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Carnival Breeze Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

austinandgail

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 64

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 28, 2019

Ship: Carnival Breeze

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 6385

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

We did not really enjoy this cruise as much because my husband got sick the first nite out. They wanted us off the ship in the Dominican Republic because he had an irregular heartbeat. We told them that was him and he always had it but they did not care. They were going to leave us stranded there with no way home. We have passport cards & not passport books. But we did not have the money for flights home which we could not get anyway. We were told we would have to drive four hours to get passport books. The US Embassy stepped in and got us back on the ship. The doctors were not happy to see us back on the ship. Oh and they made us to take all of our luggage with us. We will not sail with Carnival ever again. We were not happy with the way they treated us on the Breeze. They did not care if we had a way home or not they wanted my husband off of the ship.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

It was great.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

The food was excellent.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

We did the shows when after my husband got to feeling better.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

They were great.

Children's Programs

We did not have any children with us.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

The waiters and staff were great to us. Our room steward would keep asking about my husband. He was so friendly to us and he actually cared about him.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

The were always clean. The ship itself was way to big for us. We like the smaller ships better.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

The cabin had plenty of room in it for us. There was enough storage space also.we

Ship tip

We had a lot of fun after the first weekend. My husband got sick the first nite out and had to stay in the medical center until Monday morning.

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Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

No we did not do an excursion in Port Canaveral. We explored the area.

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Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

1 out of 5

We could not take our excursion because the made my husband go the the hospital.

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Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5

I got off the ship to do some shopping but my husband stayed on the ship to rest. I did not get to take my excursion there neither.

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San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

Did not get to take my excursion there neither. My husband was still under the weather. We did walk around the port though.

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Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5

We did not get an excursion for this port because we went there last year. We did walk around a little bit.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

We was a lot easier than the Sunshine last year. We were off the ship by 7:15 am.

8 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

oops

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wgammon1 3 years ago

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

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Utahcruiser16 5 years ago

We had a similar experience on the NorwegianSky in Havana Cuba. My wife woke up not feeling well, went to sick bay they ran some tests and sent her to a loc hospital for further evaluation. The Doctor cleared her as fit to continue on with the Cruise but when we tried to board the ship they had blocked her as unfit to travel and basically blocked her from the ship. We had to sign a waiver releasing Norwegian cruise lines from any accountability should anything happen on the remainder of the cruise before they would let her back on. It’s just their way of covering their ass should something happen. As frustrating as it is, I totally understand their point of view.

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iceburg24k 5 years ago

First off I'm glad, your husband is ok and sorry to hear about your cruise experience. Going forward, no matter which cruise line you choose, always travel with a passport book! Secondly, as mentioned earlier, take medical documentation stating the heart issue is safely normal for your husband. Lastly always have travel insurance to protect your vacation investment just in case your unable to continue a cruise due to medical reasons. Hope you enjoy your next vacation.

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abjiloa 5 years ago

I pray your husband is doing better.

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WhiskeyWade 5 years ago

Makes good sense to me, the cruise line was looking out for the other guests experience. Better to please 3,500 guest than 2. They decided precaution for your husband's medical condition and you decided to chance the rest of the passengers cruise experience. Did you ever consider that?

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seviedebi 5 years ago

Not sure what sickness your husband had that sent him to the infirmary which alerted the medics on his irregular heart beat but there must have been a concern. Not too long ago there was a case where they didn't get a patient care quick enough and that patient died. So they can't win. I'm glad you got to enjoy most of the cruise. And I would say that if your husband has an underlying condition that you have medical paperwork documenting what is normal for him. If you chose to cruise with another company it will be helpful to them so this doesn't happen again. Plus as the other shipmate stated, get a proper passport.

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TheSnoMan 5 years ago

Very good reason to NEVER cruise without a passport book! A passport "card" is kinda worthless in that it is same as a BC and DL and is not a real passport. Also, sadly you cannot blame cruise line for wanting you off with potential heart problems at sea as obviously it was causing him problems and not trivial.

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