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Carnival Horizon Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 15

Overall rating:

3.4 out of 5
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Carnival Horizon

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 02, 2023

Ship: Carnival Horizon

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8388

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Went downhill after Curacao. Food wasn’t great the whole time. Drink menus are minimal, and every main bar had the same menu. The best food we had all week was the burgers & pasta. I’m probably never taking another Carnival cruise again.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5
Overall, we were not impressed with the ship’s amenities or food.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5
The DJs weren’t always that great, but the movie screen and IMAX theater were good. As well as other live bands/singers did fantastic.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

2 out of 5
A little confusing and easy to get lost. Cleanliness was not an issue anywhere on the ship, but our stateroom deck constantly smelled like sewage.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Room was fantastic, only way it’d be better was if it had more space or a nicer bathroom.

Ship tip

Don’t lol

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Ports of call

Miami, Florida

4 out of 5

Oranjestad, Aruba

4 out of 5
Aruba was fantastic, we were primarily on De Palm Island but spent a few hours in town as well. Lots of places to shop, eat, and explore.
Thumbs Up

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5
Phenomenal. Loved it here and would love to return at some point.
Thumbs Up

La Romana, Dominican Republic

1 out of 5
The place was terrible. The town itself didn’t have much to do, and the nearest beach worth going to was 20-25 minutes away. Not only that, the beach was not very nice or clean and wasn’t worth the cost of the taxi ride there & back.
Thumbs Up

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
A little hectic and unorganized
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10 Comments

ericbran    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing
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javawoody    1 year ago

Appreciate your comments
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cruisent    1 year ago

Agree the food needs to improve to above prison slop.
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lsbs    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing
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Squiffy3    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing.
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cruising2004    1 year ago

Sorry you were disappointed.
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natelorip    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing.
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Frogboo95    1 year ago

Sounds Great!
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Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise
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ericbran    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing. Sorry about your experience.
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