Enjoyable cruise to the Southern Caribbean
Carnival Horizon Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern
8 Night Southern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)
Sail date: March 09, 2019
Ship: Carnival Horizon
Cabin type: Balcony
Cabin number: 7454
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 5 years ago
Review summary
We really enjoyed sailing on the Carnival Horizon. Overall the cruise was enjoyable and had some highs and some lows. The highs were a beautiful ship with a lot to do (or not do if that is what you wanted), great weather (except for the shower the one day when we were standing in line to ride the Sky Ride, which is a must do), a couple of great ports (Grand Turk and Aruba), great crew and staff, some good food (of note were the Pig and Anchor and JiJis), the comedians, and one of the Playlist Production shows. We had a cabin in the Havana section and enjoyed that section. We were always able to get deck chairs (even though there were some chair hogs in the section) and it is a beautiful, well decorated section of the ship. I am sure I missed something in the highs. The lows would be the food, at times was mediocre and warm, not hot. The steakhouse service was slow and the food there was not as expected, most of the Playlist Production shows left a little to be desired, it was difficult to get into the comedy shows (show up real early), and a couple of our shore excursions (the Blue Hole in La Romana and swimming with the turtles in Curcacao) were disappointing. One problem we had with our cabin was soot from the funnel had a tendency to fall on the aft balconies when the ship was not moving so y wife's shorts got soot on them the first day but Carnival cleaned them for free. Also our balcony always seemed to be wet. All in all it was a great vacation.Embarkation
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
Ji Ji Asian Kitchen
Best place we ate at and worth the money. Food tasted great and was served hot. Try it.
Fahrenheit 555 Steakhouse
Service was very slow and the food quality was below expectation. It was also warm, not hot. For dessert we had "Art at the Table" and it was interesting but they should have let us open the surprise instead of the chef doing it.
Guy's Pig & Anchor BBQ Smokehouse Brewhouse
Really enjoyed the BBQ on the ship. We got the plate that had a little of each type of meat and it was plenty for both of us. The banana cream pie should not be missed.
Liquid Lounge
The room, if laid out, differently, could seat more people and there are a lot of seats with obstructed views. However it is laid out the way it is so the floor can act as an extended stage for some of the shows.
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Ship tip
Take the time to learn the layout of the ship and the correct operation of the elevators. Once you figure it out it is a piece of cake.