Enjoyable but not our favorite.

Carnival Horizon Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 4
Helpful Votes: 94

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Carnival Horizon

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 12, 2022

Ship: Carnival Horizon

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8211

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

We enjoyed our cruise because we did our own thing and had a balcony. Spent a lot of time enjoying our cabin.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Long line. But moved quickly. Easy through security because we did everything online beforehand.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Maybe dining room was like eating in a cafeteria with the exception of wonderful crew members. Buffet did not have many options. Food quality was mediocre. Deli was good with nice options. Guys burgers was good. Pizza was good. Blue iguana had excellent breakfast burritos. Wok and pasta at lunch were good but crowded. BBQ at lunch was meh.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Sky ride was fun. Rope course was pretty good. Enjoyed options of mini golf, pool, ping-pong etc. Pools were always overcrowded.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Celestial Strings was very good. Variety pop show was good. Didn't see the others. Strings trio was good. Singing duo was very good. Tried to see guitarist, but people were talking loudly everywhere we tried to sit and listen so couldn't hear him. We left.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
All of the staff we encountered were friendly and helpful.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Once we figured out the layout it was fine. Everything was clean. Starboard side is the smoking side and the smoke traveled. If you aren't a smoker get a cabin on the port side.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Balcony is on the small side. Smoke from the smoking area below traveled up to our balcony.

Ship tip

Expect loud and at times obnoxious people at all hours of the day and night.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

4 out of 5

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5
The snorkeling here is AMAZING!! Go to Boca Catalina if you snorkel. We just took the Arubus.

Bonaire, Netherlands Special Municipality

5 out of 5
Took the Caribe water taxi to Klein Bonaire. Amazing snorkeling!!!

La Romana, Dominican Republic

2 out of 5
Not much offered with good reviews. Just looked in a couple of shops. Shots were too crowded.

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5
I'm giving this 5 starts because of our excursion. We did the ship excursion to Ocean World. It was a beautiful park.

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
A little bit of chaos. We went when our number was called. Long line. Elevators emptied into the middle of the line which allowed everyone down.
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5 Comments

strauss3396    1 year ago

Appreciate the feedback

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

lsbs    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing.

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Sorry this wasn’t your favorite.

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for the review

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