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Carnival Breeze Cruise Review

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Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
Carnival Breeze

5 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 22, 2021

Ship: Carnival Breeze

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

This one was pretty good, nothing felt lacking from pre-pandemic experiences. Of course, the masks continue to be a nuisance; but you have to go with flow. They said this cruise had the largest capacity yet. 3,900 were booked and 3,500 showed up. Many kids and a whole bunch of teenagers on this one. Still, I have to think there weren't more than 30 diners in the MDR when the staff sang their "good-bye" song. This just doesn't feel right. Also, the waiter reminded us that the low occupancy really cuts back on the gratuity disbursement. It's easy to forget that's a major part of their paycheck. Erin was on temporary assignment as the cruise director; but I really liked her. It was sweet how she connected with the kids on the ship and I've never seen that in a cruise director. Another surprise was Captain Isadore. One of the happiest Captains I have ever come across. Diamond cruiser warning, if you think you're gonna get the long timer award; 1000+ cruiser Joe is camped out on the Breeze and says he's going to be here awhile. I saw comedian Jeff Arcuri for the first time. He's the best ship comedian that I have seen in years. The bad? Tea time was a mess. I've never seen so many guests take advantage of it and the waitstaff was overwhelmed. Many tables went unserved and it appears the staff retreated off somewhere.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Generally very good. The menus are getting a bit stale and could use a refresh. For me, the Seaside BBQ and Blue Iguana choices just don't compare to the good stuff you can get in Texas. And, I was warned the turkey day turkey wasn't going to be that good...and they were right. About what you would expect from a school cafeteria. Not so nice.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ship tip

For me, Galvet cool weather sailings are always a bit rough. It's nice not to be baking in the Yucatan, but only the bold spend the first and last days on deck

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
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6 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

javawoody    2 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise

izrgreen    2 years ago

Thank you for the review

cruising2004    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

mary0909    2 years ago

I'm glad you had a good cruise. We are booked in October on the Breeze. We can't wait to take the grandkids that have never cruised.!!

CurlyCruiserYAY    2 years ago

Yay Carnival

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