Great first time cruise experience

Carnival Horizon Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 59

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5
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Carnival Horizon

6 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 08, 2019

Ship: Carnival Horizon

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 2269

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

This was my first cruise. Had tons of fun with my family. Great stops on the cruise. In the future I’d want the same wait staff in the main dining hall.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Great, hangout with my family.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Food was okay. The seafood dishes in the main dining were wonderful.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Sky ride, ropes course (enjoyed but windy) sauna, casino, IMAX theatre was awesome. Pig and Anchor’s brewery tour and putt putt golf, pool was difficult as it was windy outside.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
I enjoyed the early and late show comedy performers

Children's Programs

4 out of 5
My younger cousins enjoyed aspects of these activities but wished there were more kids on board in the 13-16 age range

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
My room steward Heri was AMAZING and gets five ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ (stars), but my waiters each night in anytime dining were awful except Alan (562) he served my family of 11 on the first elegant night. The rest of the night it felt as though service was poor because the wait staff had different people and tables each night. Enjoyed most the staff at pig and anchor, some of the bartenders are way better than other and the head brewer was fantastic.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Design was great and very clean ship

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Heri kept that room clean and everyday felt like arriving for the first time. This was my first cruise so I think the size and comfort was great.

Ship tip

Make sure if you want to have your room be near the people you came with that the room numbers both or all either end in odds or even numbers as that’s how the hallways are divided.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5
No excursion

Ocho Rios, Jamaica

5 out of 5
Walked around with the locals, shopped at Jamaican food and drank quite a bit of rum. Great stop and tons to do at the port, no excursion needed.

George Town, Grand Cayman

4 out of 5
Not much to do at the port. Glad I had an excursion but snorkeling was no fun as the water was too choppy and it was very windy. Stingray city and starfish beach were great.

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
Amazing port of call. So much to do and they make taxing to an excursion easy. Highly recommend MR. Sanchos. Best part of the trip.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Appreciated the meeting to explain disembarkation and things didn’t get hectic till we had to get our bags.
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2 Comments

Fiesta83    4 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise

wangfam112    4 years ago

We love this ship as well. We had a party of 14, chose late dining(always choose late dining as not to be rushed to get to dinner), got a big table and the best wait staff. I like getting the same staff each night, so they learn your likes and dislikes. Like your room steward, by the second day, they know you by name and have your drinks ready for you even.

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