Carnival switched it up because of Covid

Carnival Horizon Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 71

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5
Carnival Horizon

6 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 01, 2020

Ship: Carnival Horizon

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 2503

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Our itinerary was completely changed due to covid, BUT Carnival didn't have to replace our ports and could have done a cruise to nowhere but they still showed us a great time. They gave each cabin a $200 obc at bedtime the night before we disembarked. It wasn't the ports we signed up for but it was still fun.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Fast and easy (no fttf needed)

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Guys burger joint was amazing! Pig & Anchor wasn''t as good as I was expecting (free lunch) but it was good! MDR was I''ll say a 3.5 out of 5 for breakfast and dinner. Buffet areas were ehhhh 2.7, the chocolate muffins are the must get thing!

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
We did mini golf, it was fine. We saw ppl doing the sky ride, looked fun but the line was always long.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Comedy shows were good- 4 Celestial strings- 5!! Shows that I forget the names- 5....they were just all great! DJ- Was pretty ok... NEED steel drum players more often though! They did have steel drum players and I''ll give it a 5 as well. Pan Guru is the best though and he wasn''t there. The newleywed show...HILARIOUS!! Not appropriate for kids at all though!

Children's Programs

Didn''t take kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Our room steward was VERY on top of things, we saw him ANYTIME we were going to or from our cabin, super friendly and did a great job! Our waiters were amazing!!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Great layout! The crew sure had their work cutout for them with the cleaning because there were so many angry passengers that they were pretty much rioting and TRASHING the ship the whole time. They were putting cheeseburgers in the handwashing stations, throwing whole plates of food down the beautiful staircases, sprinkling chip crumbs down the hallways. These ppl were outta control.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
We had a Family Harbor aft view cabin. LOVED it!! If you''re getting a balcony cabin, get an aft view cabin!

Ship tip

Get trip insurance (NOT through Carnival) through your travel agent OR email me Tema Jordan at tpi.sunset.escapes@gmail.com Insurance is very important and reasonably priced! It'll cover your flights, delayed flights, lost or delayed baggage, missed ports, medical and so much!

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5

Ocho Rios, Jamaica Did not visit port

Carnival changed our itinerary. We went to Amber Cove instead. It was a cold and rainy day.

George Town, Grand Cayman Did not visit port

Carnival changed our itinerary. Went to Grand Turk (again) instead. Had a great time!

Cozumel, Mexico Did not visit port

Carnival changed our itinerary. Late disembark. Went to Nassau (again) instead. Straw market was being remodeled so all those ppl were outside. Nice day.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Chose to take our baggage off ourselves. Fast and easy. No fttf needed.

Traveler Photos

Afr view balcony cabin
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5 Comments

TemaJordan    2 years ago

Lol yes all the ports changed! So many ppl on the ship were so mad, my husband and I were like shooooooot…we’re still going to ports?? Ok!! Thank you Carnival!! It specifically says in our cruise contract that things are subject to change… we knew that could happen. It was a great time!

javawoody    3 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise thanks for the info

Mekameek    4 years ago

Wow all of your ports was changed!

Summerholiday    4 years ago

One thing for sure u need to be flexible while cruising anything can happen they and you guys made the most out of a bad situation hope ur hooked as we are 🤷‍♀️

cruisereckoning    4 years ago

Thanks for the review and so glad you enjoyed.

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