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Elevators are horrible even if you know how to use them.

Carnival Horizon Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 23

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5
Carnival Horizon

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 12, 2022

Ship: Carnival Horizon

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7306

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

I will never book a Vista class ship with smart elevators again. Yes it was that bad. Nice ship but when you have to use elevators its horrible. Wish I could walk the stairs.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Very FAST.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Food for the most part in MDR was good.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Did not really care for Cookie the Cruise director.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Violins in atrium were great.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Every was VERY friendly and helpful.

Ship Quality

1 out of 5
Smart elevators may be smart but most people using them are not and can not follow instructions. VERY long wait times in prime times. I am so glad they did not put these on the Excel class ships. They know they are an issue.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Loved the size after being on the Mardi Gras twice in the smaller balcony cabins. Plenty of room.

Ship tip

If you want to go to Ji Ji's go 20-30 min. early as it fills very fast.

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Ports of call

Miami, Florida

3 out of 5

Oranjestad, Aruba

4 out of 5

Bonaire, Netherlands Special Municipality

4 out of 5

La Romana, Dominican Republic

1 out of 5

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
The debarkation we have EVERY had. Huge lines it was like the first time they had ever don it on this ship.
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7 Comments

byhisgrace    2 years ago

Thanks
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javawoody    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing
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JayEs    2 years ago

I was on Horizon in 2019, and after 2 days, I just used the stairs. The elevators are not smart enough to handle human nature. People change their minds. While waiting after entering a particular deck number, they may decide to go to a different deck. There's no way to modify it, so they call another elevator. And while waiting, they decide to just take the stairs and do something different, leaving 2 elevators to take no one to decks no one wants to go to.
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strauss3396    2 years ago

Appreciate the feedback
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AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Sorry your fellow passengers weren’t as smart as the elevators. I agree that they are a royal pain. Appreciate your feedback. Sorry you were disappointed.
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lsbs    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing.
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Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Oops sorry 😞 thanks
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