Disappointed with on board activities and entertainment.

Carnival Dream Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
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Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5
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Carnival Dream

7 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 01, 2017

Ship: Carnival Dream

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9435

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Would not take this ship again. Was very disappointed with the overall entertainment and the excess of promotional fun shop sessions. Bingo was over emphazied as the only activity.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Ok

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Dining room and buffet were ok. Enjoyed BOGO times on Princess cruises. Missed them on Carnival.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5
We are seniors and we're not excited with all the rah-rah rock music and especially the continual Bingo promotion. The trivia sessions were just before Bingo and the emphasis during Trivia was the sale of Bingo cards. We love trivia but it must be presented seriously and not as a fill in time activity.

Entertainment

1 out of 5
What entertainment!! Ship passengers and cruise director provided most of the entertainment. Two Encore room presentations were good.

Children's Programs

We are seniors.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Service was fine. Lounges seemed short staffed in clearing previous patrons glasses.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
Many times the women's restrooms had paper bits on the floor and door opener tissues on the floor. Men's restrooms seemed to have an attendant more often. ALSO, how many tables in the buffet area can be wiped with one cloth? Always a greasy film left on the tables after the attendant cleaned them. Lack of use of hand sanitizer before entering the buffet area.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Komang, our Stewart, was good. The only complaint was that he didn't introduce himself until two days into the cruise.

Ship tip

Definitely a younger designed entertainment program for all activities. Not opposed to some but by far overdone by the entertainment staff. No professionalism.

Ports of call

New Orleans, Louisiana

5 out of 5
Stayed four days before the cruise and enjoyed local excursions.

Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

4 out of 5
Very good excursion. Shops on the port were not too exciting.

Belize City, Belize Did not visit port

Hurricane Nate caused us to miss this exciting port.

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
The turtle saving excursion was excellent. Good variety of shops on the port.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
It was fine.
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