Wonderful first cruise

Carnival Dream Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 49

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5
Carnival Dream

7 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 03, 2017

Ship: Carnival Dream

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9280

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Wonderful. Would leave again tomorrow if we could afford it. We were celebrating our 50th anniversary. It will be something we will always remember.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Very organized. We got to board earlier than expected.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
The scarlet dining room had great wait staff but the food was not what we expected. It was not as good as the buffets. The lido buffet and specialty sandwiches, And the omelette bar were fantastic.

Scarlet Dining Room

1 out of 5

My one food desire was to eat huge shrimp. I was very disappointed in the shrimp cocktail appetizer and the fried shrimp appetizer. It seemed the menu was the same every night. The wait staff was great!!

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Bingo. It was fun and entertaining.

Entertainment

2 out of 5
Whiskey and wine entertainers were horrible. They were a disgrace to country music. The punk rock group was very good. Great entertainers.

Children's Programs

I had no children with me.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
All of the wait staff were so friendly and helpful. Always smiling. Francis was our room steward (9th deck) He was the best. Our room was always clean everyday when we came back. If we cruise again I hope we get him. He was like family by the time we left. Always called us by name.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Every inch of the ship was clean that I saw.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Francis made sure our room was clean everyday. The king size bed was so comfortable. Loved it!!

Ship tip

Expect the most fun and a very memorable trip. We had a wonderful time.

Ports of call

Montego Bay, Jamaica

4 out of 5
We just shopped. No excursion.

George Town, Grand Cayman

1 out of 5
No excursion. Did not tender to this port. Not interested in tendering.

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
No excursion. Just shopped. Beautiful place. Loved walking around to the different shops.

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
Not organized at all. Took us too long to get on an elevator after our deck was called. We got separated from the other couple we were with.
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7 Comments

susan114    6 years ago

Happy anniversary. We leave January 28 for our cruise on the dream

Scrapqueen18    6 years ago

We will be sailing out on The Dream on New Year's Eve!

msfleming    6 years ago

We leave December 31. Can’t wait!!!

chomperman    6 years ago

Happy 50th anniversary

LMG1988    6 years ago

Happy Anniversary!

Shaundalynn    6 years ago

Aww good for you two! I can't wait to be on the dream January21!!!

levine    6 years ago

Happy Anniversary. Glad you enjoyed it. Hope you can go on the next cruise in the near future.

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