Carnival Breeze Cruise Reviews - Reviews

My wife and I had a great time. We would definitely come back again. We wish that we had more time to see everything, but you can only fit so much in on the six-day cruise. The entertainment was fabulous. I just want to give a special shout out to James the soloist guitarist he was awesome!

The Carnival Breeze is a beautiful ship.  Our travels was great, the staff was extremely cordial and more than willing to assist with any needs we had. We decided on a balcony stateroom, it was a the right decision. We had a great view from the entire debarkation to the embarkation. As far as the excursion through the cruise line we opted out, we went through local taxi service and we saved hundreds of dollars to go to at least four locations, and they stayed with us the entire time. So as far as Carnival goes, the food was great.. Loved, loved, loved " Guys Burgers".. and the formal dining for breakfast and dinner. So at the end of the day, I had a fabulous vacation. and I am planning another cruise in May 2016 for a family Reunion. So , I definitely plan to travel Carnival again and again..

This was my very first cruise and over all it was pretty cool. Pros: Courteous and friendly staff, from Housing, photographers, food servers and etc. They made me feel like they were ny family. Cons: Although there were pretty good entertainment and activities, the lack of was my issue. Definitely more for all age groups would have been a plus. Excursions: Who wants to visit locations for the first time and not embark on a excursion or two. I would advise strongly to read past cruisers reviews before booking any excursions. From my experience for what you actually get is not worth the high price.

We are gold members. And we noticed the decline in quality and service during this cruise. Probably trying to cut corners. The ship and it's layout was wonderful.

The port choices were good, only complaint on this is too little time in San Juan.

Overall , i would recommend it

This is my third cruise with carnival 

Dominican Republic was the worse excursion especially when you have young children overall I'm looking forward for my next cruise with carnival 

Carnival has done in again - the Breeze is the ship to book.  From rooming to food and the exceptional staff, Carnival does cruising right.  Everyone went above and beyond to make our cruise memorable.  This is my second time on the Breeze and would definitely book it again. 

My kids had a great time kids club rocks !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'''!!!!! All bout kids all bout the kids all bout my kids!!!!!!##!!!!!!!!!###!!#!!!##fffffffffffffgfffffuuuuuuunnnnnnnn

The hallways i was not smelling any good odors and the the bathrooms flushing you could of smell the odor while walking, at the Starboard size of the boat  the elevator on the left that area was extremely hott, i was sweating along with other persons while waiting for the elevator.  The dining room waiters were awesome Aturo and Partmana were exceptionally nice to us, i was just disappointed in that their were basically the same menu just about every night.

Michelle.

Way too expensive. $8.00 to wash one load of clothes. Nothing like cokes are free. Lots of pot smoking aboard the boat. Carnival has become pirates of the sea to Fleece Families of All They Can. Exclusive spa for the rich! Not a friendly crew .ALL About MONEY!

Beautiful ship,clean as can be ,beautiful decor would recommend Breeze to anyone , in fact i s lready have ,our room was very clean thanks to Fery, the whole ship was very beautiful and clean, we wont cruise with anyone else, already planning on next year eithet Glory or Magic, or maybe Breeze again

Excellent services, excellent foods,best entertainments for reasonable price.Definitly cruising back with Carnival again soon.Thank you Julie at CheapCruise.com for all your arrangement to make this trip meet our expectation.

there is no incentives to go back on a cruise with carnival  especially the breeze they have cut most of their programs there was no welcome back party there were no complimentary water in the room . you basically had to ask for every thing you wanted done in the room that was supposed to be there already.

Kids enjoyed the water slide but that was it.

Pools were small and overcrowded, food selection was bland. Felt mislead by all the restaurants advertised. Mexican and Indian were open for very limited hours during the day. Guy's burger joint closed at 6. And the BBQ food stand was open for a total of 6 hours on an 8 day cruise. Open for 2 hours only on sea days. 

The dinner menu had steak options for purchase, if I wanted to purchase a steak I would have went to the steakhouse. The Captains Italian restaurant was also an option for a fee. As was the Sushi bar. And if you're hungry after 10 the only option is Pizza which is open for 24 hours and will have a long wait.

There were hardly any vegetable options and fruit options. 

Food throughout the cruise felt very cheap with plenty of potatoes to eat. There were plenty of people upset with this cruise.

We had a group of 19 people, and I was the one pushing to go on this ship and rooting for Carnival the "Fun ship." Well this sailing left such a bad experience I have questioned weather I would ever go on another cruise again. If I do it would most definitely not be on Carnival.

The best parts of  this ship was the staff and the debarkation. After the 4th day I was ready to come home. 

This ship is lovely. The food was mostly California cuisine unless you choose specialty dining. I hate to say it but, the Guy Ferrie hamburgers win the best food on board award.

There were things to do for all ages. The ports of call were to short, thus the excursions were rushed. Overall a nice vacation, a nice, clean and nicely decorated ship with a very friendly staff.

The overall function of Carnival seems a bit unorganized,though.

A cocktail waitress in the casino complimented my mothers necklace then proceeded to beg her for it. Often times all the food courts were closed. Never did they have more than one section open at a time, causing incredibly long lines all day. 

We did one excursion that promised 2 extra hours in Playa Del Carmen, when in reality we spent 1.5 hrs in the touristy area outside the Tulum Mayan Ruins. But hey at least we had .5 hrs in Playa, right?

We had very short days ashore as we were on ship time and not local time. Was not happy to be leaving Jamaica at 3pm etc.

Getting on the ship initially from Miami was a horrible experience I wouldn't wish the experience on anyone starting their vacation.

The rooms were nice, the staff friendly enough. Overall I just felt extremely rushed, and underwhelmed. Ive had far better experiences with other cruise lines.

What an awesome experience. M family will no longer be going on an other vacation besides a cruise. It was truely a great experience and I love how great Matt the cruise director was. Thanks for everything.

I wanted it to be great, we had a terrific ocean view cabin with a very attentive cabin steward, the ports and itinerary were also solid and that's about were it ended. Go on Carnival Breeze if you want a very casual dining experience, the formal white linen service is twice. Drinking, Bingo, trivia games and shopping in their promenade is it for daytime activities. At night you can eat some more and go to the comedy club for 5 out of 8 nights(one of the five shows was truly entertaining), there was a magic offered the other two nights. There  was nothing offered that was remotely enriching, such as cooking, jewelry making class, scrapbooking, or video editing. BlueIguana was delicious but VERY limited hours, the same thing is true with the Mongolian. The pools were crowded with 10 year olds throwing footballs across it, or doing canon balls onto other guests. Serenity (the adults only section) had limited chairs and two jacuzzis, no pool at all. The gym had good equipment and a fair amount, but no steam room open for all guests, it is now a pay only perk. I would rather pay for the use of all the ship than be nickel and dimed throughout. 

This was the first cruise for my family. I had heard a lot of good things about cruises and thought that it would be a good experience to see a few different places in one trip. Overall it was a good experience. The cabin was small but we got used to it and it was really nice to have a balcony. There was a sewage smell at some points which may have been because we were on the second floor and close to the bottom of the boat. The service overall was good. Our cabin steward was excellent and very attentive. The food was good- I would have liked more healthy options. There was always a lot of activities to choose from and most were good. The islands were great but getting on and off the boat was not so fun and I would have loved more time at each stop. 

I love cruising! This being our fourth (third with Carnival) I've come to expect certain things from Carnival that the Breeze just did not deliver.  At first i thought am i expecting too much?  Am i being a cruise snob lol... but then while chatting with another frequent cruiser in the laundry room I found that we shared the same issues.  I'll break down my review into the following categories: Staff/Service, Food and Entertainment/Activities,

STAFF & SERVICE:    One of the most memorable things about the cruise for me is the staff.  On past cruises, not a day went by where we didn't have a staff member ask us how we were doing or enjoying the day/ excursions etc. On this cruise it was more of a rare occurrence.  Aside from our steward and dining room waiter who took the time to chat with us, everyone else seemed to busy with their daily routine to even look up and say good morning.  I really missed that personal touch.  If you order a drink by the pool be prepared to wait at least half an hour or more.  There are times when we thought they had just forgotten to come back because it took so long.  They have also changed a policy that really didn't make much sense in my mind.  They no longer deliver the liquor purchased onboard or at port to your room the last night.  Now you have to wake up super early the day of disembarkation and go pick it up in one of the restaurants if purchased at port or at the liquor store if purchased onboard. I don't know who in corporate thought this was a great idea.  Where are you supposed to put this alcohol? Everyone is already packed as you are getting ready to get off the boat.  If you chose to have your luggage taken off the ship by Carnival all of your check in bags are waiting outside for you.  It just makes more sense to give people their liquor the night of as they used to so that they can properly pack it.  If you have a flight right after disembarkation as many do... you should not have to open up luggage outside in the street to accommodate your purchases.

FOOD:  This was my biggest disappointment.  I completely understand that they need to cater to masses and so i never judge based on seasoning/flavors of the food.  My complaint was with the actual availability of the different places. There is an illusion of a lot of variety and dining options but when you factor in the operating times of the places you were pretty much limited to Guy's burger Joint, Pizza and the Deli.  Why? Because the other places (The hot dog cart, Blue Iguana Cantina, Cucina del Capitano (the free pasta not paid dinner) and Fat Jimmy's BBQ had such restricting operating hours that you had to plan them into your schedule or you would miss them.  For example the BBQ place was only open from 12:30 - 3pm.  On port days this means you would completely miss this place unless you chose not to get off the boat.  On a sea days if you have a late breakfast this place would not be an option either.  I literally had to watch the clock and make a plan to experience this place.  Most of the included restaurants had this same time restriction.  You want free pasta? Ok but only between 12:00p and 2p... You want a taco sure... 12:30p to 4:00p. It was really annoying.  Guy's burger joint was open the longest from about 11-6 and was our default place to eat.  We had so many burgers and fries that i don't want to see another for at least a month!  There also seems to be more and more additional fee places than free.

Entertainment/Activities:  This is also an illusion.  When you look at the daily itinerary it seems like there was just so much to do!  However upon close inspection Its filled with a bunch of fluff and not real activities.  I love shopping but I don't consider a watch sale or t-shirt sale an activity.  Gone was also the fun competitions where carnival divides the cruisers into teams and all the competitions onboard give your team points.  This may seem cheesy to some but I'm competitive and so this was an incentive to participate in more of the onboard activities just so that my team would win.  On the positive side some of stuff was really nice.  The movies were a nice touch on this ship.  They had blockbusters like Avengers Age of Ultron showing which was nice to see on a big screen.  The waterworks is a definite hit with the kids.  We traveled with four ranging from 2-12 and they couldn't get enough of the slides, water hoses, big water bucket and overall splashing in this area.  It was also great that activities such as mini-golf were available 24 hrs.

Overall, my thought is perhaps the boat was just too big and they had to sacrifice some of the quality and personal touch.  I may consider cruising with Carnival again but definitely not on the Breeze.

From day 1 to 8 the crew was unbelievable. The food was great the weather was great and there was so much to do on the ship we couldn't do it all. never had a dull moment