Mixed ratings review

Carnival Horizon Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 5
Helpful Votes: 68

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
Carnival Horizon

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 27, 2023

Ship: Carnival Horizon

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Overall is was good, little things but good, will come back to the ship.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Embarkation was quite fast and organized. No issues, the process was easier this time.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
The restaurants, LidoDeck buffet and other eateries were really good, no complaints about the food, the only drawback is their new way of checking in through the app for the main dining room, at times there was a wait of more than 2 hours and the restaurant was half empty, I believe Carnival is cutting corners and hiring half the staff they used to have.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Less shows, less live music. Still a lot of activities but not like before

Entertainment

2 out of 5
The Cruise director, Alex was the most annoying I’ve encountered on any ship.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Awesome service, my steward Rodel on Deck 9 Panorama was the best, helpful and attentive, a great asset.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ports of call

La Romana, Dominican Republic

5 out of 5

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

1 out of 5
There are not nice beaches near the port. Take a taxi on your own.

Bonaire, Netherlands Special Municipality

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
Total chaos, hell broke loose, there was even and accident on the stairs from deck 4 to 3, a guest fell down and there was blood everywhere, don’t know details but it happened. Again, the Cruise director, Alex was running back and forth like a chicken with its head cut off not sharing any information or having a system in place.

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13 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     4 months ago

Thanks for sharing

SherrylNorris235    1 year ago

Thanks I have seen Alex before he’s not real motivated. So goes your entertainment. So I make it what i want it to be. So I don’t look for the Director to dictate my fun.

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

steve126    1 year ago

How many people in your dinner party for that long of a wait?

byhisgrace    1 year ago

Appreciate your feedback

Ashlynskitty    1 year ago

Thank You for sharing

Itspeace4me    1 year ago

Thank you for sharing.

javawoody    1 year ago

Appreciate the feedback

dcoleman2219    1 year ago

Thanks for the review.

cruising2004    1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad you mostly enjoyed your cruise.

okhappy493    1 year ago

There are always little things, we are grateful for that and then you enjoy the awesome cruise, thanks for the review.

lsbs    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing.

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