Not Impressed

Carnival Breeze Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 10
Helpful Votes: 209

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
Carnival Breeze

8 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 05, 2015

Ship: Carnival Breeze

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9326

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

Well to start didn't like this ship at all - not layed out well.  Couldn't find places easily everything was really spreaded out. Love Guy's burger and the taco bar - these were the best additionals to Carnival's line. Fat Jimmy's BBQ is a joke;it is only open on sea days for 2.5 hrs - you get the impression it is an open air BBQ joint -it is nothing more than a very limited buffet outside.  Not impressed and actually it was so hard to find the place by the chance i found it i was on my last 2 days of the cruise.  Food was not good - Carnival was known for really good food.  We went to the speciality restaurant and had to send our steaks back - they were the spice rub rib eye's - they lack favor.  However, when we sent them back and complained - the chef quickly made it right  the replacement steaks were excellent. Also we waited a really long time for food - dinners were taking 2.5 hrs to complete - it was really ridiculous. Also Carnival has changed so many of their policies and not alerting the guest it is made for an already funky trip worst.  They don't tell you they no longer bring liquor purchased is no longer delivered to your stateroom; so you can't pack it until you are in the terminal when retrieving hour luggage.  Also you can't pick up your liquor until 6:30am. I was looking forward to using luggage valet because my husband is handicapp and that would have made things so much easier - well we never received the sheet with the information in our stateroom and of course when we found out it was too late to utilize the service.  And to make matters worst I was in a group of 13 people 5 which were handicapped - every time we called guest services to get information we were given wrong information. It is a joke - i will never go on another Carnival ship -

*** Edited 12/22/15 to remove inappropriate language ***

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5
see above

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Not enough - what happened to the Carnival Legends show??

Children's Programs

1 out of 5
Not enough to do for children between 9yrs and 16yrs. My kids spent most of their time in the pool or with us because there was nothing going on for them. The camp carnival use to be much better

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
Wendell my cabin stewart was wonderful - he really made our trip because he did everything possible to assist us. He was always pleasant and full of information. he is the best cabin stewart ever!!!

Ship Quality

1 out of 5
Ship is very closed in design which makes finding locations difficult. Did not like this ship layout at all

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Cabin was nice, cabin stewart Wendell was excellent

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

3 out of 5
Didn't have the opportunity to do anything in Miami

Grand Turk Island Did not visit port

There is nothing there not worth getting off the ship

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5
Love this island - plan to go back in June, 2017 for my anniversary

Basseterre, St. Kitts

5 out of 5
Another pleasant surprise - love this island as well

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5
Awesome - had a great time and great shopping when you go to the other side
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15 Comments

sheetara86    8 years ago

really didn't know that. oh well like you said it really wasn't a big deal.

robinlee    8 years ago

That's because they have the new American Menu.

sheetara86    8 years ago

funny you mention tablecloths. they only tablecloths on the tables the two formal nights.

robinlee    8 years ago

Just got off the Breeze Saturday. Absolutely loved the ship and we've been on several different Carnival ships. Wish they still had tablecloths in the MDR and salad forks but I can get over that! We were traveling with our 18 and 22 year old sons. They had a great time, too.

trentandjackie    8 years ago

I've been on Breeze last 2 Januarys & after 1st day didn't have any problems getting around. I agree with you about Fat Jimmy's that for me it's not worth the line (not that it's bad, just there are other options that are much quicker.)

sweetliberty13    8 years ago

Looking forward to my upcoming experience. Haven't been in the Breeze yet, but I have been on the Dream Class (Sunshine last January). Sometimes I think people have unreasonable expectations. I think sometimes people have one legit, albeit minor issue, then pull out a microscope to scrutimze everything. I do my research beforehand on the Carnival site and review boards before I book my trip. I don't mind spending a little time in a food line or service line. IMHO, it beats standing in line for a roller coaster at a theme park. 

sweetwind01    8 years ago

cruising is not for you. we got off the ship on Saturday, everyone in the group of 16 of us are still talking about the hi lights of our family vacation.

badlcho    8 years ago

love the Breeze. favorite carnival ship so far. it is easy to navigate. had some of the best food on the breeze also.

chrisannguy21    8 years ago

The definition of GHETTO is people from a similar background living together in one neighborhood. Used wrong in context when talking about a cruise ship. Read up on new policies and plan for everything.

javonclark    8 years ago

Complain, complain, complain!! It's people like you that Carnival doesn't want back on their ship. Poor planning on your part doesn't constitute an emergency on Carnival's part. Do your research it's not that hard!! I'll enjoy my ghetto ship in March! 😂

Weber7    8 years ago

I know silly :) no worries

TeresaC1963    8 years ago

Btw didn't mean to make that sound like a dig at the Colts, CF. Its actually a statement of support. I hate seeing the Colts struggle right now. 😞

terry115    8 years ago

enjoy your next cruise it doesn't sound like you had fun this time they sell alcohol in the states if its a problem for you.guest services is always busy but usually helpful

Weber7    8 years ago

I bet your a real joy be around . Do your research , everything you just mentioned is at your fingertips before you book. Deck plans , bbq , liquor policy etc etc .....

TNTGreen    8 years ago

It sounds like you did not do your research before hand about the liquor. It's clearly on their website about liquor you purchase will be held until disembark. You can also research the restaurants and times they are available under Carnivals Questions and Answer On their website and it states Jimmys is open on Sea days and their operating hours. With any cruise do your research prior.

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