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Carnival Horizon Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

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Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 24

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
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Carnival Horizon

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 03, 2024

Ship: Carnival Horizon

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 10237

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 9 months ago

Review summary

Overall, it was a great cruise. The ports were beautiful, staff was amazing, I'd definitely do this itinerary again

Embarkation

5 out of 5
PortMiami was excellent! Zero wait time to get on the ship

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Main dining room had several options, buffet was ok; some days better than others

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Enjoyed the hot tub on the Serenity deck. The comedians were hysterical. Too much trivia!

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Excellent

Children's Programs

No children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Always very attentive, and Joseph, our room steward, always went above and beyond

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Everything looked nice and clean. Staff seen always cleaning

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Perfect for 2 ppl

Ship tip

Learn about the elevators before you sail

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Ports of call

Miami, Florida

3 out of 5
No excursions
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Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5
Kayaking and snorkeling
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Willemstad, Curacao Did not visit port

Stayed on the ship and enjoyed the hot tub
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La Romana, Dominican Republic

4 out of 5
The port was nice but our excursion was very rushed! Zipline, cenote and lazy river
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Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

4 out of 5
No excursion but we did enjoy the fish spa!
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Disembarkation

1 out of 5
Worst disembarkation I've ever experienced! Total chaos. Took way too long and ppl couldn't follow simple directions

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5 Comments

cbyron3     9 months ago

Hopefully you have been to Curacao before because its definitely not a port to miss, especially on an itinerary with several other very missable ports.
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javawoody     9 months ago

Thanks for the detailed review
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byhisgrace     9 months ago

Thanks for your review
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natelorip     9 months ago

Glad you had a great time. Thanks for sharing.
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lsbs     9 months ago

Thanks for the review. Glad that you enjoyed.
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