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Carnival Dream Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 3
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Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5
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Carnival Dream

8 Night Eastern Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 01, 2024

Ship: Carnival Dream

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 7303

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 5 months ago

Review summary

Overall the cruise was very good despite the couple of minor issues. I do think traffic police could do a better job in getting traffic into the Galveston port more efficiently. It took us about 45 minutes to get into the port because we had to wait in traffic just outside the port area causing us to miss our priority check in time,

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Children's Programs

3 out of 5
No programs for children under the age of 2 years old. Should have an open area with more available area for parents to take this age group to play. Not only 8 - 10. The rest of the day the parents must keep this age group in the room because, my grandson was 23 months and was unable to swin also

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Our room steward (Julio) was outstanding. He was probably the best room steward we have ever had in all of our many cruises. Our 3 rooms stayed cleaned, ice cannister always filled, he was polite, courteous, knowledgeable and always available. He is worthy of special recognition. Our waiters (Tri Yana, Ni puhi, and Cynthia) were also very good and took care of me and my family. They were really good.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Cabin size was sufficient and was always clean. Had a problem with bathroom light which was repaired immediately. The whirlpool tub wasn't working and technicians could not repair it. Guest serviced gave a little compensation for the inconvenience. Once again, our cabin steward was instrumental in coordinating and keeping us informed on the progression.

Ship tip

Get to the port early, have all of your documentation and be patient.

Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

4 out of 5

Key West, Florida

3 out of 5

Freeport, Grand Bahama Island

4 out of 5

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

2 out of 5
Not really a water person and it was rather expensive, especially things like renting umbrellas.

Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5
Awesome. Had an excellent private driver. Really liked this port.

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
Was held up by security for over 20 minutes. They said we spent over $850.00 but my wife combined all 3 three rooms accounts couldn't understand we had all 3 of our rooms on one card. We purchased watches, pictures, fees on half moon island and our kids had drinks. Additional training required in that area.
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10 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

jimbo502     5 months ago

Next time, avoid Harborside drive. Try 29th or take the street your parking lot is on.

Sogmoore     5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

tanlines81     5 months ago

Thank you for the review! What time did you get to Galveston when you experienced the traffic delay?

javawoody     5 months ago

Appreciate the review

Gwbigdog     5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

cruising2004     5 months ago

Thank you for your review.

lsbs     5 months ago

Thanks for the review.

AuntPinkie     5 months ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback. Glad you enjoyed your cruise in spite of a few hiccups.

HeavySeas     5 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience and glad you enjoyed your cruise

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