A good time but the Horizon has some issues.

Carnival Horizon Cruise Review

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 17

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
Carnival Horizon

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 28, 2022

Ship: Carnival Horizon

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 6355

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Had a good time despite the high temperatures. Wish they could improve the food more like it was on the Freedom.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Took about 20-25 minutes to get through

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Food at the MDR was hit and miss. The Lido Buffett was lacking in a big way. The biscuits were literally as hard as a rock! Can’t believe you have to wait 30-40 minutes in line for pizza as that was the only option after 10pm. Seriously?? Give us some other options Carnival. Guys was awesome! Pig and Anchor was good but you get four wings for five bucks. Mongolia Wok was good but not as good as it was on the Freedom.

Guy's Pig & Anchor BBQ Smokehouse Brewhouse

4 out of 5

Good food but the portions were small.Thank you Oscar for being a great bartender and remembering what I want.

Pizzeria del Capitano

3 out of 5

Decent pizza but the lasagna was awful!Long lines late in the night.

Seafood Shack

3 out of 5

Had the shrimp and clams and it was ok.

Piano Bar 88

4 out of 5

A good time here. Rawles was fun to hang out with.

Lido Marketplace

1 out of 5

A disgrace!

Guy's Burger Joint

5 out of 5

Awesome burger with all the toppings. Might be the best place for food on the boat.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Giving five stars here because they worked very hard. I will say the ship is extremely understaffed as it was hard to get a drink at shows and sitting around a bar.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
Ship was very clean! Not sure if this belongs here but the ship is hot and that’s why it gets 3 stars. The room was a bit cooler but the rest of the ship was hot everywhere. Can’t believe Carnival can’t fix this as the ship is only four years old.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Clean and the beds were comfortable

Ship tip

Be prepared to wait for some food and try to deal with the high temperature inside.

Ports of call

Kralendijk, Bonaire

5 out of 5
Giving this five stars because of the excursion we were on. Have to try the Woodwind Snorkel excursion! Unbelievable service and the snorkeling was incredible. Highly recommend! Not a whole lotto do around the port so I would definitely do an excursion on this island.

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5
Another neat island! We rented a car from Advance who I highly recommend. Did a couple snorkel trips on our own to swim with the turtles and drove around the island. Finished up the day with a walk across the pontoon bridge to check out the city. Wish we had more time here.

Oranjestad, Aruba

4 out of 5
Cool place to see and we did the Jolly Pirates which was fun

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very smooth!
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