Rainy Cruise on the Breeze

Carnival Breeze Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 28

Overall rating:

3.4 out of 5
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Carnival Breeze

7 Night Western Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 12, 2019

Ship: Carnival Breeze

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 12027

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Nice ship, nice staff, nice Spa, very nice cabin. The buffet food was very limited, boring and repetitive. The stage shows need increased funding to allow bigger, more spectacular productions.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
It was crowded, but went very smoothly and faster than expected.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
The food in the special restaurants was very good. Did not use the main dining room because we got bumped into Late Dining 3 days before we sailed and we don't ever eat that late. The food in the buffets was disappointing. The food was repetitive and mediocre. The size of the buffet was very small, and the selections were very limited compared to every other cruise we've been on.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
The activities around the Lido Deck pool were fun. The outdoor movies in the same location were very new and enjoyable. We enjoyed the mini golf course and the gym.

Entertainment

2 out of 5
We did not enjoy the stage shows. The stage itself was small, the nightly shows were low budget and average quality. The Country Road show was simply bad, with lots of people leaving early. Only the show FLICK was really enjoyable.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Our room stewards did a very good job and wee friendly. The Spa staff were also very friendly and enthusiastic. Some of the staff at various spots in the buffet area were confused and disorganized.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
The ship was not really upscale, but was well done. The size and layout were what we prefer.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
We were not in a Cove Balcony as you list us. We were in a Spa Balcony on the 12th deck. We truly enjoyed our location only steps from the Spa. The room was big enough to store all our stuff and get around easily. I was worried about the increased motion being so far forward and so high on the ship, but the motion was minimal and I never once felt queasy.

Ship tip

If the stage shows and the buffet are your primary reasons to cruise, then do not select the Breeze.

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

3 out of 5
Just stayed in a hotel there.

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5
It rained so much, the excursion people returned us to the ship a few hours early.

Belize City, Belize

3 out of 5
It rained all day again so it was hard to enjoy being in the jungle and on the beach.

Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

3 out of 5
It rained all day again, but we did enjoy interacting with the monleys.

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico Did not visit port

Did not get off the ship, but it rained again this day

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
It went very fast, but there was a frustrating lack of communication in our waiting area. The PA system announcements could not be heard in the Theater and staff only came in occasionally and talked to only small groups of people, not to all of us. It should have been a lot, LOT better in terms of communication.
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2 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

wgammon1    3 years ago

Glad you had a good cruise. Thanks for the great review.

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