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Carnival Horizon Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 43

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5
Carnival Horizon

6 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 27, 2022

Ship: Carnival Horizon

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 5240

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

It was a nice cruise with enjoyable food, relaxation, and entertainment!

Embarkation

3 out of 5
We got to get on earlier than scheduled. It moved a long nicely, but the elevators were a challenge. Some people didn't realize to press the button outside for as many people in their group.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
All the food was great and fresh except for one. During the sea day brunch I got the fried chicken and it was dry and bland.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
I stayed in a Havana Cabana and private access to the pool/bar area was a much appreciated reprieve from the Lido and Splash pool areas.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Horizon Rock Band were the best musicians on board. The Celestial Strings performance was the best from the entertainment crew.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The bartenders in Havana were the best. Anak and Jose Louis! Waiters were mostly great - twice I had them forgot/delay on requests in the dining room. Webster was a great steward. The bartenders on Lido deck seemed understaffed/undertrained. The urgency and cooperation could use some work to get those drinks out. The server gave me a Bahama Mama when I asked for a Paloma.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
No complaints.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Loved this cabin. I researched it on YouTube and would stay there again.

Ship tip

The chat feature of the app was buggy and frustrating. Groups may want to set a meeting time/place each day to plan out things.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

3 out of 5

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

4 out of 5
It was fine but we decided to take a taxi to the nearby Senator Resort and bought a day pass to hang out.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
It was taking too long. Others in my group were already off the boat before my section was called so I just skipped ahead and got off.

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