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Carnival Dream Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 42

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
Carnival Dream

5 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 07, 2019

Ship: Carnival Dream

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

We enjoyed the cruise overall. Some minor hiccups but nothing major. Shows were great. Donkey made our cruise amazing!!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Smooth

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Food was very good Guys burgers was our favorite Specialty steakhouse was amazing buffet had many options.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
pools were always crowded with adults so we chose not to let the kids swim. They did try the slides but it was rough on their backs. The arcade was a hit.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Great talent! Very entertaining and well performed. We really enjoyed all the shows we attended.

Children's Programs

4 out of 5
It appeared that the kids program was wonderful but our kids opted out after a half day. No complaints but they wanted to stay with the rest of the family.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Ida was amazing. Everyone was so friendly and attentive. With the exception of the bar tenders. We did not drink alcohol but we had to get our cokes from the bar. We must have tried at least four different bars and none of them seemed friendly if you ordered a coke. I guess they get better tips from drunks. That was not a pleasant experience.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Ship was clean but layout felt choppy. But that could be partly due to having to leave the dining room to find a bar to get the kids cokes every meal.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
I was pleasantly surprised by how much storage was in our room. There were three of us and we had storage left over. Loved our balcony and Ida was amazing at taking care of us

Ship tip

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Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

4 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5
A beach excursion. Water was green and stirred up. Not pleasant. But that was due to hurricane Dorian. That was nature’s fault. Other than that it was great.

Progreso (Merida), Mexico

4 out of 5
Dune buggies. Crazy experience but fun. Same issue with the beach part of our trip. Again it was nature that had the beach water not as beautiful as normal. You better be good at driving a standard vehicle for this trip.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Overall it was good. Staff was not friendly or helpful inside the port once off the ship.
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4 Comments

Fiesta83    4 years ago

Outstanding

Fiesta83    4 years ago

Carnival is the place for fun

cmglover25    5 years ago

Love the Dream and glad you enjoyed your cruise.

Mydogluke    5 years ago

Love the Dream

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