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Carnival Breeze Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

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Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 70

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
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Carnival Breeze

7 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 21, 2016

Ship: Carnival Breeze

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7387

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

We had a really great time.  The Breeze is a beautiful ship with tons of activities.  We took our 7 and 9 year old kiddos.  They didn't love the camp carnival and opted to stay with us the whole time.  Which was ok by us.  Both kids loved the evening dinning experience.  Sherwin and his team were amazing.  It was pretty frequent that I had to ask their opinion and make slight changes to the menu to accommodate a picky kid.  The Indian meal was by far the best meal, ever.  The water slides were fun and the sky walk was a little much for me but the kids loved it.  The shows we attended were kid friendly.  Magic show and a few music theater style shows, family game show, and towel making class.  Our cabin was way better than I had anticipated.  We had a king bed and bunks for the kids.  There was plenty of room and the balcony view was enjoyed every morning.  The staff is incredible.  Jenny was awesome and our room was always tidy and the kids were always eager to see what animal would be waiting for them.  Plenty of food options during the days.  So much so that I never got hungry enough to try the sushi place.  The pools were nice but really really warm, like almost hot tub style.  We booked a few excursions.  In Belize we booked snorkeling.  This wasn't the best experience.  It was a pretty lengthy charter to get there.  The guide was impatient, with a large first time group.  This was the only option for a 7 year old.  The water was beautiful.  But not worth the 300.00 we paid to snorkel.  My kids were terrified of the coral because of the briefing.  "it's alive, don't touch anything, it's poisonous."  So they went out pretty scared and the group moved so fast.  My daughter lost her flipper and my son had a melt down when someone touched him because he thought we was poisoned.  We ended up calling the rescue guy who took them back.  It was disappointing.  But they did snorkel in the really shallow part.  There was nothing else to do and they were ready to get back to the ship.  In Honduras we did the unlimited magic chair lift and shell seats.  That was well worth it.  Easily our fav port.  Gorgeous and super fun with the floating mats provided with the chairs and the lift was really fun.  Cozumel was a fun day as well.  It's a busy busy busy week but such a great experience for us.  We came home exhausted and missing the food!!!  Our kids have already asked to cruise again next year.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
I'm so glad we upgraded to the balcony. The space was adequate for the 4 of us. Comfortable king bed. The staff, amazing. The beds were always made and then turned down after dinner. I was beyond spoiled with their great service. Jenny and her team did such an incredible job!!!

Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Belize City, Belize

3 out of 5
Beautiful but we just booked the wrong excursion for our family.

Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5
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8 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing.

rpres07    8 years ago

My son doesn't like the camps either... he's nine. He prefers to stick with me the whole time, which is fine. We have lots of fun. But I don't think this reflects the quality of the camps in any way. They are always packed with kids and they all seem to be having a great time. I just think it's not for some kids.

shelbym    8 years ago

My 10 yr old didn't like camp as the age group was 6 to 10 or 11 not sure of the later. It was filled with 6 yr Olds so most activities were focused on them. All good though. .we hung out together.

mimi311    8 years ago

My two sons love the camps. They get upset with me whenever we ran late for an activity. They even have their own happy camp dance! We have to force them off the ship at ports😑

Lokie666    8 years ago

Excellent review, nice to hear about your experience in a honest straight way. Good job.

hayley76    8 years ago

My kids (9&10) don't care for Camp Ocean either. We never force them to go, we enjoy having them with us.

laneshacourtney    8 years ago

Following

carrt    8 years ago

We are taking our 3 kiddos.. 2, 3,&6 in January on the breeze.. just wondering as to why your kiddos didn't care for the camps?

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