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Carnival Horizon Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

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Reviews: 2
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Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
Carnival Horizon

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 24, 2023

Ship: Carnival Horizon

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 14208

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Enjoyed the cruise and time in ports. Some ports need to be longer and some need to be shorter.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Very smooth. Done on a Saturday and no other ships in port.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
MDR was great. Waiting on new menu to come out. The only issue is after 9 the buffets close. At 11 the deli closes leaving only pizza open until 4. Lines are long for deli and pizza after buffet closes. Loved guys burger if you didn't have to wait in line but it does move and blue iguana (breakfast and lunch).

The Chef's Table

5 out of 5

Please treat yourself. This was a great look behind the scenes. Plan on 3 hours.

Ji Ji Asian Kitchen

5 out of 5

Lots of food and very flavorful.

Guy's Burger Joint

5 out of 5

Long lines but good food

Cucina del Capitano

5 out of 5

Great place for a date night.

BlueIguana Cantina

5 out of 5

Great drinks

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Lots of things to do all over the ship.

Cloud 9 Spa

5 out of 5

Please use the spa and treat yourself. Massages were great.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Shows were great.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Pande was great.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
From our room it was easy to get to main pool or serenity pool area. Used stairs a lot to make sure we didn't gain from eating so much.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
On the side we docked and great being able to be on balcony to docking procedures. Very spacious.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5
Did nothing except get on and off ship.

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5
A little long in port but able to walk around town and enjoyed it.

Bonaire, Netherlands Special Municipality

5 out of 5
Port was great. Did the 11 VIP sail and snorkel. I would suggest doing the early excursion because most shops don't open until 10. By the time our excursion was over our shop was getting ready to leave. A couple more hours would be great in Bonaire. Allowing time to visit the town.

La Romana, Dominican Republic

4 out of 5
Not much in Port except pool. And warned not to go into town because of crime.

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

4 out of 5
Again short time at port. 27 waterfalls and ziplines. Great excursion. Only issue was in the waterfalls jumping was not allowed because we went through carnival for excursion. If you went through 3rd party you could jump. The excursion took most of the day and so no time really for shopping in port.

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
Horrible. 7 shops in Port disembarking and loading. Started at 745 and we were still on ship at 1015. Small terminal for over 4000 people leaving and 4000 trying to load. .

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4 Comments

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

wkran71    1 year ago

Appreciate you taking the time to write your review. A very good summary of your experience.

cruising2004    1 year ago

Great review! Glad everyone had a great time. Thank you for sharing your experience.

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