Service great, food???

Carnival Dream Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 27

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5
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Carnival Dream

6 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 26, 2022

Ship: Carnival Dream

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 9202

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

The staff was great and the boat was beautiful. We found ourselves avoiding the food when possible and forgoing the included food to buy things on port that wouldn’t make us ill.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
If you follow the instructions online and have all your documents ready to go, it takes about 45 minutes from shuttle to boat to get through the process which was great!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5
All the food looks fantastic. But the flavor is severely lacking. Understandable considering we had some 4000 people on our trip but several things were not the correct texture at all and we had upset stomachs more often than not even with both people in the party eating mid to small portion sizes.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
We did not get in either pool as both were constantly filled with people and it did not look sanitary. We did utilize the hot tubs a few times and those were nice. Good sized and warm obviously, not always open but not always packed when they were because there were so many onboard.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
The few shows we saw were great!!

Children's Programs

No kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Every single staff member we came across was friendly and helpful. Could not compliment them enough!

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Was expecting twin bunkbeds but pleasantly surprised with them pushing the mattresses together for a queen/king bed with a great bathroom!

Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

4 out of 5
If you have time, check out Galveston beach before you disembark!!

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

4 out of 5
Don’t pre book an excursion if you’re just wanting a beach! Check reviews of places and know what you’re looking for and then just talk to the people at port and see if they can get you a better price. Most the time they can!

Belize City, Belize

2 out of 5
The port itself is alright. Not a lot to do. I would highly recommend booking an excursion for this one.

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
We chose to carry our own luggage out which streamlined the process a TON but I do wish there was a way to settle the sail and sign account online so we didn’t have to deal with guest services on the last night/morning when it’s crazy.
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