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Carnival Dream Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 7
Helpful Votes: 99

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5
Carnival Dream

14 Night Eastern Caribbean Carnival Journeys (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 14, 2023

Ship: Carnival Dream

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9275

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Overall, it was a great cruise with great weather and a lot of good people on board to cruise with.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Got there at our appointed time, short lines and embarkment went smoothly for a change since the last time

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
We ate mostly in the MDR for dinner except for 3 nights that the choices weren’t very good. We tried other places on the ship which was fine. Overall, I thought the food was good, never went hungry on the 2 week cruise. We usually went to the buffets for lunch or other shops but never went to any of the specialty restaurants.

Carnival Deli

4 out of 5

Deli was good for a late night snack after the shows.

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

5 out of 5

If you’re hungry for barbecue, this is the place to go.

Guy's Burger Joint

4 out of 5

Only ate here twice, still good but not the same as it was before the pandemic.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Enjoyed the hole in one competition, bean bag toss and other activities. I can keep myself busy, but my wife wish they would have crafts again instead of coloring. Enjoyed the pools and hot tubs especially on port days.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Punchliner Comedy Club

5 out of 5

They had really good comedians come aboard during the whole cruise, always packed for every show.

Seaside Theater

5 out of 5

Had a big crowd watching the football playoffs and got to see Top Gun Maverick on the open seas

Dream Lobby

5 out of 5

Enjoyed listening to different music playing in the lobby while waiting for the next show

Encore! Main Lounge

5 out of 5

Enjoyed the shows and other events they had in the Encore

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
All ship personnel were great, doing their job to make you happy and to make your vacation wonderful

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Ship was clean and the crew were doing their best to keep it that way. We have been on the Dream before and had no problem finding our way around the ship.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Room was clean, inside cabin and had plenty of room and storage space. We don’t spend much time in the room besides sleeping and getting ready

Ship tip

Journey cruises are the way to go

Ports of call

Basseterre, St. Kitts

5 out of 5
Had an excursion to Nevis island, nice 30 minute boat ride, bus tour of the island and historic sights, had lunch and then couple hours on the beach with chairs and umbrella and back to the pier for the boat ride back. Had time for some shopping while walking back to the ship.

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5
Picked up an excursion off the ship, tour of the city which was OK and got to see some of the city attractions

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5
No excursion, just walked around. Water was beautiful here and shopped around

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5
No excursion, walked and shopped. Another place with beautiful water.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5
Got another excursion seeing some of the city attractions and historic sites

Montego Bay, Jamaica

4 out of 5
Been here many times, got off the ship and shopped and back on the ship

Key West, Florida

4 out of 5
No excursion, just walked around and did some shopping

Frederiksted, St. Croix, U.S.V.I.

5 out of 5
No excursion, just walked around shopping and looking at the town. Saw sea turtles around the pier walking back to the ship

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
I thought it was still confusing, not too organized. It took about an hour to get off the ship, another 30 minutes to get out of the terminal and to our car. Releasing 10 zones at one time to get off the ship caused some problems especially with the elevators as they were always full going up or down. After about 20 minutes of waiting, I got my wife on an I took the 7 flights of stairs to deck 3 and still beat her down as they stopped at every floor.
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