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Carnival Horizon Cruise Review

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Reviews: 7
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Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
Carnival Horizon

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 13, 2021

Ship: Carnival Horizon

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9437

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Wonderful time with friends. Go with the flow and enjoy every minute.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Check in time was 10 a.m. with A1 boarding group. We were on the ship and enjoying lunch on the Lido after dropping off our carry-ons in our stateroom by 11 a.m.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
We’ve been disappointed in the MDR on our cruises since the return to sailing. But the service team was awesome!

Guy's Pig & Anchor BBQ Smokehouse Brewhouse

3 out of 5

Food was delicious but portions were small and service was extremely slow. It was nearly 45 minutes before the server could take our order and another 30+ minutes for our food to arrive.

BlueIguana Cantina

5 out of 5

Delicious! I ate here every sea day for lunch and was never disappointed.

Fahrenheit 555 Steakhouse

3 out of 5

We usually enjoy the steakhouse but this one disappointed. Some steaks came out burnt on one side and barely seared on the other. We would have sent it back but service was even slower than normal.

Cucina del Capitano

5 out of 5

We chose to dine at Cucina in the first night. The food and staff were both amazing!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Lots of trivia for us and sun time at the tides pool. The sky bikes were fun but seldom open due to high winds. Enjoyed mini golf two nights.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
The Love and Marriage show never disappoints!

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Shower drained slowly but was quickly resolved by the maintenance crew. Our room was clean and well maintained. We normally stay aft, one deck below Lido and never have any issues. We noticed quite a bit more noise this time as crew started setting up the buffets on Lido around 5 a.m.

Ship tip

Just relax and enjoy! You are on vacation!

Ports of call

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5
Love the pool area right off the ship. We did the VIP area and had our own server. Wilbur was very friendly and attentive.

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5
We did the Curaçao highlights and Mambo beach break. I highly recommend it or at least spending time at Mambo beach.

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5
We did the Kuku Kanukoo (not sure of the spelling) island tour and beach break. Our driver J Smooth was awesome!

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
We waited to exit the ship until the last group since we had a late flight. Luggage collection was a bit disorganized but we were still off the ship very quickly and through customs in literally a blink of an eye (or at least the scan of the face😆).
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