Disappointing Non-transit of the Panama Canal

Item: Carnival Dream
Rating: 4.4
Author: romainjohn

Carnival Dream Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

romainjohn

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 21

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5

Verified Review

14 Night Panama Canal Carnival Journeys (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 22, 2022

Ship: Carnival Dream

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 1258

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Despite the deception of calling it a Panama Canal cruise, we really enjoyed the rest of the itinerary. Other than a few disappointing interactions with one off employees we had nothing but great experiences

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Wilda did a great job of getting us checked in

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

We were disappointed by the inability to consistently get shared dining partners.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

General Trivia, Carnival Tower, Ball-Room Dancing lessons, Dream Rock Band (Ian and Ruby), Putt-Putt

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Stage show costumes are too suggestive but the talent is very good. We loved the Dream Rock Band (Ian & Ruby)

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Joner was a tremendous room steward and Abdul was a great waiter

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

really liked the ship and are looking forward to 14 day Eastern Caribbean trip in January

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Very happy with cabin and cabin steward. Would like to have this same steward on our January cruise

Ship tip

Ask for Joner as your cabin Steward and Abdul as your waiter

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

3 out of 5

Montego Bay, Jamaica

3 out of 5

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5

Cartagena, Colombia

4 out of 5

Colon, Panama

4 out of 5

Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Quick

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