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Carnival Dream Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
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Carnival Dream

7 Night Eastern Caribbean With Carnival Live (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 03, 2016

Ship: Carnival Dream

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 7271

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

I purchased a balcony suite for this cruise. It was a beautiful room, but the dust that had built up in there over time was inexcusable. There were a few minor problems (broken closet door, no tv remote, no tv service, etc) as well.  The staff was friendly and willingness ng to help, but response time left something to be desired. The main dining room service was extremely slow, albeit friendly and fun. The decor throughout the ship was dated, but generally clean and well maintained. The nightly show was excellent, and a highlight of our cruise, and the deck party midnight buffet was impressive. 

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

1 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

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

Carnival Live Concert

3 out of 5
Great concert, but considering the number of obstructed view seats, they ship oversold the venue. We watched from behind a pole. Get there very early for the concert, and skip the main dining room for dinner-- the slow service won't let you make it to the seats in time.
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11 Comments

marty3317    8 years ago

Scor- I just got off the Dream Sunday and wanted to comment again on your post. Because of you I purposely looked for dusty areas everywhere. I don't what you were complaining because I could only find dust if I search really hard to find it. I actually laughed at your post during the cruise because they worked so hard on cleaning the room. Hopefully your next cruise is better. Enjoy!!!

tangc    8 years ago

Some people just like to complain...

marty3317    8 years ago

Dust??? Really?? Are you on vacation or are you a cruise critic from princess bashing carnival?? Door, closet, and remote.. Ok I'd be bitching about a remote!!! I'm gonna lay around a watch tv that's a given!!!!! But dust???? Dust it yourself if it bugs you that much!! We leave tomorrow and I guarantee I'm not looking for dust. I may have dust on me in a week... Hahahaha

wareagle1485202    8 years ago

I agree with dkane882

dkane882    8 years ago

If you voiced your complaints to Guest Services I think they would have sent someone to your cabin within a few hours to assess your problem.

Bushwaker2013    8 years ago

We loved all the little eateries around, but , didn't care for the food at the dinning room. To each there own.

sexygardengal    8 years ago

When was the midnight buffet? I mean which night.

gellmore    8 years ago

Love the Dream. A cruise is what you make of it.

cajun204    8 years ago

Charley it's not bad at all. Been on her 3 times. Beautiful ship.

claudiar43    8 years ago

We went in April. I loved it. We are going again next April. Will be excited to see the changes and updates after the dry dock at the end of January. Sorry that you had problems.

chadley77    8 years ago

The ship was built in 2009, so it can't be that bad.

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