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Carnival Dream Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 44

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5
Carnival Dream

5 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 05, 2019

Ship: Carnival Dream

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 2320

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Loved our first cruise and we're determined it won't be our last. We want to try another ship, just for a different experience and view.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Easy, very well organized

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Very nice. we used the main dining rooms all nights except one. Like the buffet for breakfast, but tried the dinner one night and not a great experience for us (went back to the main dining room). visited both Guy's restaurant and loved them both. Only critique is the drink prices for Carnival Lines - don't have to be that high. i think more people would drink more if the prices weren't so high.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Craft activity, animal towel making class, costume party, scary chest contest, pumpkin carving contest

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Very good - enjoyed all we were able to see (rock n roll, 80's music)

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
very welcoming, easy to work with, our room steward was amazing. Loved the cruise director - he had so much energy. Very funny. All our waiters were fun to talk to. People in Service answered all my questions, especially about the debarkation process and "sign and sail" card process. The pictures taken by the Paparazzi (LOL) were great, but a bit pricey. Would have bought more, if i didn't have to pay $11 for a 5x7.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
had a little trouble navigating deck where you couldn't walk thru certain areas. Had to go up a deck or down a deck, walk thru those decks then either back up or back down to the deck you wanted. first time on a ship, so that's probably a standard thing we weren't ready for.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
For 2 people, it was nice. Big enough for us. Wish the rooms had more outlets, but we made it work

Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

5 out of 5
This is where our ship left from. We arrived a day early and loved all we saw in Galveston

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
Loved the shopping, snorkeling/tequila tasting/lunch excursion (our guides Flower and Jorge were amazing).

Progreso (Merida), Mexico

5 out of 5
Meirisa (sp?) our guide on the Merida excursion kept it interesting and told us loads of history. Loved the bakery, and foodie stops he showed us.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Not as scary as I thought it would be. Very well organized.
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4 Comments

Fiesta83    4 years ago

Carnival is the place for fun

Fiesta83    4 years ago

Outstanding

Mydogluke    5 years ago

Love the Dream and Carnival

cmglover25    5 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise. We love the Dream.

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