Actually was a lot better then my Ncl encore 2 weeks before

Item: Carnival Horizon
Rating: 4.5
Author: mikeyb2

Carnival Horizon Cruise Review

mikeyb2

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 16

Helpful Votes: 295

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

6 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 31, 2023

Ship: Carnival Horizon

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 2480

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 4 months ago

Review summary

Overall I was very please. Casino was great except the smoking. I had to put my cloths outside to air out. Won a bit. No real complaints.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Was ok. I had knee issues so got to cut the line some so was not to bad.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Main dining room service was a disaster. Service was subpar. So went once and never again. Hibachi, steak 555, sushi place all great. No complains on buffet.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Got to say I was ok in the activities. Was wow’d by the imax theater and though Joey the cruise director was great. Cheerio. New years cruise count down., Themed events. 80s, elegant, all white attire /!: Nye. All great. Liked the water slides, the bike track thing that great for site seeing and the ropes course all done by a 50 year old. Me.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Same dancers for each and they did a good job The violin players. Weee great Comedy. Enjoyed them all expect the balled thin guy at end. They got rotated ships during the cruise which was nice. Sets are a little short

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

No issues. All great. Loved being in the corner back balcony. Got to see back and 1 side of ship. View was great even on the 2nd floor.

Ship tip

For use use the carnival app. Can’t get in to a restaurant go visit the place. I was always able to get in except the hibachi place. Book hibachi way in advance before cruise. Worth it.

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Ports of call

Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5

Grand Turk Island

2 out of 5

Run down place. Took a sight seeing tour and lunch. Was to be 3 hrs. Lasted 1 hr and 25 mins Did not say beach drop off at end so nobody was prepared. They considered that part of the 3 hrs. Odd. Was disappointed. Asked for ride back to ship. Got back 1 hr 35 mins in to your saying it would be around 3 hrs. Small Island so not much to see. Most run down island I have visited. Lunch was good.

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Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5

Absolute beautiful place. Nice port iwth pools and restaurants. Slides run $5 for day pass

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Disembarkation

4 out of 5

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Best cruise ever. My room attendant Sandy (deck 1) was amazing. It seemed like he knew exactly when we were leaving or coming. Always addressed us by name!!! The cruise director Joey, was so entertaining. Joey, Margie is still crying! LOL

The best cruise vacation ever!