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Item: Carnival Horizon
Rating: 4.9
Author: cwells1004

Carnival Horizon Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

cwells1004

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 11

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 02, 2021

Ship: Carnival Horizon

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6320

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 3 years ago

Review summary

Really enjoyed the Horizon, ports, excursions, crew - possibly a favorite of ours!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

We planned for a prolonged embarkation process but it was so smooth and quicker than expected.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Great food and dinner staff! Kudos to Christopher and team!

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Only real activity listed we did was the Sky Ride. It was fun but had more limited hours than we expected. We still enjoyed!

Cloud 9 Spa

5 out of 5

We had a couples massage, and the therapists are simply amazing!!

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Enjoyed comedy shows - favorite by far was Jose Sarduy, laughed until crying. Joined several trivia games that we hadn’t done before and enjoyed them.

Children's Programs

No kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Just top notch

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Very impressed with continual cleaning and protocols

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

All fine

Ports of call

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5

Enjoyed the SeaBobs and Arisha Beach excursion. Nice port.

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Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5

No excursion, but so nice just to walk to town

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La Romana, Dominican Republic

5 out of 5

Only went to port shopping area but was very nice and clean.

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Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5

Enjoyed our waterfall and zip line excursion, but was quite challenging on the 45 minute hike.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Couldn’t go smoother!

12 Comments

raknsak2 3 years ago

Thank you for your review. We were on the same cruise and really enjoyed it.

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AdmiralJAH 3 years ago

Thanks for your review.. did you meet Lucian in the sports bar or Seti in the Havana bar? 2 great people and bartenders 🦜😎

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AngelaK502 3 years ago

Thank you for the review!

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CurlyCruiserYAY 3 years ago

Sounds like a great time

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AuntPinkie 3 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. We sail on her in 16 days! Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

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izrgreen 3 years ago

Thank you for taking the time to write a review

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leog 3 years ago

Horizon is the best! Loved our September cruise so much!

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javawoody 3 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise thanks for sharing

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jameeh 3 years ago

Appreciate your review, nice to read how much you enjoyed your cruise.

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scootar101 3 years ago

I was on this cruise as well; the fact we were at 48% capacity didn’t hurt…had a fantastic time!

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Curt34 3 years ago

Glad you had a great cruise. Thanks for the review.

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cruising2004 3 years ago

Thank you for sharing your experience

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