Carnival Sub-par = Cruising

Carnival Breeze Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

valgraden

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 10

Overall rating:

2 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 15, 2017

Ship: Carnival Breeze

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 7292

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Carnival cruise lines are a BIG step down from their competitors!

I have cruised multiple times and choose this line due to the dates and ports.

Should have done more research: Food mediocre, shows were short in duration, but that was fine in that the performers were high school level.

The on board activities were mostly sales oriented.

They did offer outdoor movies which was a lovely venue, unfortunately the time they offered them,7:00 made it impossible to do the fine dining since that ran from 6-8:15.

Did enjoy the TWO ports, as we were delayed a days sailing, and in turn lost Belize as stop.

Carnival could of speed up the ship and got us into all three ports had they been motivated. They offered no compensation, just prorated our costs.

I know I sound like a disgruntled cruiser, we had a relaxing time and found some quiet spots and made the ports our emphasis. The stops were lovely and am thrilled to have had the chance to snorkel and see the tropical locations, beautiful!!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Service and Staff

1 out of 5

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

5 out of 5

Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

4 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

oops

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

mikewilks 7 years ago

Sounds like you do need to do more research .. lol no the can't speed up the ships due to top speed already just above 20 knots and fuel efficiency! Also research top cruise line in the world and see what you come up with..

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

SandraPearson 7 years ago

I've cruised Carnival 10 times, mostly because I live near the Galveston Tx port and it eliminates traveling. I've been on Holland America, Norwegian, and Royal Caribbean ships. They're like different Hotels or Resorts. We go for "fun". The food is good and there is a large variety, the personnel have multiple jobs, including doing the shows, which are definitely above high levels unless we're talking (New York's school for performing arts). Some cruises have major artists entertainment, but there's always higher costs. Carnival offers a lot of fun AND quiet relaxing areas. If you're looking for luxury and gourmet and food at every meal, you may want to look at a different line. Carnival crews are polite and professional, the ships are clean, and your vacation is what YOU make it. So there are what I call "snooty" cruises out there that are awesome but you'll pay for them $$$$.

Thumbs Up 13

Flag

msarno629 7 years ago

What other ships have you been on to make this comparison?

Thumbs Up 1

Flag

Other reviews of this sailing

First Cruise

The wonderful cruuise

Not a great experience