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Item: Carnival Dream
Rating: 2.9
Author: dogracr57

Carnival Dream Cruise Review

dogracr57

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 12

Overall rating:

2.9 out of 5

6 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 07, 2022

Ship: Carnival Dream

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6242

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Ship was dated and the food was bland. Avoid it.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Fairly easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Horrible food selection

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Casino was 10/10 with a smoke free part. The rest of the ship was just boring

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Casino and Putu my room steward were amazing. The rest, well, they did their best.

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

Trash everywhere. The clientele may have been the reason.

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5

Horrible. It was nasty and very dated. It’s also right above the Encore theatre which is loud until midnight. They did offer to move my room to another part of the ship BUT they lost our luggage and by the time we got it and unpacked it all, that’s when they informed me they’d be moving us. I turned it down and just used an extra sleep aid at night.

Ship tip

Don’t buy the soda package. Bring your own!

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Ports of call

Belize City, Belize

5 out of 5

Belize has gotten a bad name for violence on other parts of the country. Belize city was great!!!

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Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

Rent a jeep for the day and do your own thing!! It was so much fun. Make sure you head down south and get a fresh ground mint mojito

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Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

5 out of 5

The Mayan ruins were amazing

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Galveston, Texas

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5

Easily off the ship. Have a passport!! If not, then you’ll be stuck in a long line w just a birth certificate!!

11 Comments

ididit 2 years ago

I hate this comment, beautiful ship and Walmart comment shows that this person was trying to cruise on a budget. Who goes to the Walmart and complains that it’s Walmart? YOU PLAN YOUR CRUISE, make your cruise!!!!

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stwoodburn 2 years ago

I love people who have their cries impacted by dated rooms or bad decor. I understand people are different but bad decor? Dated rooms?

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javawoody 2 years ago

Appreciate your view

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Dennis54 2 years ago

I love it when people echo the “Walmart of cruise lines”phrase after they scoured the internet to find the cheapest price cruise possible then complain that they got exactly what they paid for.I bet they complain when they’re at Walmart too!

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Kirstiesmom2001 2 years ago

We like the Dream.

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Dadm 2 years ago

Maybe try other cruise lines. Or, maybe the pricier ones. Lower price paid, lower expectations.

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Sorry this cruise didn’t meet your expectations. Better luck on the next cruise line!

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RetiredRay 2 years ago

Hmmmm….

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javawoody 2 years ago

Thanks for the review

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GSpringer 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing!

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

You picked your cruise and shop? Thanks

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