Good, could be better

Carnival Dream Cruise Review

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 6
Helpful Votes: 102

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
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Carnival Dream

8 Night Eastern Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 12, 2022

Ship: Carnival Dream

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 6348

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

It was a great cruise, but it could honestly have been better.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Had to embark through the gangway on deck 0 because the normal gangway that terminal 2 has was broken. So we went through check in, went up to waiting area, then went down to the outside of the terminal to board the ship. Was delayed leaving Galveston because about 70 rooms hadn’t, and wouldn’t, complete their e-muster

Ship experiences

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The staff were great as always. Can’t remotely complain about the staff. They’re always great

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
The Carnival Dream got out of wet dock a week before our sailing. They did a lot of work with replacing decking, flooring, and furniture on the ship. They also did minor upgrades to cabins. Love the new livery of the Carnival ships

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Had a standard interior cabin to myself. It was great, loved having the king size bed and I love how dark it gets in an interior. I sleep like a baby.

Ship tip

The ship is the first of the Dream class ships and doesn’t have all the same features, amenities, and restaurants as every ship directly after it. Still a great ship

Ports of call

Key West, Florida

5 out of 5
Got to Key West late because we had a coast guard medevac the night prior causing us to be about 2-3 hours late. So our time in KW was shortened. We walked around, stopped at Sloppy Joe’s and had fun while we had the chance.

Galveston, Texas

5 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5
We went to Margaritaville Resort and floated the lazy river, drank, and ate for several hours. It was great.

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Was off the ship quickly. Heard a lot of people complain about the luggage tag shortage. I didn’t use luggage tags, I just carried mine off.

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6 Comments

Rehlah    2 years ago

Thank you for a honest and fair review - and detailed! Much appreciated! We re-visit the Dream April 9.

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Appreciate your detailed review. Glad you mostly enjoyed your cruise.

sfcvan    2 years ago

I was on the cruise with you and agree with your assessments, although the first couple of days being cold. It was a great cruise.

CruzeFan    2 years ago

Glad you enjoyed it.

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Spring break blues, no checking in. Thanks for sharing your cruise.

blackholesun    2 years ago

Thanks for the review

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