A rollercoaster of a trip

Item: Carnival Dream
Rating: 3.8
Author: donniepricejr

Carnival Dream Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

donniepricejr

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 6

Helpful Votes: 129

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5

8 Night Eastern Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 30, 2022

Ship: Carnival Dream

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 2360

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

The Ship itself was fantastic but the Fun Squad need help especially when the Cruise Director got sick and no one really could take his place. The some of the food was in small portions and didn't taste good at all. Also the Pixel (Carnival Photoshop) need to work on their prices. Way too expensive and there were no deal for people aboard unlike Royal Caribbean who have a bunch of deal and will work with you on your photos

Embarkation

1 out of 5

Terrible Covid restriction need to be improved

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

Small portions and some food tasted nasty. Only food that was edible was Guy's Burger Joint, the Seafood Shack, and the Dining Room.

Seafood Shack

5 out of 5

Great food

Scarlet Dining Room

5 out of 5

Gorgeous venue beautiful scenery great service and food

The Gathering Lido Restaurant

5 out of 5

Excellent great variety

Guy's Pig & Anchor Bar-B- Que Smokehouse

2 out of 5

Some of the food here was okay but nothing to talk about

Guy's Burger Joint

5 out of 5

Great delicious Burgers and fries

Carnival Deli

1 out of 5

Nasty they need to update their food and menu

Burgundy Aft Lounge

5 out of 5

Fantastic love the show they had in this place

BlueIguana Cantina

1 out of 5

Food was in small portion and not edible

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Things was fine until the Cruise Director, Jacky Tang, fell ill after that the activities aboard were dull and boring.

The Cherry on Top

1 out of 5

Venue was too small

Serenity Adult Only Retreat

1 out of 5

Terrible not enough space for people

Photo Gallery

1 out of 5

Terrible needs some work on the prices here Carnival

Guest Services / Excursions Desk

5 out of 5

Very Knowledgeable and Helpful

Entertainment

5 out of 5

The Shows were incredible the band was great the DJ was rocking and the were three Violinist call the Cat Trio were fantastic

The Dream Lobby & Atrium

5 out of 5

Excellent scenery

Bandstand

5 out of 5

The Band was incredible those people can sing and play

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Our Steward was great well knowledgeable and kept us happy with his hard work on our room and our waiters were incredible

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

They kept the ship clean and the design was awesome.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

The cabin was great but my main concern was the bathroom door, it was so hard to close when taking a shower or going to take care of business

Ship tip

Great worker but the ship still needs an upgrade or two in my point of view

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Ports of call

Key West, Florida

1 out of 5

Terrible they need to do away with this port. Nothing to do here but go on tours and the beach that we were on the water was very dirty and nasty looking

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Freeport, Grand Bahama Island

5 out of 5

Excellent Love Senor Frogs will go here again and again and again

Thumbs Up 1

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5

Awesome the water was beautiful the beach was superb and the surrounding were incredible

Thumbs Up 0

Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5

Enjoy the tour as always

Thumbs Up 1

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Nice was great no headaches at all

6 Comments

GSpringer 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

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Dennis54 2 years ago

I’ve never understood the complaint about small portions of food. You can order a dozen if your still hungry LOL! As far as types of food available I guess that’s subjective. I try new foods and have always found something I like. Always better than anything I regularly eat at home. Glad you had a good time otherwise!

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us

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CurlyCruiserYAY 2 years ago

Woohoo

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hnewsh79 2 years ago

I'm always surprised by the dislike of food. My teenager likes to sail because of the food, especially in the dining. He does usually order more than one because of portion size, but that's no big deal.

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Sorry this cruise didn’t meet your expectations.

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