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Carnival Horizon

Carnival Horizon Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 33

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
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Carnival Horizon

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 25, 2023

Ship: Carnival Horizon

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9466

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 11 months ago

Review summary

Over all enjoyed the cruise. Casino very smoking, dinning room staff great, and cabin very clean. Granddaughter loved the kids program and is already asking when we will be cruising again. Love cruising but will skip sailing from Miami in the future as getting on/off the ship was a nightmare.

Embarkation

1 out of 5
Worse embarkation experience. Crowded, no where to sit, did not matter when you were to board, even those without priority boarding where getting on at anytime.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Loved the extended aft balcony. Quite and beautiful views while sailing.

Ship tip

Watch the YouTube videos on how elevators work. Totally different then other ships.

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Ports of call

Miami, Florida

1 out of 5
Have cruised from other ports and would not recommend leaving from Miami. Parking was easy but the boarding process was horrible. Rude port staff, pushing everyone into small cramped areas.
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Kralendijk, Bonaire

5 out of 5

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5

La Romana, Dominican Republic

5 out of 5

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
Long lines and no seating for those who have mobility difficulties. Several times lines totally stopped moving for 20-30 minutes. Customs had issues with machines going down.
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8 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     4 months ago

Thanks for sharing
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Sogmoore     10 months ago

Great tip thanks for sharing
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Gwbigdog     11 months ago

Thanks for sharing
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mikeAtuttle     11 months ago

Thats awesome
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natelorip     11 months ago

Thanks for sharing.
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cruising2004     11 months ago

Glad all went smoothly except for embarkation and debarkation. Thanks for your review.
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mikeAtuttle     11 months ago

Thats why we love this ship
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javawoody     11 months ago

The problem with embarking and disembarking is the size of the ship not the port.
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