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Carnival Dream Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 109

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5
Carnival Dream

7 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 25, 2018

Ship: Carnival Dream

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 6252

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Easy trip for us as we are only an hour away from the terminal. We like the Dream as it is very laid back but fun. You can participate in as much as you like or not at all.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Zip, zip, zip..into terminal garage, thru the line, onto the ship, and there you have it!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
MDR was a bit hectic...waiter was very pleasant, did not eat here on formal nights as generally the MDR is even more loud and busy. Buffet was ok...nothing to write home about but adequate. Pizza was good as usual. Burgers are good also. This is not a fine dining cruise but there is plenty to choose from.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Stage shows were nice, comedians were funny, steel band was enjoyable. DJ in the atrium was lively.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Room Steward was great, cabin always cleaned and freshened nicely and in a timely manner. All personnel seemed cheerful and helpful. Flying Scotsman...cruise director...very energetic and fun guy.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Everything appeared well maintained.

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5
This cabin located right above a speaker in the theater! Any announcements, games, productions in the theater will drive you right out of your cabin! You cannot go to bed till after 11pm and you cannot take a nap in the afternoon if they are practicing in the theater.

Ship tip

Skip the long lines at the eating venues on embarkation day for lunch. Bring a snack and then have an early dinner. Don't get a cabin over the theater! Enjoy all the evening entertainment...there is plenty to chose from.

Ports of call

New Orleans, Louisiana

4 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5
Very busy, lots of shops, did not do an excursion. Been here many times and always enjoy just walking around.

Belize City, Belize

4 out of 5
This is a port you should do an excursion in. The country and sea are beautiful in this area. The terminal..not so much.

Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Fairly efficient. somewhat rude terminal staff. Barking orders as if you were either hard of hearing or dumb. Really no need to be so pushy. Kind of a downer after a nice trip.
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4 Comments

cruzn4life    6 years ago

I wish we were only an hour away from a cruise terminal! We would be in the "poor" house cause I would have cruises booked for every other weekend..lol

marques41    6 years ago

brandy1222    6 years ago

Which room did you have?

LoriCarroll    6 years ago

Good for you that it's a short commute for you!

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