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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: December 23, 2018

Ship: Carnival Dream

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6334

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

We'd taken the Dream from New Orleans one year prior, and we were happy to return to it for a different itinerary.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Perfect

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Excellent quality and selection; pizza shop is OUTSTANDING.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Pool, mini-golf, fitness centre, basketball court, running track, game room, art gallery

Entertainment

5 out of 5
The highlight for me. Same program as last year, but I was happy with that. I would really like, however, if the cast could do a broadway production (we'd know there would be limitations), but the performers showed themselves worthy of singing Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, Hamilton, or other popular production. Their talent, along with some basic stage, set, and costume assistance, would really finish the week in style. I know it's asking a lot, but I would greatly enjoy it. Also, loved the string trio--AWESOME!

Children's Programs

No children accompanying.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
All very friendly and helpful.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Very clean, but the Dream still has the décor of the 1970s, looking much like the set of the Merv Griffin Show.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
We were comfortable all week. Would have been OUTSTANDING if the major sporting events (e.g. Bowl games) could have been shown on the big screen at the pool, or in our staterooms.

Ship tip

Smoke in the casino is a bummer.

Ports of call

New Orleans, Louisiana

4 out of 5
Port of embarkation

Montego Bay, Jamaica

3 out of 5
Had a nice horseback riding excursion, but didn't get to look around the port city much. Didn't look too good driving through it.

George Town, Grand Cayman

4 out of 5
An interesting port city to explore on foot.

Cozumel, Mexico

2 out of 5
Not overly impressive; seemed to be a village established and run solely for cruise ship passengers.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very well organized, just like embarkation.
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2 Comments

candieland01    5 years ago

College championship and NFL playoffs were shown on the big screen on the Vista ... It was AWESOME! Maybe someone just needed to ask at guest services?

Mydogluke    5 years ago

Love the Dream

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