Dream Cruise
Carnival Dream Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western
7 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)
Sail date: June 11, 2017
Ship: Carnival Dream
Cabin type: Balcony
Cabin number: 11243
Traveled as: Family (older children)
Reviewed: 6 years ago
Review summary
Cruise and ship were great. Excursions were great particularly Cozumel VIP Dolphin Experience and snorkeling. Expected more shows although there were comedy shows. Restaurant was great but expected more choices. Since dress code was not enforced, we could have packed fewer clothes.
On Lido deck, food was generally good but was generally the same. Pasta bar closed too early on port days. Recommend cruise to add grilled chicken sandwiches for anyone not wanting hamburgers). Desserts were mostly dry although a couple were moist. Room service cheesecake was a much better choice after soft serve ice cream / yogurt.
N.O. Type food was not good, not representative of N.O. food. Jambalaya was just uncooked rice (1/2 piece sausage and no chicken in fresh full pan). Bread pudding did not taste like bread pudding. Chefs need to eat N.O. food.
Didn't need all the water we bought. Not enough "bars" to get soda (cheerless bubbles). Some took a long time. Not all soda choices were available.
Activities on Lido deck were entertaining. Liked movie nights.
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Ship tip
Get drinks first since one bar was closed and service was slow. Food was cold after we got sodas. preferred the pork. Barbecue smelled great.