza most of the time.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

The band band was good and of course HEART was AWESOME as always

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Children's Programs

1 out of 5

I am surprised i saw kids on this cruise with all the alcohol and drugs!!!

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Most were great Guest services was not

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

NOT wheelchair friendly but clean

Ship tip

DON'T GO!!! use another cruise line!

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Ports of call

Miami, Florida

3 out of 5

Montego Bay, Jamaica

1 out of 5

Dirty and Dangerous, If you go hire a driver to stay with you!!

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George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5

Very clean, safe and friendly

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Carnival Live Concert

5 out of 5

AWSOME!!!!!!

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Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

37 Comments

terry115 9 years ago

I would worry more a Customs on land and drug dogs

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conn 9 years ago

I was under the impression that cruise lines like Carnival had a no tolerance policy for illegal street drugs on board the ships. Has this changed?

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Weber7 9 years ago

go early have you proper documents and easy peezy !!!

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Babygirl94 9 years ago

Get to the port early. You have priority boarding so you'll be ok. Im on the same ship. We WILL have fun!!!

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mlehmkuhl59 9 years ago

Sailing on the Breeze Nov 7. Have heard some horror stories about the Miami port. Any suggestions to make embarkation smoother. We have priority boarding.

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Babygirl94 9 years ago

They just have to realize their on vacation. No work, no cooking, no cleaning, need i say more? Leave the complaining for your coworkers who are at work, wishing they was on vacation!

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TeresaC1963 9 years ago

Exactly Babygirl. Even if the bad outweighs the good, if someone takes time to acknowledge the good too, their complaints actually seem more valid. And it will make you yourself feel better if you look for some good in everything

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Babygirl94 9 years ago

I will be on the breeze nov 7th for the 2nd time. The ship is great, the food is good, the shows are awesome. Your vacation is what you make it. Instead of complaining about all the bad, talk about the good, because I'm sure the good out weighs the bad. Not every cruise you go on, you will be completely satisfied. Brush your shoulder off and keep it movin!

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RonaandJim 9 years ago

Loved every minute and everything on The Breeze last April .going on The Breeze again this coming April 2016!

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Urhomegirlmia 9 years ago

@scotz maybe its your bad attitude and negativity to this CL. the staff are always amazing individuals, food amazing as well. fyi- hence the name, Carnival is a party ship.

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sheetara86 9 years ago

lordy TeresaC1963. I know you are more than ready. I go on another one also in January and May.

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TeresaC1963 9 years ago

I'm ready too but I still have 189 days to go.

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sheetara86 9 years ago

glad Tmika and Grantcarp14 you both had a nice time. I'm just ready to go on a cruise. 49days to go.

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Grantcarp14 9 years ago

I thought the food was great

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Tmika 9 years ago

just got off the breeze yestersday everything was excellent

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sheetara86 9 years ago

Been on the Breeze back in April. had a very nice time. pros for me food was great, room service was awesome. cons I have found on most cruises I have taken. someone is always going to break the rules when it comes to smoking pot. getting so drunk they want to fight. its call human nature. I would say don't let one experience ruin a cruise for you. unless you have gone on every carnival ship, RCC, princess ship etc I would not count any ship out. I find that I really don't care for the larger ships too much walking, lines for meals tend to get long and show rooms feel up fast. but the larger ships are still nice.

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Weber7 9 years ago

I'm going on the Breeze for the 4th time in March , its a great ship and I never have had any issues if I did they were so small that it didn't in any way shape or form ruin my vaca or even enough to to post about it on here. Thumbs up to Carnival . Relax and enjoy your vacations and don't sweat the small stuff :)

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rendezvoussam 9 years ago

This app. is for reviews of cruisers experiences Good and Bad, be fair, you don't shoot the reviewers... Everyone entitled to their opinions.

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terry115 9 years ago

it hard to everyone happy

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terry115 9 years ago

Should have asked for a pot sniffing dog

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TeresaC1963 9 years ago

Scotz it's not that you shouldn't post reviews but they are taken more seriously if they are more balanced and not just all bashing. Otherwise you just look like a complainer. Again sorry you had a bad time. I'm looking forward to my first cruise on the Breeze. I plan to make it a great one.

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SeanNYC718 9 years ago

I was on this cruise and went to the dinners in t-shirts and shorts many of the nights. Plenty of water dispensers...and bars give you water if you ask too. I did smell pot one night but I think security took care of it since I didn't smell it anytime else

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ElCrucero561 9 years ago

That's what these apps are for. Sorry to hear about your crusie experience with carnival. Hopefully your prepare next time happy cruising 👍👍👍

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scotz 9 years ago

Thank you ramzilla561, I am glad others had a wonderful time. This was my first Carnival cruise so the only comparison I have is with the other cruises i have taken from other cruise lines, They were all wonderful (I did book a handicap room for our friend) and i booked over the phone not online so i did not see the water sale unfortunately. My only intent for my review is so someone else does not have a bad experience. maybe i was the only one on the whole ship that had a bad experience Hopefully that is the case. At least now i know better than to write a review next time!!!

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ElCrucero561 9 years ago

We're here to help each other out. Not criticize people. Have little bit more respect everyone.

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CrusinTim 9 years ago

Did you book a handicapped cabin for your friend in the wheelchair? If not, at that time of the cruise, there IS nothing the crew can do for you as the handicapped cabins sell out way in advance of most sailings.

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Urhomegirlmia 9 years ago

People like you should just stay home. I feel really sorry for you !!!!!

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tmunzert 9 years ago

You buy online carnival site before you cruise and it will be waiting for you. 2.99 for 12 pack. If you are on ship ask the cabin crew.

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ElCrucero561 9 years ago

Well this was my 3rd crusie with carnival. I purchase the 12 pack of water when they were on sale online before our crusie. It was for $2.99.

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scotz 9 years ago

ramzilla561 16 minutes ago

To ramzilla561: Where were you able to buy the 12 pack of water? I looked in the stores on board and was unable to find bottled water, we had no drinks of any kind in our stateroom.

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scotz 9 years ago

to bshol: The 555 steakhouse (Not on formal night), We had a handicap person with our group so scheduling was a little harder to do. The Italian restaurant did not require formal dress and they were good.

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scotz 9 years ago

To Skyerider: I have taken quite a few cruises over the years, This was my first on a carnival, and i can tell you MOST of the other cruise lines are WAY better.

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bshol 9 years ago

not sure what restaurants you are referring to that require a tie to enter unless you are referring to the formal nights in main dining room? however that is nothing to be upset at. I would agree the hours on breeze for meals were more restrictive than other ships but we simply arranged our day around when we knew food would or would not be available.

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ElCrucero561 9 years ago

No one bother me on the cruise. I also workout so the fitness center was good for me since I'm making my comeback on weight lifting.

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ElCrucero561 9 years ago

I was on this crusie and found omelettes that were good egg white with mushroom and tomato with arugula. Also at dinner i would eat salmon and the burritos were good chicken with wheat guacamole, tomatoes ,lettuce and added shrimp. I order 12 pack of water and they had complimentary waters also. I had my 2 children on board also one was 4 years and the other 1 years old. I love this vacation was the best cruise by far for me many more to come.thanks carnival

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tmunzert 9 years ago

Wow sorry you had that bad of an experience. Never experienced anything like your saying.

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TeresaC1963 9 years ago

It appears nothing would have made you happy. Sorry you were unhappy.

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