Over crowded. Venues too small

Item: Carnival Horizon
Rating: 4.3
Author: jeh497

Carnival Horizon Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

jeh497

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 5

Helpful Votes: 32

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 13, 2021

Ship: Carnival Horizon

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 2379

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

This is jut my view we were on a cruise so it was great. But Carnival packed the ship at last minute we were at 85% or more. I can't imagine if it were full. venues were way to small for the amount of passengers waited in lines for comedy show and still didn't get in, stood out side piano bar was able to find 2 seat for Love and marriage and sat just to see the next thing to not loose our seats. We showed up at least 15 minutes before times and missed mostly everything. Casino ha was way to small after 5 pm good luck finding a seat. I will try a large ship on Royal or Ncl just to say we did, but I like the smaller ships. again just my view I will not be on Horizon again.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Seafood Shack

3 out of 5

over priced just okay and to add gratuity to your bill? I tip then get it added? they guy should have told me when i tipped him maybe.

JavaBlue Cafe

5 out of 5

excellent service from Siri and staff went every morning.

Guy's Pig & Anchor BBQ Smokehouse Brewhouse

5 out of 5

free lunch buffet loved it

Guy's Burger Joint

5 out of 5

awesome as usual

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Horizon Casino

1 out of 5

Worst casino I have ever been in on a ship. I get casino deals from 2 cruise lines so I do a lot of casino time. I walked away 200$ ahead so its not because of losing this casino is horrible

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Carnival Seaside Theater

5 out of 5

Got there early got a great seat good night out

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

This cabin is under the galley or Mdr noises late in the evening and 4:45 every morning. We were upgraded to this cabin 3 days before leaving, so I didn't have time to look but it was kept clean and it was nice to have a cove balcony.

Ship tip

If you dont mind crowds and lines to wait for shows or anything go for it.

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Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5

I live in South Florida Miami is beautiful

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Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5

Bought an inclusive to Flamingo Island it's awesome definitely recommend

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Willemstad, Curacao

4 out of 5

Walked an shopped was raining but we made the best of it. Would like to go back an experience more

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La Romana, Dominican Republic

2 out of 5

Had a beach excursion booked arrived over an hour late to port so we cancelled. After reading others reviews I'm glad we did. Unless you have something booked don't get off the ship.

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Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5

Been here 3 times and still would go back again. Did zip line / horseback excursion

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

9 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

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hollysmomtravel 2 years ago

Sorry it wasn't great

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Curt34 2 years ago

Thanks for the review.

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izrgreen 2 years ago

Thank you for sharing

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javawoody 2 years ago

Thanks for the review. Bigger not always better

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cruising2004 2 years ago

Thank you for sharing your experience

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leog 2 years ago

Looks like things are finally getting back to normal. Lol. Cant wait for Vista in 18 days!!!

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. We were at 54% on October 30th, cannot imagine what you experienced. Bigger isn’t always better.

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BeachDiva 2 years ago

So glad I took advantage of lower capacity cruises earlier in the year. Sounds like all the cruise lines are upping their capacity now. John heals did announce that carnival is going with 85% capacity now. Sorry for the crowds, but glad you enjoyed some port stops. I love Aruba! Thanks for reviewing

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Other reviews of this sailing

I know I’m a little late with this (almost a year) but the Horizon is a great ship with a great staff. I would sail on it in a heartbeat!

Awesome Trip

Had an amazing cruise!