Did not come close to expectations

Item: Carnival Horizon
Rating: 2.4
Author: jgunz4

Carnival Horizon Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

jgunz4

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 21

Overall rating:

2.4 out of 5

Verified Review

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 30, 2019

Ship: Carnival Horizon

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6356

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

We decided to give Carnival another try and were told that the ship and staff would be different on a longer cruise. I can assure you the staff, food, and overall experience were not worth the money paid.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Fairly smooth

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Main dining room food was cold, low quality and nothing to write home about. The buffet was lack luster, small, and not good quality.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Everything was over crowded.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Main theater was ok.

Children's Programs

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

1 out of 5

The only good service was from the room steward. The rest of the staff was short and rude.

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

Our deck smelled of sewage the entire eight days.

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5

Cabin was well kept. The bathroom had an odor all week like stale nasty towels.

Ship tip

Take your money to a different cruise line.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

4 out of 5

Grand Turk Island

4 out of 5

La Romana, Dominican Republic

1 out of 5

The ship was surrounded by security staff, I'm sure for our protection. The wife and child did not feel safe at this port. We only got off to do the port shops as a result and the people there was extremely pushy.

Thumbs Up 0

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5

We did the Sea and Sea excursion. Very good.

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Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5

We explored on our own. Was great.

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Disembarkation

1 out of 5

I don't think they can make it any more disorganized.

5 Comments

okhappy493 5 years ago

Just got off the Pride and it was another awesome cruise, sailing on the Magic in 75 days and the Horizon in 320 days, looking to book another sailing on Carnival for early 2021, always a great vacation with them.

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Janel0207 5 years ago

I was on this same trip and thought the exact same thing. This was my second carnival trip and I think I’m done. The service was awful. The lido deck was way too loud, food and garbage everywhere.

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EraPringle 5 years ago

We had a awesome time on our 6 night cruise on Carnival Horizon.

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kris042971 5 years ago

I hear so many GREAT thing about this ship! I cannot wait for my cruise in 30 days!!!!

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kimber17 5 years ago

She was my favorite! I loved every minute of my cruise.

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