Obvious Carnival is skimping on the details and entertainment

Carnival Horizon Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 14

Overall rating:

2.8 out of 5
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Carnival Horizon

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 04, 2023

Ship: Carnival Horizon

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8248

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

I've been on 5 Carnival cruises and this was by far the worst. Absolutely no evening shows like one would expect. Seems like dining room was short staffed so dinner ran long, plus many dining mistakes and the dining room food was poor.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Children's Programs

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

4 out of 5

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

2 out of 5

La Romana, Dominican Republic

2 out of 5

Oranjestad, Aruba

3 out of 5

Willemstad, Curacao

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
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8 Comments

Sogmoore    1 year ago

Sorry you did not have a great cruise. Hopefully your next will be great

kruuuuznutt    1 year ago

All restaurants, land and sea, have staffing problems. This isn't a Carnival thing. MSC, NCL and Royal all having the same problems.

natelorip    1 year ago

Sorry you were disappointed. We were on the week before you and definitely had evening entertainment.

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for the review

lsbs    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing.

Angelus    1 year ago

I took this exact same cruise back in October. It was my first cruise since 2019, before the pandemic messed everything up. And I did notice a significant reduction in activities and entertainment. I remember Carnival having theme nights every single night of the cruise. But during my 8 day Horizon cruise, there were only 2 theme nights. Not including a Halloween party that only lasted 30 minutes. Let's hope that this is only temporary.

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Sorry you were disappointed.

CruzeFan    1 year ago

Welcome to the new standard and cruising. All cruise lines have had cutbacks.

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