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Carnival Horizon Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 26

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5
Carnival Horizon

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 16, 2022

Ship: Carnival Horizon

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 8475

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

We had a Great time and would do it again. Maybe not on Horizon - ship was warm all over.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Embarkation was overall good but registrant did not split out bill but took information. Had to fix on ship.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
We ate in MDR every night - food was good. Specialty restaurant was Hibachi experience was excellent and entertaining. Buffets pretty much served what was available in MDR.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
I did not do much outside activities. I did however enjoy the Trivia & Casino.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Stage shows had to change up, some of the dancers/singers got sick. Violinist was awesome.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
MDR - Vixcon & Stephens was very attentive. Served us what we asked for and made some suggestions. Room steward - Philip (8th floor AFT) was SPOT-ON. He always addressed us by name and my daughter, who was in a different part of the ship, knew her name too.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Space seemed (closed in) - not enough room for all attended. Cleanliness was excellent.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
We rearranged bedding to give more room. Need more shelving - a lot of dead space from 5ft up on walls. Phone on desk takes up space - should be mounted on wall or raised up on floating shelf. Mirror desk should have more drawers underneath.

Ship tip

Don't let rude people spoil your vacation. Be Nice & Be KIND.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

3 out of 5
No excursion - Need FREE shuttle service from Fort Lauderdale Airport.

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5
Loved the port - SEABOB excursion was awesome!!!

Bonaire, Netherlands Special Municipality

5 out of 5
Area/People was very nice. Snorkel excursion from the Samur Ship. Only complaint is that should have golf cart tram - long walk to board boat. Overall, the young man who owns boat and his crew was great.

La Romana, Dominican Republic

5 out of 5
Felt rushed thru shopping area. Not much time - excursion was scheduled for 11:45am.

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

4 out of 5
Nice port - very clean. Did the Adrenaline Zipline & Horseback riding.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Nothing to it. We placed luggage outside door night before. Disembarked - waited few minutes to find a suitcases, but ok. Zipped thru customs. EXCELLENT - took Lyft to hotel in FLL.

Traveler Photos

Group picture with Squirrel Monkeys - WE WANT ONE !!!! Philip on deck 8 (Aft) was amazing.... THANK YOU Having fun with Selfies Seabob Snorkeling - We had a blast with these machines. Samur Sail, Beach & Snorkeling Monkeyland - Baby Squirrel Monkey taking nap.  Too Cute Monkeyland
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5 Comments

byhisgrace    2 years ago

Thank you for your review

KWWilson    2 years ago

Hi! Can you elaborate on the issues with air conditioning? Was your cabin steward aware?

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

natelorip    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing. Glad you had a great cruise.

javawoody    2 years ago

Appreciate the review

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