It was just ok.

Item: Carnival Horizon
Rating: 4.1
Author: mrbaker1979

Carnival Horizon Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

mrbaker1979

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 70

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5

6 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 28, 2019

Ship: Carnival Horizon

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 1000

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Satisfied, but not blown away. I would do it again and do recommend it.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Seamless and very fast.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

The specialty steakhouse restaurant was excellent, even though we had to complain that we had to wait 15 minutes to be greeted. The main dining hall food was also good. All of the free restaurants were good as well. The buffet area was not impressive by any means. My experience with the buffet was much, much better on RC's Harmony of The Seas.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

The pools were smaller than I expected, but not bad by any means. The Sky Ride was impressive and probably my favorite thing to do.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Entertainment on board was ok. The shows just didn't grab my attention. I'm not saying they were bad, but Harmony of The Seas shows blows Horizon Out of the water. Lip Sync Battle, Love and Marriage, Quest and The Hairy Man Competition was awesome though. The staff and the cruise director are all top notch.

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

My son despised the kids club on Harmony of The Seas. However, on Horizon, he never wanted to leave and was there almost every day.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Perfect.

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

I like the elevator system even though others seemed to highly dislike it.

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5

Everything was great. Size, cleanliness and comfort. I did not like the fact that the shower had a curtain instead of a glass door.