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Carnival Dream Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

leahazille

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 11

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

7 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 05, 2017

Ship: Carnival Dream

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 8334\8338

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

We traveled as a party of 12, ages ranging from 2-70. Everyone had a great time. Only disappointment was the food in MDR. Not what the repeat cruisers were used to and newbies were not pleased.

We chose the anytime dining for the first time. While I like the ability to choose our time I found that we ended up eating at the same time each night. With that in mind, the service with assigned dining is more personal. We will not choose anytime dining again.

Overall we had a great vacation and can't wait to cruise again.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

MDR dinning was not great.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

My family of 4 had 2 interior rooms, in the past we all 4 share one balcony room. This set up was wonderful. It didn't cost much more, it was worth it to have two bathrooms. We didn't miss the view because everyone else in the group had balconies. We were all on verandah deck (8) and all the rooms were nice.

Ship tip

The food upgrades on Lido and Lanai are amazing.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

New Orleans, Louisiana

3 out of 5

Montego Bay, Jamaica

2 out of 5

Least favorite port of everyone in our group. Some golfed at Cinnamon Hill, others went to Sunspree Splash Resort. Men didn't complain about the golf, but not likely to do it again at a price of $175 each plus tips to caddy and cab driver. All Inclusive resort had beautiful view, fun slides, ok food, tasteless drinks, and no service.

Thumbs Up 5

George Town, Grand Cayman

3 out of 5

We were concerned about tendering but it went well. It was a nice opportunity to get a different view while getting off the boat.

Thumbs Up 10

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5

Sancho's beach club was awesome. Everyone was so nice, and we all hope to return there many times.

Thumbs Up 53

3 Comments

Pappaw8 6 years ago

Good info - We plan to go to Mr. Sanchos on the next cruise.

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LMG1988 7 years ago

MDR is not the experience it used to be. We have done both and it has been a bummer the past two cruises. We are tied up for 2 hours with either one. Lido buffet from now on, unless we really want to be tied up with no time to see shows &/ comedy.

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Chrissy19 7 years ago

We did same as y'all for first time ever and won't be doing again with anytime dining bec we got a beeper every night and long wait. I had heard good reviews about anytime dining.

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