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Carnival Dream Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 34

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5
Carnival Dream

7 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 26, 2017

Ship: Carnival Dream

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 10201

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

We had a fairly good time on the cruise just some disappointing things. The sewage incident was horrible and we were really inconvenienced by that. We do understand some things are unavoidable but this was just bad. We know several floors below ours were also affected.

Embarkation

3 out of 5
Getting on the ship was fairly easy. Just long lines but with that big a ship Lines are expected.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5
Things seemed somewhat like leftovers. The beginning of the meals in the main dining room were fine but if you did not upgrade your meal for an extra $20.00/day the food was mediocre at best. Breakfasts were ok the omelettes being the best dish. Other fast food places were normal not exceptional. From all that others had told me about how great the food was, I was disappointed. This was my first cruise

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
There were a lot of fun trivia games and family places to hang out and play cards or whatever. The musical entertainment was great. I loved the band with the 3 horns. They played some really good sets.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
See note in onboard activities

Children's Programs

No children with our group

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The stewards were so kind and friendly. Waiters were at our elbows to provide our every wish. Anytime we needed anything we just had to ask.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Common areas were well maintained and the staff did a good job cleaning. Layout was ok just a little difficult for those of us who had trouble walking any distance

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5
Cabin was laid out well and roomy. The towel animals were cute and well done. However we came back to our cabin and the floor was full of sewage yes sewage! We were not allowed to re-enter for four hours and even after that the smell continued for a few days even though special attention had been given it through cleaning. This was both disturbing and unhealthy.

Ship tip

Take a multiple plug powerstrip as there is only one outlet in the room or at least a multiple phone charger.

Ports of call

New Orleans, Louisiana

5 out of 5
City sites were nice to visit

Montego Bay, Jamaica

3 out of 5
Seemed kind of unsafe

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5
Good snorkeling and beautiful. Lots of fun

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
We did one of the excursions that we thought was going to include a lot of beach time but it didn’t. We were scheduled to see some sights snorkel then Mayan ruins along with rum tasting. Even though it was not what we expected we thoroughly enjoyed the entire experience. Our guide Jesus was great and informative

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Although we needed to be out of our room by 8 we didn’t get to go off the ship till close to noon. We met those coming in as we got off. The porter we had though was really good and he helped a lot getting through customs.
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5 Comments

susan114    6 years ago

What deck were y'all on

susan114    6 years ago

What floor were y'all on

piratekiss    6 years ago

Not that this will help a sewage issue, but I always bring a bathroom fresher just to keep bathroom smelling good

Terrye1    6 years ago

I hadn't heard about a sewage incident

LMG1988    6 years ago

Seems you kept a good attitude with the sewer issue. That is upsetting, but it can and has happened. We have had sewer back up a few times, but nothing major. Twice on two different ships, while taking a shower! ... and once a toilet didn't flush. All were fixed in a timely manner. Oh, & sink didn't drain well... I have a weak stomach too. It is tough having to be out of the cabin by 8 and having to wait... for that reason, we book on higher floors or back of ship to get to lido to wait.

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