Sweetest Eastern Caribbean

Item: Carnival Horizon
Rating: 4.3
Author: SirDuke

Carnival Horizon Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

SirDuke

Contributor Level: First Mate

215 Days Till Next Cruise

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 31

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

8 Night Eastern Caribbean (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 31, 2018

Ship: Carnival Horizon

Cabin type: Oceanview

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

There's nothing more I can say except give Carnival Cruises a try. They put their all into giving you a great Cruise experience, however beware of hidden charges as with all cruise lines.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

My only complaint was the elevators were severely limited during boarding.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

We only ate in the buffet areas as there is an additional cost to dine in specialty restaurants. Overall the food was good, areas were clean & service was courteous.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ports of call

Grand Turk Island

3 out of 5

My least favorite stop of the cruise was Grand Turk. I felt like we were railroaded straight into the shopping plaza. The beach was overcrowded, very Rocky, in fact we know of one little girl that cut her foot very badly. The locals were everywhere aggressively selling everything from alcohol to Hair Braiding. For some that was intimidating but thankfully I am from the city one look and they knew to back up off me. But seriously though once I found my wife which took about an hour once we got separated we were able to have a good time have some drinks for about an hour, get some sun before we had to rush back to the ship. What I'm saying is it the time away from the ship was too short to enjoy. Will definitely have a better plan if we ever go again which is highly doubtful.

Thumbs Up 6

San Juan, Puerto Rico

4 out of 5

Loved Old San Juan! We spent the day walking, exploring & shopping! I only wished we had more time in this great city!

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Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

4 out of 5

I especially enjoyed the ride out to the beach albeit a bit long (45 minutes each way) we saw the countryside, homes, people, mountains, trees, etc. Our guide was entertaining & informative. The beach was nice, all inclusive food and drinks made the day more enjoyable. This was an exexcursion I would recommend.

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