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Carnival Dream Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

TinkerD

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 31

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

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6 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 12, 2021

Ship: Carnival Dream

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 7328

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 3 years ago

Review summary

The only thing I was not pleased with was that Carnival is now charging for popcorn at the Dive-in movies. Have never been charged before. Not happy with that change. Other than that, we were very pleased with this trip on the Dream. Looking forward to the next adventure!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Great! Very Smooth

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Love the Thelasso pool Spa Package. Well worth the $$

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Julio our cabin Steward is the best we have ever had! Also, Rupling our head waiter was exceptional.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Fantastic Cabin, Loved the spacious Suite. Plenty of storage, and a great Steward!

Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

4 out of 5

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

4 out of 5

Fun port. Enjoyed the show with the ropes and the pole. Fun shops to explore. No excursion taken here.

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Belize City, Belize

2 out of 5

No excursion. Very small port. Stayed less than an hour. Grumpy native staff. Last trip to Belize we were excited about the zip-line/cave tubing excursion, but very disappointed because we had our money stolen by the local staff. We will not do an excursion in Belize again.

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Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

We always enjoy a stroll thought this port. No excursion.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

As with embarkation, very smooth.

8 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for the update.

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javawoody 3 years ago

Thanks for the update

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Curt34 3 years ago

Thanks for the review. I bought popcorn on our last cruise. I bring popcorn butter flavored spray and popcorn salt to improve the flavor. Otherwise I wouldn’t get it even if was free.

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willwork4cruz 3 years ago

Agreed about the popcorn. Of all the "free" food on the ship, probably the food that cost the cruise line the least to make, is popcorn. That really left a bad impression. Maybe they charge so people won't take it and spill it all over. On Princess it was free but not very good.

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painter79 3 years ago

My last two cruises they charged for popcorn 🍿

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AuntPinkie 3 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

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CruzeFan 3 years ago

Glad you enjoyed it. Many things that were included pre-Covid may now have a charge or be eliminated. The cruise lines have to pay for the large amount of debt they took on to survive Covid.

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cruising2004 3 years ago

Thank you for sharing your experience.

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