It was fun, but not real fun.

Carnival Dream Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 12

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
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Carnival Dream

7 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 07, 2016

Ship: Carnival Dream

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6455

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

The staff was wonderful. The food was good. The ship was very clean. It was our first cruise and we were kind of bored on the ship. We kept going back to the casino to play the quarter pushing game to entertain ourselves. We saw a couple of the comedy shows and they were good. We saw a couple of the show productions and one was really good. Sea days are when you have to keep yourself busy. If you don't like laying out by the pool, it can be boring. If you go to Jamaica, be sure to plan an excursion, otherwise don't even get off the ship. The locals will hound you the whole time if you don't have an excursion. It's a little scary. Grand Cayman was very different. It was very nice an no one was hounding us. Our excursion was cancelled due to choppy water, so we were pretty disappointed and had to settle for the sea turtle farm. It was fun, but we were really looking forward to Snuba. Our stop in Cozumel was the most fun. We took the ferry to Playa del Carmen and went to Rio Secreto which is the Amazing Secret River excursion. The caves were great. When we got back to Playa del Carmen, we had a few minutes before our ferry ride back and we ate at Los Aquachiles. This was a great little local restaurant. The grilled octopus was great and the fish taco were good too. I would say that if I ever cruise again, I may go on a shorter cruise. Port days are good, but I don't care for sea days. If you like to rest, it's great.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Our cabin was great. There was plenty of room and we loved our balcony. If I ever cruise again, I will get a balcony.

Ship tip

Definitely make reservations to go to the steakhouse on board. The food is fantastic and worth the money.

Ports of call

New Orleans, Louisiana

3 out of 5

Montego Bay, Jamaica

1 out of 5

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
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8 Comments

juliancarla    8 years ago

My wife and I met our best friend forever last year on first morning of our cruise. Be open to talk and meet new people. I'm sure it's boring if you set by yourself but there are alot of people on board that are fun and entertaining to be around. A cruise is like life. It's what you make of it. Btw our friends and us are going on another cruise June 5th. Can't wait !!!!

tonyadavis32    8 years ago

Thanks for the information. I hadn't seen too many excursions I'm interested in but I will definitely have to choose something for when we port in Jamaica.

byugirl70083    8 years ago

Omg. That game is so addictive.

Daynamarie6998    8 years ago

Thank you for the good review. Good insight

MandiP    8 years ago

Give it another chance. 13 cruises ago my husband and I had the same feelings. You learn how to entertain yourself on a sea day.

gellmore    8 years ago

brentabbott9. -- 3 STARS ONLY????You complimented every area of the ship AND the food, etc. The only negative was you were bored on sea days!!!!!!Your review deserves at the very least 4 stars....NOT FAIR!! Go Dream. Go Carnival.

HeWhoAngersYou    8 years ago

we did the secret river last year it was very cool. lunch was awesome also.

banaford    8 years ago

Look for a cruise out of San Juan. They have mostly islands every day.

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