A good cruise

Item: Carnival Dream
Rating: 3.5
Author: StephanieMark

Carnival Dream Cruise Review

StephanieMark

Contributor Level: Second Mate

108 Days Till Next Cruise

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 5

Helpful Votes: 71

Overall rating:

3.5 out of 5

7 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 02, 2022

Ship: Carnival Dream

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10248

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

A good cruise but the vibe on the ship was so subdued and weird compared to precious cruise since restart.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Much more organized and a hundred times more pleasant than the Vista debacle of August.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

The menu in the main dining room is getting old and tired. It really needs a revamp.

The Chef's Art Steakhouse

4 out of 5

The steakhouse was amazing. The food was so good as was the service

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Must of the shows were never held due to lack of staff and many other activities were cancelled or never happened. It wasn't until the final 2 sea days that that activities really started happening.

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Playlist cast was quarantined so I get we couldn't have those shows. However the fun squad were duds the entire cruise. Rarely seen and Deon was non existent.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Understaffed and overworked but they tried so hard.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

I appreciate the Vista more now. I missed the specialty dining and the Ocean Plaza & Bar, Alchemy Bar, and Java Blue all being crammed in the same space was awkward. I did like the non smoking casino on deck 4.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5