First cruise that my wife and I have taken. It was a great experience. Met lots of friendly people from all over the country and also the staff on the cruise ship were great. We wished the excursions would have been a little longer.

Carnival Dream Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 42

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5
Carnival Dream

5 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 03, 2020

Ship: Carnival Dream

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6290

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Great cruise. Loved being on the ocean and seeing the beautiful blue water. It was a very relaxing trip. Got to meet lots of wonderful people from all across the U.S.

Embarkation

3 out of 5
Long lines and there was so much noise I couldn't hardly understand what was being said.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
They were great. The food was excellent.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
There was plenty of activities to enjoy on the ship. We did several of the comedy clubs, hung out at the pool and play a little poker.

Entertainment

We really didn't go to any of the musicals. We did other things on the ship.

Children's Programs

We did not take any children.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Everyone was really friendly. You met some that were a little short with us, but they may have been having a bad day. Gus was our room steward. Gus was excellent. Was always there for anything we needed.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Glad we were on mid-ship. There was lots of walking from one end to the other.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
The cabin was great. We had a balcony. We only wished we could have sat on the balcony and smoked, but other than that, it was excellent. Our room steward, Gus kept everything nice and neat. I ordered ice one time, and every time when we came back to our room we had ice in our bucket for the water. Gus was great.

Ship tip

We went on a 5 day cruise because it was our first trip. I would go for 7 days instead.

Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

5 out of 5
It was convenient for us because we live in Texas, but it was easy to get around.

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
The water is beautiful. We did a beach excursion. It was great, but the shore line was a little rockier than I thought.

Progreso (Merida), Mexico

5 out of 5
We did another beach excursion here like in Cozumel. The beach was great. Lots of sand. The service was much better at the beach here than in Cozumel.

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
Had to wait about 2 hours to get off the ship. But with so many people on board you have to expect it.

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