Our first cruise

Carnival Dream Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 35

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
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Carnival Dream

7 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 13, 2015

Ship: Carnival Dream

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 6378

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

Overall experience of our first cruise was great and relaxing. We enjoyed ourselves, more than my husband thought he would, the food was always very good, and the staff was friendly and helpful at all times. The only complaint was the rough seas on our last day on board.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
We liked having a selection of different foods to choose from. All of the food was very good!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5
We really enjoyed the movies on the Big Screen TV. We also enjoyed the entertainment in the Burgundy Room and the Comedy Room.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
All the staff was very friendly and very helpful at all times. We ate dinner at the Crimson Dining Room and our waiters, Alexander, Ari, and ? were the best waiters! We were celebrating our 50th wedding anniversary and these waiters made our night special by singing Happy Anniversary to us!!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
The ship was very clean at all times.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
It was clean when we checked in. Raymond took care of our cabin and did a good job of cleaning it and putting fresh towels everyday.

Ports of call

New Orleans, Louisiana

5 out of 5

Montego Bay, Jamaica

5 out of 5
Oman was our bus driver (bus 6), and was friendly and informative. We took the Top 10 Best of Montego Bay excursion. This tour was nice but seemed rushed and we never stopped to take photos.

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5
Nelson was our bus driver (bus 17), and was very friendly and informative. We took the Explore Cayman By Land and Sea excursion. We really enjoyed the semi-submarine tour! Just not enough time at each stop we made, 15 minutes is not enough to really enjoy the stops.

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
We took the All Inclusive Passion Island By Power Catamaran excursion and this was the nicest excursion of all. The boat ride to the island and back was loads of fun. Leo was our guide and very friendly, informative, and took great care of us. The Island is beautiful, food and drinks were great.
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2 Comments

WhodatRalph    8 years ago

Boarding 3000 people can take a while so patience is important.  Next time maybe look into paying for "Faster to the Fun" if offered.  I think it is around $50 and gets you priority boarding.  Last two cruises we have done we had suites so we had priority boarding and it took virtually no time at all.

engineerrick    8 years ago

Carnival can't control the weather. 😋

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