For our First Cruise is was just O.K.

Carnival Dream Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 57

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
Carnival Dream

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 26, 2018

Ship: Carnival Dream

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 7326

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

This was our First Cruise, we did enjoy ourselves at times. The STAFF was EXCELLENT & the ship was always cleaned & well Maintained. Food was just mediocre. Shows & Activities were AMAZING!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
It went very smoothly.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5
buffets closed to much & not enough seafood on the buffet or Dining. Food was bland in all areas of buffet & dining. The best food was in the Steakhouse, Guys Burgers & BBQ. Food in dining room was mediocre. Service was EXCELLENT! We had to go to the bar to get soda's, that was ridiculous.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Played Bingo & that was FUN & very Entertaining. Pools were very crowded & too small.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Comedy Club was Excellent & so was the Music, DJ's, Movie Night & Shows! LOVED ALL OF IT.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Komang was our Stateroom Steward & he was EXCELLENT, VERY INFORMATIVE ON PORTS, & A VERY PLEASURE WITH CONVERSATION! Komang gave us a Different Towel Animal everyday, & keep our room very clean, & in the evening he laid our sheets down for night. In the Dining Room Dinner Staffs were EXCELLENT as well: 1st Night in Dining Room: Jose, Sadok, Jessica Celine Alviz/ 2nd Night in Dining Room: Raymond/ 3rd Night in Dining Room: Putra, I Made, Lazar/ Last Night in Dining Room: Gibson, I Gede Beni/ Casino: Jess - he was WONDERFUL!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Yes, very clean & well maintained.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
EXCELLENT! We really enjoyed & felt right at home.

Ports of call

New Orleans, Louisiana

5 out of 5

Key West, Florida

5 out of 5
This was our FAVORITE Port. Loved Key West!

Freeport, Grand Bahama Island

4 out of 5
We took a TAXI, was not impressed with it at all to beach or from. We went to TAINO BEACH, so did everyone else. It was very Crowded & the water was not clear. Not what we expected.

Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5
We took a Taxi to Atlantis Paradise Island, was not impressed with the TAXI Ride to or from again. We went to Atlantis Casino for a little while, we ate lunch in Atlantis & it rained for about 15 mins or so. We walked around to see & take pictures. Atlantis was very Pretty, but outside of it we were a little Scared. Lots of Security. The water was O.K. but not what I expected.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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6 Comments

ready2gocruizn    6 years ago

Can you tell me what shows are currently playing?

Mydogluke    6 years ago

Aweemas1 WONDERFUL REVIEW. Even though you found some things you did not like you rated your ship and personnel 5 star. The good outweighed the bad. Thank you!!!

stfleurtravel    6 years ago

All for fun and fun for all.... Goi g on my 23rd cruise November 1, 2018 I can't wait!!

cmglover25    6 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

chadley77    6 years ago

We've been on 5 cruises, 3 on Carnival and the food was good. The steakhouse is awesome, as is Guy's Burgers. The dining room was pretty good, especially the chocolate lava cake with ice cream. The 24 hour pizza is good too. We ate at 3 specialty restaurants, the Steakhouse, the Italian restaurant, the Mongolian wok and the Blue Iguana cantina.

chadley77    6 years ago

It's hard to please everyone on a cruise ship.

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