Okay, but would have been much better without getting norovirus

Carnival Dream Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5
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Carnival Dream

7 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 12, 2018

Ship: Carnival Dream

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 2361

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Housekeeping and restaurant staff were excellent. Food went from very good first 3 days, to average in the middle. The menu for the last night looked better but we missed it due to getting norovirus. We ate only on the ship and on one carnival sanctioned excursion in Belize. We went to ship Dr. and were then confined to cabin for last night. I kind of expected Carnival to follow up with at least a sorry and to see how we were doing, but that did not happen. We were still vacationing for another week while in the southeast, and the norovirus kind of ruined a good part of that. Hand wash stations were hard to find and often malfunctioned (kept spitting out soap). Plenty of antibacterial stations, but hardly ever saw anyone using them and the staff did not push use like the Holland America cruise we were on. I am a hand-washing fanatic and will not touch my food scooped up from a buffet, so not sure what else I could have done.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ship tip

Don't get norovirus!

Ports of call

New Orleans, Louisiana

4 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5

Belize City, Belize

4 out of 5

Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
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3 Comments

Mydogluke    6 years ago

Love the Dream

mslgrl2003    6 years ago

You can catch it from door handles, stairway, elevator buttons. Buffets aren't the only culprit

elvis18    6 years ago

So sorry you got unwell , I always carry my own hand gel , Iam fanatical about using it too but I once got really sick on a cruise so these things happen despite the preventitive measures

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