JE Review

Item: Carnival Dream
Rating: 3
Author: jliston7818

Carnival Dream Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

jliston7818

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 24, 2016

Ship: Carnival Dream

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8366

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

Crew were excellent, the ship was clean & very large which took most of the trip to figure out how to get around. The entertainment(main shows) was very lacking & inferior to other cruises I have been on. The Food was good but the bread & deserts were boring. The embarkation process was worst I have seen. I lost count of the number of check points & therefor lines we had to go through.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Bread & Deserts below par

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Lacking & Poor

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Its Huge

Thumbs up

Ports of call

New Orleans, Louisiana

3 out of 5

Key West, Florida

5 out of 5

Freeport, Grand Bahama Island

5 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5

12 Comments

Hadaway 8 years ago

K thanks.

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

luvchudder 8 years ago

@Hadaway08 10:30,is the earliest check in time you can get. Most people are saying loading goes much smoother, I'll be on next week...I'll let you know.

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

Hadaway 8 years ago

I contacted carnival myself and scheduled my check in time back in December and the earliest I could get in was 10:30. That sucks because Iv never bought ftf and always been first to arrive at port bout 8 in morning and been in zone 1 every time. Now we will probably be in zone 10. May go smooth but until we cruise is April I hate it lol!!

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

Lovejah 8 years ago

You sign up for the time You want on line

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

melissah21 8 years ago

How do I know my scheduled time?

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

rosalinda2 8 years ago

We got FTF the last time we cruised but there was no scheduled time back in August.

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

dkf97 8 years ago

You can check in anytime you want and you are directed through the priority lines.

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

rosalinda2 8 years ago

Dkf97 how does that work when you have FTF, but there's scheduled check in times?

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

dkf97 8 years ago

This is the first time I've seen a bad review about check in since the scheduled check in times have started. We always get faster to the fun, makes check in a breeze. I agree about the shows, we don't go to any of the main shows, they are ridiculously cheesy. Kids love them though usually. And the desserts, have to say I've always found the desserts boring and tasteless. If I really crave a good dessert, I go to the coffee shop. You have to pay for stuff there, but it's just a few dollars and everything is delish! Hope you had a great time regardless of the negatives.

Thumbs Up 1

Flag

ghostman 8 years ago

thank you

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

Anthony40 8 years ago

ghostman others have said no. it is going into drydock January/February 2017 I would guess if not before then it will after.

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

ghostman 8 years ago

was the Carnival Hub app working?

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

Other reviews of this sailing

What a Dream

Late January 2016 to the Bahamas - Weather was chilly

A repeat trip!