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Carnival Dream Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

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Review: 1
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Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
Carnival Dream

8 Night Eastern Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 23, 2022

Ship: Carnival Dream

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9263

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

A great relaxing 8 day cruise with excellent beaches.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Highly recommend doing the Verifly pre boarding checks, it makes check in much faster. We zipped on board quickly.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
We were in the Scarlet Dining room for early dining. Excellent staff, good menu selection. The main buffet was crowded at lunch but offered a good selection of food. Highly recommend Guy’s Burger, fast service and great tasting burgers. The Pizzeria is top notch. They have a selection of 5 pizzas or you can custom order (limited ingredients) your own.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Mini Goof course was fun! The pools were still a little chilly. The hot tubs were great! The Water Slide seemed great but again water was still too chilly to fully enjoy.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
We saw several shows all were outstanding musically and visually. The Violin Trio was just amazing, they drew a large crowd every time they played.

Children's Programs

No kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Room steward was highly attentive and brought fresh ice to the room 2-3 times a day.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
The ship seemed a little smaller but was taller (more decks). All areas were clean and well maintained.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Overall the cabin was great. The only downside was the mini fridge did not get very cold.

Ship tip

If you can’t make up your mind on what to eat in the dining room order everything you want to try!!

Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

5 out of 5
Busy port, pre book parking for ease of boarding the ship

Key West, Florida

5 out of 5
Great eclectic port city. Lots to see on Duval street. We took the conch train, but next time we would rent a golf cart to go around sightseeing on our own.

Freeport, Grand Bahama Island

5 out of 5
We visited Pirates Cove Beach. Very nice beach.

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5
This is a hidden gem, beautiful beach.

Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5
We visited Blue Lagoon Adults only retreat, the cove there is rocky, recommend water shoes. But the surf and the spa music was super relaxing with lunch served and unlimited Bahama Mama drinks.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
The new facial recognition terminals made disembarking fast and easy.
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