Smooth sails and following seas

Item: Carnival Dream
Rating: 4.6
Author: BigDaddyGriff

Carnival Dream Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

BigDaddyGriff

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 7

Helpful Votes: 99

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5

8 Night Eastern Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 07, 2024

Ship: Carnival Dream

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 1438

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 months ago

Review summary

A fun and relaxing cruise with this ship being older it lacks some of the amenities of the newer ships but it is also less crowded which is a huge plus

Embarkation

5 out of 5

We boarded at noon and acccess to the port was smooth when you go early traffic is always horrendous we had a smooth time getting to parking and onboard

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

It’s typical cruise food nothing to write home about. The sushi (paid for) was phenomenal as was the pasta bar for lunch. I am continually disappointed with guys pig and anchor

Sam's Piano Bar

5 out of 5

The pianist was fabulous and I had a great time singing along

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

1 out of 5

The bbq is bland and not very good the only saving grace is the sauces available

Guy's Burger Joint

5 out of 5

The staff is great and the burgers are awesome and consistently delicious

Bonsai Sushi Bar

5 out of 5

The sushi is outstanding and quite affordable it’s becoming a must do on all our carnival cruises

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Tides pool was crowded but ok

Entertainment

5 out of 5

We really enjoyed the comedy shows and the piano bar wasa hit

Punchliner Comedy Club

4 out of 5

Always a fun time at this venue itVaries depending on the comedians but we always have a good time hwre

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

The staff always work so hard and are tremendous I just wish cruisers realized this and treated them better

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

It’s an older boat so it lacks some Of the amenities of the newer boats but it’s a fine vessel and our favorite

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

It’s a corner boat and appears to be larger but you are in the back of the boat so it comes with some noise

Ship tip

Remember your on a cruise enjoy your vacation and be kind to the staff they work very hard

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Ports of call

Key West, Florida

5 out of 5

We did the parasailing and it was awesome

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Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

4 out of 5

If you get a clam shell you further down from the food and bar

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Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5

Take advantage of the events we went snorkeling and it was awesome

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

The new digital process makes for a smooth disembarkation process

7 Comments

Sogmoore 1 month ago

Thanks for sharing

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Cruisers4Lyfe 1 month ago

Thanks for sharing

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wlstck64 1 month ago

I was own it 8 years ago and it was practically new. I can't believe it's gone down that much.

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lsbs 2 months ago

Thanks for the review.

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cruising2004 2 months ago

Thank you for your detailed review. Glad you had a wonderful time!

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Gwbigdog 2 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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HeavySeas 2 months ago

Awesome....thanks for sharing your cruise experience and glad you enjoyed your cruise

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