Great ports, ship not as great!

Item: Carnival Horizon
Rating: 4
Author: Zups

Carnival Horizon Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Zups

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 16

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

Verified Review

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 02, 2024

Ship: Carnival Horizon

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 2447

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 8 months ago

Review summary

It was a relaxing cruise with some fun ports. Ship was not that great though.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Same boring food everyday.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

The sports complex was ok, the sky rail and ropes coarse were closed allot.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Most of the staff were friendly.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

The 2 pools were close to each other. Both relatively small. There were always allot of people in this area making it very congested. Should be more spread out. On the open decks there was soot from the exhaust all over furniture and floating air. Ended up staining a couple outfits! The floor and furniture was stained up as well. Padding for furniture was cracked and very worn.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Great cabin for 5 people. The 2 bathrooms were very nice. Lots of closet space for luggage.

Ship tip

Don’t expect a lot.

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Ports of call

Miami, Florida

4 out of 5

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5

La Romana, Dominican Republic Did not visit port

Nothing to do off ship unless you have excursion planned. Was very industrial port.

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Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5

This port has a large pool with rubber and kids pad at it. Zip lining, relaxing, many hammocks to lounge on. Fun port! All is free except zip lining. You can also reserve/rent bungalows and chairs/umbrellas.

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Disembarkation

3 out of 5

Worst experience disembarking ever!!! Almost missed our flight do to chaos of disembarking.

10 Comments

byhisgrace 8 months ago

Appreciate your feedback

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lsbs 8 months ago

Thanks for the review

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natelorip 8 months ago

Thanks for sharing.

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Gwbigdog 8 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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cruising2004 8 months ago

Glad you were able to relax. Thank you for your review.

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cbyron3 8 months ago

Vista and Horizon are our favorite ships. Much better than the newer ones. Large pools and cruise ships don't go together due to physics. Heavy unstable liquid on the top decks... not a friend to stability of a ship.

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javawoody 8 months ago

Appreciate the summary

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bienfang10 8 months ago

The Horizon is one of our favorite ships. Never have had an issue with Carnival. Been cruising a while. 2011. A lot of great times. Food is always great. Try other lines. No comparison. Except a lot more people ..

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HeavySeas 8 months ago

Thanks for sharing and glad you enjoyed your cruise

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Lounray 8 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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Great trip

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