Fun but staff seems like they are learning on this cruise

Item: Carnival Dream
Rating: 3.5
Author: ljrapp16

Carnival Dream Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

ljrapp16

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 96

Overall rating:

3.5 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 28, 2019

Ship: Carnival Dream

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 10219

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

This ship needs to have more seasoned staff. I always meet the Cruise Director and on this ship I never even ran into him once. Carnival needs to add new events for the pool and make lines on the extra food, hamburgers and others lines move easier and in a better order.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Very good. Quick

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Food was good. As always food was just good not great. My favorite dessert was not good this time. The chocolate was never cooked right. It came out like soup everytime.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Seems like everything needed to be updated and supplied. Like the balls for ping pong. Pool activities are always the same and never change. Makes you want to miss them instead of being excited to go out to see them.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

DJ was just OK. Kept playing things that all the young kids liked even though the ship was packed with older people. Stage shows were ok. Men did not have great voices and just did an ok job. Comedian was good the first time but did the same show many nights since they did not have another comedian come in. We were bored many nights. The piano bar was the worst ever. We went in twice and never went back. He was so bad.

Children's Programs

no kids

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Our waiters were great! Antonio and Leo were great. Made the meals better.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Ship looks the same as they all do. Ship was clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Cabin was great.