Carnival Breeze Cruise Reviews - Reviews

Food, service and entertainment horrible.  What a let down.  We had traveled on Carnival ships in the past but this was just a bad experience overall.  Too bad because the ship itself is very clean and nice, and the spa was wonderful.  We purchased a spa pass for the entire length of the cruise and we felt it was the only good thing about the whole vacation.  Dining room service was so poor and inattentive that we ended up eating elsewhere after the 2nd evening.  Even the Steakhouse with the 35.00 per person cover charge was a huge let down.  Never again for Carnival.

balcony cabin-very noise

Food in main dining room-below par

Entertainment-poor

Drinks from all bars were 1oz.-smallest drinks on 26 cruises

2 oz. drinks were $11.00+ each

Enjoyed cruise, the stay in Aruba was too short and too long in Curaçao.   Also two consecutive days at sea should have been split in the middle of the cruise.  Four day of ports in a row was very tiring.

Clean, beautiful ship.Food in Marketplace good-food in main dining room terrible-limited selections with the most  tasteless food in all of my 27 cruises. Drinks very skimpy, was told Carnival only allows 1 oz per drink (certainly not on other cruise lines). Specialty restaurant Fahrenheit very good however can not say the same for the Italian restaurant Cucina-terrible

           Wonderful casino and great staff. Entertainment fair. Would not recommend this ship to friends.

If you have not been on a cruise before this may have been a good cruise but having been on the Breeze last January we were very disappointed.  I think Carnival is trying to cut costs to be the cheapest in the industry but they have gone too far.  They no longer give you a map of the recommended stores/streets in the ports of call in the paper in your cabin, they ran out of this information at the port talk on board, and they didn't have this information at the exit when you got off the ship to go into the port. They no longer have a caribbean-style band that plays on the pool deck and the individual  performers seem to be of a lesser quality than in the past.  The "jumbo shrimp" on the menu in the main dining room for supper were anything but jumbo....everyone had to order seconds (we had 4 "normal" size shrimp for the main entree!).  We didn't go to any of the shows because we have seen them all before...and we heard there was no on-board orchestra.  The arrival and departure times didn't match up with island time if there was a difference....in the past we always had to reset our watches to match island time..this issue caused many people to be late for tours that were "island time" but the time posted that we could get off the ship was ship time which was 1 hour behind (these were trips that were not booked through Carnival)...I think they maybe were trying to punish us if you didn't book their excursions. They even have stopped giving you a receipt when you order a soda or a drink from the bar/bar servers so you have to be very aware of what you are charging and then go on-line and make sure the charges are correct.  On the positive side the embarkation process has continued to improve....basically no wait and very speedy boarding process. Also,  a shout out to the specialty photographer Gabor....we had a wonderful time with our private photo shoot and the pics were wonderful...made a wonderful 35th wedding anniversary memory!

We don't normally sail Carnival as we are NCL lovers, but friends we have been trying to cruise with had already picked the ship and at the last minute we decided to make this our Christmas gift. First boarding they had sent an e-mail and asked us to arrive later than noon, we did not listen and had no trouble boarding by 1230. Normally we have a balcony cabin, but because of $$ we booked an inside cabin on deck 9 and were very pleased with the layout and our cabin guy, Javier was awesome. First the positives, the food was very good, the Blush dining room was where we ate and from the lobster to prime rib night to the fish, which my wife says was the freshest she's had, the meals were very good. We did book 2 specialty restaurants, the Steak house, which was good, but I would avoid since they served prime rib and offered a steak dinner on their everyday menu. The Italian was very good and well worth the $12. The stops, Grand Turks, small island, beach is right off the ship, Curacao, we did a tour with one of the bus company's right off the ship, well worth the $20 per person, about 3 hours took you to all the main spots including where the make the licquer. La Romana, in my opinion the cruiseline should skip this stop, very poorous, unless you book a ship tour, stay on board. Aruba, our favorite stop, beautiful beach, sand was soft, water was cool. Only negative was when breeze picked up you felt like you were in a sand storm.

Daytime activities seemed to be focused on bingo and numerous triva contests, of which we attended 2 and both were very lame. Not as many pools on this ship, not sure why, but the main pool did have a giant screen, which during the day showed some old VH1 Concerts, which were good and night time they would show 2 movies. Now the not so good, which was the entertainment, there was not 1 show that we enjoyed, and part of what I like about cruising is the shows at night. As the nights went on anytime I was in the elevator I would say. so what do you think of the ship? Everyone liked the ship but said the entertainment was lacking. They did have a new cruise director, not sure if this was his first ship, but he was lousy. The casino, where I spent a lot of time, was smaller than other ones at sea, but they took your money just as fast. Bar service was very slow in the casino, you were better getting the drink yourself. Finally the 2 best spots for dining were Guy's burger joint which always had a line, but don't be discouraged they move very quickly. And the pizza on 10 was awesome, thin crust, open 24 hours, but they were very SLOW, always had to wait. All in all we had a good time with friends but can't wait to get back to NCL.

This cruise was for my 50th birthday, and I had a few friends come along. We paid over 4000.00 dollars per suite, and they were small. When you advertise a walkin closet, that is what it should be. The food was horrible, no variety, and the long lines for Mongolian Wok were an everyday thing. The staff was friendly, well most of them were, we loved the ones we had, they were super nice, in the dining room too. I chose this ship, because of the ports. I hated the Dominican Republic, and so did all my friends. I found that the people we came across were either pushy or rude. Then I am told by another passenger that all the nice places were on the other side of the island. We paid 40 dollars per couple for a 45 minute ride to nowhere. I loved the other three islands, especially Aruba, since that it my favorite anyway. I used to like Carnival, but I really don't think we will be sailing with them in the future, we are planning our next one right now, to try and make up for this one, and the entertainment wasn't good, and neither was the constant run of the same movies all week on the television. We could have overlooked all of that if the food had been good, but it wasn't so, thats it.

The performances wasn't for all, too similar and the same genre. No variations of the performances.

The Sapphire dining room was mediocre, the waiters were excellent though, very friendly and serviceminded.

We didn't find the interior to be attractive.

Food was good.

Too many kids in both pools and (fat) people so we could't go in there. Been to other cruises where there was a pool only for adults.

Room service - Excellent - and cabins.

As a Swede we think it unappetizingly when people "overload" their plates with excessive amounts of food and throw half it away.

Overall it was a good cruise and we are satisfied.

This was a great cruise.  Nice new ship.  Incredible shows, food and state rooms.  Service was first class all the way.  The spa was very luxurious and well worth the VIP memebship.  I will take this ship anywhere it goes.

Brian

The ship creaked ALL night, keeping us awake.  We had a balcony which might have made a difference, but sleeping was difficult.  The food was average at best.  They ran out of Budwiser with 2 full sea days to go.  I have never had a problem with any of the staff, but was snapped at twice, once at the bar and once at the restaurant (and they were not even open).

The staff that cleaned the cabin were great and so was the staff that delivered coffee in the morning.

Now that Carnival is not going to Europe, and after sailing with them 6 times with them, I think that this will be my last Carnival cruise.

THE BEAUTIFUL AN ELEGANTLY SIMPLE INTERIOUR WAS SHOWING A NEW AND UPSCALE  DECORATING. THE FOOD WAS GOOD AND ONLY TOO BIG  PORTIONS FOR MY TASTE. THE SHOWS WERE GREAT BUT SHOTER THEN BEFORE ON MY EARLIER CRUISES.

THE STAFF FRIENDLY AND HELPFUL, SPECIALLY CHULEKORN IN THE "YOUR TIME"  DININGROOM  (654-660), 

SICERELY, ANNE-MARIE GUDGIN    VIFP#0099821475   Have recommended this to many, as it was the best of my 15 cruises 

Thoroughly enjoyed cruise and destinations. However overall disappointed in entertainment personnel . Have felt entertainment  on other cruises better.

Anyone looking for a Caribbean Cruise this is a great one! Loved the Breeze,, nice Ship! Very similar layout to the previous Carnival Splendor we went on! Great Cabin ..8288 Midship, Balcony Room.. Did miss the Ocean Suite which we enjoyed last cruise though :) Bought the Faster to Fun! definately worth the $35! Got on the cruise earlier.. were helped immediately at the  Guest Services desk :)  Food pretty good.. didn't particularily like the breakfasts.. no biggie,, just waited for lunch :) Lots to do on the Ship.. Slides were fun.. enjoyed the Serenidity deck.. got away from the kids! Casino was fun! Great staff there..

ship was great. nice and clean, new. comedy was the best i have seen. needs more late night food options. piano bar singers were not very good. ports were great. shopping on board was great got some great deals. dining room servers were slow but food was good. over all a very nice time was had.

The Breeze is a nice ship but I wasn't overly impressed with it. The Waterworks were a nice touch, but other kids areas such as miniature golf seemed pieced together without much thought about flow. This is a minor complaint, but kind of led the meh feeling throughout the cruise. The entertainment shows were fun, the bars were good, and the prices on the ship were all reasonable for the most part. 

The staff is amazing, never have a complaint about them. 

The only other thing that disappointed me was that the food was mediocre at best. I understand there will be a loss in quality when cooking for so many people, but the blandness and lack of flavor, especially in the desserts was noticeable. 

The crew was excellent. The food was amazing and the activities were fabulous. There was so much to do and see that I felt like I was going to miss something. The water slides, mini golf and the ropes course kept our kids busy all day. They had the best time going back and forth between all of them (OK, I liked them, too). With two sea days they had plenty to keep them (ages 11 and 13) busy the whole time.

The food was great with options changing often. The Blue Iguana burrito bar was incredible and the Taste Station is a "must do". Guy's Burger Joint was just as good as all of the reviews say it is.

We booked two staterooms.  Cabin 1 was for me and my husband.  Cabin 2 our daughters.  Once we arrived to our staterooms one of my daughters decided to rest a while before embarkation.  This is when she noticed bloody linen on her bed.  Immediately she stated, “I’m not sleeping in here this is disgusting, I’m sleeping in your room”.  Although the Carnival staff changed the linen, my daughters felt uneasy sleeping in the room.  She questioned, how do we know these are clean?  I found this experience to be very disappointing especially since this was a new ship.

Had a great time on the Breeze.Wonderful Thanksgiving in Aruba and over the top food.Cant wait to book the next cruise go on the Breeze you will never stop Cruiseing again....had a Balcony cabin and a inside for the kids was great. Love the ocean breeze each morning from your cabin. 

Food was execellent--love the variety and food choices--Guy's burger joint is a hit!  Mexican, Mongolian Wok, Indian food, Caribbean food, Pizza, it was all good!  Plenty of kids were on this cruise(the week of Thanksgiving).  The Comedians were good!  The shows in the main Theatre could have been better--the singers were very limited---not much sight seeing in Turks and Caicos-Dominican Republic beaches were very nice--The ship arrives in Curacao at 2pm and departs at 11pm but they dont tell you that all of the shops downtown near the cruise port close at 6pm so you only have 4 hours for shopping near cruise port--Aruba has v3er nice beaches---taxes were very high on all of these islands!!!  Couldnt get and good prices on liquor off the ship--Derwin

We booked this trip last minute due to weather cancelation of our original vacation! Man am I glad we did.  We have always cruised but this time because we were taking our 3 year old we had originally decided to go to an all inclusive.  I am happy that I got really nervous about the weather and canceled less than a week away and booked this ship.  Everything on this ship was nice and new ( only a year old)  We have been on many ships and things are usually outdated, NOT HERE!  Food was as to be expected, plentiful and overall good, Love the addition of Guy's burger bar and the Blue Iguana taco/burrito bar.  Though 1 of my 2 favorite things was CAMP CARNIVAL!!! My daughter absolutely loved it.  We felt really comfortable leaving her in the "teachers" hands.  A few nights when we went to pick her up she said to come back later she was still playing!  That is music to any parents ears when they are also trying to have some time together.  The check in/out process of camp made me feel that she was safe & secure.  We were there for halloween and they even had trick or treating for all the kids with a party after.  They really went over the top for these kids.  That alone would make us book again!   The other favorite part was a soloist singer named Angie Keilhauer!  She was the best.  We went to see her sing everynight in the Red Frog Pub!  She was very knowledgable of so many songs and sang them all amazingly.  She even learned my husband's & my wedding song so she could play it for us as we were celebrating our 10 year anniversary.  She sang it so beautifully!  A father asked her if his daughter could sing her a song, she was so happy to let her, she gave her the guitar and the stage.  You could see the delight and happiness in the girls eyes as she was just learning.  She did great and it was such a kind gesture!  If you are going  on this ship soon, you should not miss seeing Angie in the Red Frog Pub ( the staff there is pretty awesome too)  

The waterslides were so much fun... we hardly left.  All in all we had a fantastic time.. Top on our list of cruises we have been on!