not the best I've been on but still a really nice ship!

Carnival Dream Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 67

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
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Carnival Dream

7 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 14, 2017

Ship: Carnival Dream

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 7317

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

I love this ship but the staff seemed to be either understaffed or off this week.  They were all very nice but always seemed behind or never able to catch up:( I felt sorry for the dinner staff, it was like being at a great restaurant where barely anyone showed up for work!  I saw way too many people needing help and no one to help them, it was esp bad for people in wheel chairs!!  Usually Carnival is always spot on for handicap people but this trip was horrible in that area. I saw people in wheel chairs needing help constantly! And the elevators were amazingly slow or not available at all. The food was very good and of course Guys burgers were the best burgers anywhere!!!!  This cruise director was one the best I have ever seen, and I've seen a lot. Ports were good as usual but the whole ship of Carnival seemed off:(  If you've never sailed you probably wouldn't see it as much but I have seen other ships run much better!  This is a beautiful ship and great to have in NO but the staff needs help!!!  Cruising is still an amazing deal for a vacation!  

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
loved the cabin, not enough wall outlets as usual but a really nice room!

Ship tip

The barbecue station wasn't very good, although the guys cooking and serving were doing an amazing job!!!!!

Ports of call

New Orleans, Louisiana

3 out of 5

Montego Bay, Jamaica

5 out of 5

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
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8 Comments

mzsouthernbell    7 years ago

One tried that coming in late thing on my last cruise. They politely told him he was too late to get served. We were almost finished with our meals.

bernadette1966    7 years ago

I agree with you. We went on the Dream in September, 2016 and February, 2017. I noticed a big difference just in that short amount of time.

cganesh    7 years ago

it doesn't help that people who have assigned dining times keep wandering in as much as 45 minutes late and cause havoc for the wait staff. They do have more tables than a few years ago plus no control over late arrivals.

alisonlbuckley    7 years ago

we thought the same thing that the mdr was very strapped. I also think it's sad how many people don't go to dinner at night. There are so many tables empty. I guess that's good considering the staff is stretched

gamer1    7 years ago

On the Valor and Fascination, after the Breeze cruise, things couldn't have gone more smoothly in the MDR. Our cruising group is real laid back though and we understand things will not be perfect every time.

banaford    7 years ago

I hope you put that on the survey. We have felt the same way the last few cruises. They did have service member cutbacks.

gamer1    7 years ago

gamer1    7 years ago

I felt the same way on the Breeze dining room staff, it wasn't horrible just staff spread to thin I think.

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