Not exactly a “dream”, but just OK

Carnival Dream Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 38

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5
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Carnival Dream

7 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 20, 2019

Ship: Carnival Dream

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 1314

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Although not the best nor not the worst, it was a fun getaway on a “Fun Ship”. Entering and leaving processes are streamlined and very efficient so the standing in line process is minimized. Entertainment is just OK, food is just OK, port of calls is just OK, activities is just OK, met a lot of nice and interesting people and overall it was a relaxing and enjoyable cruise.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Very fast and streamlined

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Food portion sizes in dining rooms are drastically reduced, buffet food at lunch was basically the same each day with little variation

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Lots of shows, shopping activities, giveaways, etc.

Entertainment

2 out of 5
Although the shows were music decade related, the dancers/performers were very talented, the loudness of the singing forced us to wear earplugs due to the unpleasant loudness. The singers were literally screaming into the microphones and to the point we could not understand the words although recognizing the music itself. Way too loud to be enjoyable.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Excellent service all over the ship. Outstanding room steward. The cruise director was very personable and fun to watch.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
The ship was very clean and well maintained

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Standard inside room was always very clean

Ship tip

If you enjoy kareoke, the venue where it is held is grossly too small with very limited seating- get there an hour early to get a seat! Was greatly disappointed due to lack of seating- with a large lounge next door not used during the day, standing empty.always a very interesting city to visit

Ports of call

New Orleans, Louisiana

5 out of 5
Always a very interesting city to visit.

Montego Bay, Jamaica

4 out of 5
Visited there many times and has interesting excursions

George Town, Grand Cayman

4 out of 5
Interesting port to do varied excursions

Cozumel, Mexico

1 out of 5
Interesting port with many excursions, lots of shopping downtown, fun restaurants

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Best disembarkation procedure of the five cruise lines that we have experienced. Literally only took 10 minutes with the lines moving very quickly with no hassles or problems
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Mydogluke    5 years ago

Love the Dream and Carnival.

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