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Item: Carnival Horizon
Rating: 4.4
Author: jovigrl73

Carnival Horizon Cruise Review

jovigrl73

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 4

Helpful Votes: 57

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5

6 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 07, 2021

Ship: Carnival Horizon

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 8329

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

I love Horizon. I consider it my favorite ship. This cruise had fun people and a great staff. I went for R&R and it was exactly what I wanted.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Fastest I have ever gotten thru everything. The process was extremely easy compared to Port Canaveral/Mardi Gras

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

I was happy with the food, but we had an excellent head waitress who advised which were the best dishes. Service in the Meridian (YTD) Dining room was superb. Nisha and her team were excellent.

Piano Bar 88

4 out of 5

The only problem right now is the restriction on capacity. Eden Parker was the entertainer and we went often but were turned away.

Ji Ji Asian Kitchen

4 out of 5

We went with a group of 4 solo cruisers and had a great dinner.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

I enjoyed the spa, night club and live music.

Horizon Casino

2 out of 5

I didn’t gamble as much as I could have because it was too smoky

Tides Pool and whirlpools

4 out of 5

Great pool and hot tubs. A little quieter than the main pool with great bar service

Pixels

5 out of 5

Shout out to the entire Pixels staff; when you travel solo and meet an equally crazy crew, you get some pretty awkward family photos.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Great live bands; the 70s-90s cover band in Ocean Plaza were great and we danced a lot!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

The staff was spectacular and always willing to help. Special shout out to Raj on security who even let us pier runners stop for a selfie!

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Great location; quiet; exactly what this solo cruiser needed.

Ship tip

Buy the drink package; spend quality time at Alchemy Bar.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5

I was on early debarkation and their were delays as they weren’t set up for us.

Traveler Photos

Last 2 on board @ Bimini (no running involved)

11 Comments

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