First and Last Time Western Caribbean Cruise

Carnival Dream Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 35

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5
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Carnival Dream

7 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 15, 2018

Ship: Carnival Dream

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6215

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

I've done several cruises to the Eastern Caribbean and this was my first time on the Western side. For the most part, I was very disappointed in this side of the Caribbean. The beaches were non-existent. The only "real" beach that we saw was at Cozumel. The Mahahual Beach in Costa Maya was the saddest thing I've seen. It was a netted walled off section of beach. Not a sandy beach. There were seaweed that came through making the water turn yellow so it looks like urine. I enjoyed Roatan. The sloth habitat was fantastic. The snorkeling was great. I did cave tubing and zip lining in Belize City. It was okay. In Cozumel, I spent the day at Paradise Beach. Took a taxi. Paid $3 for entrance fee with the promise of spending $10 pp in food/drink. It was very relaxing.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
I wish that there were more activities for family aside from trivia. I've been on other cruises where they do arts & crafts and scavenger hunts.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Some of the comedians were not that funny specifically the female ones.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Our waiter, Sergii, was fantastic. Super nice.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ports of call

New Orleans, Louisiana

3 out of 5
There aren't many things for kids to do.

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

1 out of 5
"Beach" was a waste of time and money. No sand. No waves. Just seaweed and yellow water.

Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5
We booked our own tour of the sloth habitat & snorkeling. Highlight of our trip.

Belize City, Belize

3 out of 5
No beaches

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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2 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     4 months ago

Thanks for sharing

Bruce51    6 years ago

Mahahual Beach is still our favorite beach on the Eastern or Western cruises. Unless you just had a freak bad day there

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