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Carnival Dream Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

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Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 26

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
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Carnival Dream

8 Night Eastern Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 12, 2022

Ship: Carnival Dream

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 7333

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

The ship was very clean. It was very, very nice to be able to be in the casino and not come out smelling of smoke. We've been on several ships where the smoke from the casino permeated into other parts of the Promenade and made staying in those areas difficult for us that don't smoke. It was really pleasant to be able to stay in the casino more and gamble. I hope they make this a permanent change.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Considering they are working with COVID restrictions, the embarkation went very smoothly and the staff were really helpful and patient and worked efficiently to get everyone on board.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
It seemed that the bars and restaurants were running low on many items to make their signature drinks. The staff were very apologetic and said that much of it was because the ship was going for repairs after our cruise. It would have been nice to be more stocked on non-perishable items.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Hot tubs were a little too hot to sit in comfortably.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Children's Programs

Had no children with us on the ship

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Love the staff at the Alchemy bar. Vera, Darius, and Arya were amazing. Johnamay and Wayan in the dinning room were awesome. Really enjoyed Johnamay's singing when she did some impromptu performances.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
The ship was very clean. It was very, very nice to be able to be in the casino and not come out smelling of smoke. We've been on several ships where the smoke from the casino permeated into other parts of the Promenade and made staying in those areas difficult for us that don't smoke. It was really pleasant to be able to stay in the casino more and gamble. I hope they make this a permanent change.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
This is a suite and it is a very nice size

Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

4 out of 5

Freeport, Grand Bahama Island

5 out of 5
We did the kayak with beach and lunch. Excellent excursion would do it again. Sam, our guide, was awesome. He took time to help those that were having difficulty with kayaking but also was very informative about the adventure and Freeport Bahamas.

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island) Did not visit port

Wind was too strong for the ship to tender safely so they had to skip it.

Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5
Jeep and beach excursion with lunch. Jeep was fun and lunch was tasty. The water and white sand beaches are beautiful but unfortunately the beach wasn't clean. They had a lot of litter in the rocks and on the sand.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very quick and easy. This was the easiest and quickest disembarkation we ever had.
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