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Item: Carnival Horizon
Rating: 4
Author: djcampbell0601

Carnival Horizon Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

djcampbell0601

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 22

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

6 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 10, 2021

Ship: Carnival Horizon

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7433

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Please don’t get my review wrong, we are still loyal to carnival and will continue to be… cruising has definitely changed… the ship felt maybe half full which was great, odd, and sometimes even kinda boring… carnival has definitely gotten more pushy on upselling in the shops, spa etc…

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Never in my life has embarkation been faster

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Main dining room was excellent… buffet, steakhouse and jijis Asian kitchen left a lot to be desired

Ji Ji Asian Kitchen

2 out of 5

Not good…. Cheap Chinese food

Guy's Burger Joint

3 out of 5

Something was just different…. Maybe a bit greasier than normal?

Fahrenheit 555 Steakhouse

2 out of 5

The steak was so undercooked it wasn’t even warm inside for the 3 of us in our group…. Luckily this was a casino park so we didn’t pay for it but overall the steakhouse was subpar to any other carnival steakhouse we have visited thus far

Cucina del Capitano

3 out of 5

Their dinner menu is not the greatest but the lunch menu is always great

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

We missed the central activities we are accustomed to on lido deck throughout the day… daytime entertainment was seriously lacking.

Horizon Casino

2 out of 5

Too small for the ship… absolutely cramped and hard to walk around the smoking area… bring my freaking bar back 😡

Entertainment

4 out of 5

The show one night only was EXCELLLLLLENT!!! The other show was pretty subpar

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Waiters straight up lied to us about pricing on Half Moon Cay…. We bought a 6pack of corona beer and were charged $123…. We took this to guest services and were told that’s just the price on the island…. Absolutely in-freaking-sane

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Ship was IMPECCABLY clean and crew members were absolutely on it when it came to this… everyone around the entire ship they were constantly cleaning… like I’ve never seen before… the layout of this ship totally sucks… for example The mens room closest to the casino is a floor above… and DEFINITELY DEFINITELY missed the casino bar… not real impressed with the LED tornado thing in the atrium… am I crazy for missing that Gawdy over the top decor of the older ships?

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Our balcony cabin was excellent and in an excellent location… we absolutely loved our room steward Neyoman ❤️❤️❤️

Ship tip

The thrill theater and imax are super hard to find… I believe both are on deck 6…

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

4 out of 5

Pleeeease give us a beach at this port 🙏

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Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

4 out of 5

Beware prices on the island for adult beverages

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Bimini, Bahamas

4 out of 5

Beaches are absolutely stunning… the inland areas are pretty rough tho… the people weren’t very friendly to us… and there were a tonnnnn of jelly fish on the beaches

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

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