Very enjoyable family vacation

Carnival Dream Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 48

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5
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Carnival Dream

7 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 17, 2019

Ship: Carnival Dream

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8405

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Our trip was wonderful, we had a great time enjoy many activities on board and off. The best part was the wonderful service provided by all the staff! We loved being addressed by name when we came to dinner and by our wonderful stewards!

Embarkation

4 out of 5
A little hectic

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
The food was presented beautifully but was often lacking in flavor and/or execution. There were definitely some exceptional meals but it was hit or miss. We do understand that cooking in such large quantities can be difficult to maintain quality. I saw a lot of food go into the trash just because it wasn’t very good. The serving staff in the dining room was fantastic! The Alchemy bar was superb, great bartenders and fantastic drinks. The burger place was spot on every time. Pizza was good, wish they’d use fresh basil for the Margarita pizza.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
We did the pool and water slides: great activities for the kids! Wish there was more shaded areas on the upper decks. Mini golf, basket ball, arcade, casino, shows, shopping, and whisky mixing class.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
The comedians were all very funny. Flick was a fun show for the whole family! Night club was a bit of a fail, the DJ played one type of music and you couldn’t really dance to it, variety would be good.

Children's Programs

5 out of 5
Excellent, my kids loved the kids clubs!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
All the staff were wonderful, exceptional service all the way around.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
The ship was very clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
The size and comfort was great,, but we had a terrible sewage smell in our room and in the hallway around our room. We called for someone to look into it, but they claimed they could not smell it. All other passengers could smell it just walking by that area. We figured out that it was coming from the vents and therefore turned down our AC and that made it a little better.

Ship tip

Don’t pay to do the excursions on board you can find the same one offered off the boat for at least 20% cheaper

Ports of call

New Orleans, Louisiana

5 out of 5

Montego Bay, Jamaica

4 out of 5
Very expensive place. The beach was nice

George Town, Grand Cayman

3 out of 5
Beautiful!

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
Our favorite, wish there was more time here!

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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3 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

BrandyByars    5 years ago

Would love to go to Jamaica

Mydogluke    5 years ago

Love the Dream and Carnival

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