I was very disappointed in the Buffet.

Item: Carnival Dream
Rating: 3.7
Author: mindun42

Carnival Dream Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

mindun42

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 6

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5

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7 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 09, 2018

Ship: Carnival Dream

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 2322

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

I was very disappointed in the Buffet. The food seemed to be recycled from the prior night Dining Rooms. They painted the ship at every port, so 3 of our days, we couldn't use our Balcony.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

We couldn't use our Balcony for 3 days of our trip, due to them painting so do waste your money. Get an Ocean View.

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Ports of call

New Orleans, Louisiana

3 out of 5

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

2 out of 5

Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

2 out of 5

Belize City, Belize

4 out of 5

Bothered by the Travel Advisory.

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Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5

6 Comments

cmglover25 6 years ago

I love sitting out on the balcony early in the morning and late in the evening. I would have been upset about that.

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gatorhotline 6 years ago

On NCL Epic recently our room flooded due to burst water pipe in wall. We did not have access to our room or balcony for 3 days, except to go in and retrieve items or shower. They replaced bed in cabin at night, but we could not sleep due to the noisy fans, so slept on couches outside cigar bar. They offered us no compensation whatsoever, even though we politely reminded them we felt they should offer us something. Not even discount on future cruise. Nothing. I'm fully aware travel can be unpredictable and we're pretty flexible and remained polite. NCL has lost our business and we travel a lot. I know they don't care. To say their customer service is lacking is a severe understatement. I doubt you will receive anything , but that should not keep you from politely and persistently pursuing this issue. Good luck. Sometimes you just have to let it go, not let it ruin your experience, and move forward. Best of luck to you!

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jojo625 6 years ago

If you could not use your balcony, I would definitely check into some sort of reimbursement, voucher, etc. Good luck.

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Rob6847 6 years ago

Did they actually block you from using it or was it the smell of the paint that kept you off?

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jenex 6 years ago

We use the balcony, so wouldn’t be happy about that. They should do something.

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Yvonne62 6 years ago

Ooooh...to pay for balcony rooms and not be able to use them...Carnival should make amends somehow.

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