Better than expected Caribbean Cruise

Item: Carnival Dream
Rating: 4.7
Author: ghb9598

Carnival Dream Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

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Contributor Level: Purser

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Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 80

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5

7 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 02, 2018

Ship: Carnival Dream

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8473

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

I would highly recommend this cruise ship and these ports of call to anyone. This was our best cruise so far and we have already talked about going back with the kids.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

The embarkation experience was very good. There was a small amount of wait, about 1 hour, we had but we arrived a little early. I do like that they have your sail and sign cards in your mailbox at your room now so that avoids the time having to get it when you arrive at the port.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

The only problem we noticed was it seemed everyone had problems calling elevators. We actually ended up taking stairs most the time, which is fine unless you are going from a bottom level to a top level.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Try to book a higher level room as we had difficulty getting an elevator most of the time.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5

We were a little apprehensive about Honduras, however, this island was great and I never felt worried during our excursion. We visited Gumbalimba park and Tabayana beach for snorkeling. Both were excellent and well worth the time.

Thumbs Up 3

Belize City, Belize

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Quickest disembarkation ever. We were suppose to be the last group based on our room level but we decided to head on down as soon as they called the first group. When we got down to the lobby, there was no one in line to get off the ship so we walked right off, went right through customs and were on the road in no time.