this cruise was ok

Item: Carnival Horizon
Rating: 4
Author: msashley90

Carnival Horizon Cruise Review

msashley90

Contributor Level: Third Mate

178 Days Till Next Cruise

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 35

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 23, 2022

Ship: Carnival Horizon

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Enjoyed the itinerary but didn't enjoy the ship other than the imax

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Embarkation was simple and quick. Had a 11am appointment and was on board by 1130

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Felt there could've been more activities going on for the amount of people on board. With it being 100% capacity it was hard trying to find something to do without feeling or worrying about capacity and distancing

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Loved camp ocean for my kids. Felt the staff really get to know your kids during the trip. Also loved the fact the staff take the kids to the sports deck to engage in activities

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Staff were amazing except for one person in guest services. The one person is not customer oriented or a people person. There was a known error from the first day with people being charged for activities they did not purchase. That one person seemed to think people were making it up and everyone's billing was correct.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

For a ship this size and has a capacity of 4,000 people there should be more washer and dryers. There were only a total of 16 washer and dryers as there is not a laundromat on every floor. Also felt like a ship with modern technology there were many malfunctions.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Room was decent.

Ship tip

On this ship just remind yourself you are on vacation. If doing laundry bring your own soap because it will run out sooner than you think. Also for the elevators push what floor you are going to by how many people are in your group. Ex: group of 4 push floor 10 4xs that way more than 1 elevator comes

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Ports of call

Oranjestad, Aruba

4 out of 5

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

4 out of 5

La Romana, Dominican Republic

4 out of 5

Bonaire, Netherlands Special Municipality

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Quick and simple did self carry and was off the ship at 8am

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12 Comments

Tropicgal 2 years ago

Thanks for reviewing. Love the elevator tip.

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lrbcarroll 2 years ago

Who is the Cruise director?

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msashley90 2 years ago

I feel I would've liked it more had it not been full capacity. With 4,000 people on board it was impossible to go in the whirlpools (even in serenity) pools and in some venues without being on top of each other. The activities while I was on board were the same every other day. I did find certain places to have less people like the library and used that to my advantage to get away from crowds.

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MsMWesley 2 years ago

Oh wow! I loved the Horizon, can't wait to book on her again.

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msashley90 2 years ago

@gangway it's the last thing on my mind as well but when you have 3 little ones it's a reality.

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gangway 2 years ago

Doing laundry is the last thing I worry about on a cruise😂

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rpmmenard 2 years ago

The share is appreciated.

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revbc2comcastnet 2 years ago

We loved this ship and plan to go again soon. Heading on the Valor Monday.

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your ports of call!

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kef2016 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience. Sorry it didn’t meet all your expectations.

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bienfang10 2 years ago

Thats sad. Wow. Very rare. Like a steak...

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us

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