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Carnival Dream Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 15

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5
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Carnival Dream

4 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 29, 2019

Ship: Carnival Dream

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: GUAR

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

I'll do more cruises, the crew was fun, the ship well maintained and clean!

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Food quality was not consistent, the main dining room food was good, but my steak was overcooked and not hot, the buffets were good, but suffered the same problems, food that should have been served hot wasn't. The cheeseburger, Mongolian barbecue, barbecue and omelet bars were good, but the food was prepped right then. I ended the cruise eating mainly items made as I watched.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Trivia, whiskey tasting and karaoke, were all well led and well done.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
The shows and comedy club activities were fun and well executed.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Ships stewards, waiters and bar tenders all made a point of using our names and thanking us.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Everything was clean and well maintained. There are opportunities for improvement, especially in the common dining areas.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
The room was kept clean. It's a cabin on a ship, it's small. There is only one plug for anything you bring that needs to be plugged in and none near the bed. Very inconvenient when you think of all the devices we carry that need to be plugged in.

Ship tip

Focus on food that is prepared on the spot or don't need to be served hot. Take lots of walks outside on deck 5, you can go all the way around the ship and see some stunning sunsets/sunrises! Catch as many shows as you can! Use the Carnival Hub app on your phone!

Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

3 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5
We went to Passion Island in a jeep that we got to drive through a jungle, it was fun and while we with a group it was intimate because we did the driving.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
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3 Comments

Mydogluke    5 years ago

Love the Dream

paulhesco    5 years ago

We were on the Dream a year ago and there were 2 USB ports for charging in both bedside lamps.

Summerholiday    5 years ago

Cruising is awesome welcome to cruise addiction... enjoy 😊

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