Carnival Horizon to ABC Islands

Carnival Horizon Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 14
Helpful Votes: 212

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5
Carnival Horizon

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 27, 2024

Ship: Carnival Horizon

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 7457

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 months ago

Review summary

It was a nice cruise with relatively few issues. We would book the same ship with the same room and itinerary again.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
No big issues. Checked in at 10:30 and was on the ship by 11:30. The upstairs lounge for VIFP members in Terminal 6 is comfortable.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
The food was quite good. There were a few nights in the MDR when it took quite a while to get served due to what looked like staffing shortages.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
We saw all four Playlist shows. All were quite good considering the cast had only recently joined the ship. The Horizon Band was a lot of fun. Trivia was typical for a Carnival cruise. The CD was not my favorite.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
The staff was quite nice and helpful, especially the bartenders and other staff in the Havana area.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
It was a Havana interior cabin, nicely appointed and very clean. Nina was the best cabin steward we have ever had.

Ship tip

Be patient. Food service is slow. The elevators are quite slow as well.

Ports of call

Willemstad, Curacao

4 out of 5
Did a snorkel and beach excursion through the cruise line. The snorkeling was great. The beach was just outside of Sandals and we were to swim to it. We were not allowed to use any chairs once we got there, so most folks stayed on the boat and took advantage of the open bar.

Oranjestad, Aruba

4 out of 5
Aruba is nice. We did a tour and spent time on Eagle Beach. It is very pretty, (like my wife).

Bonaire, Netherlands Special Municipality

5 out of 5
We took a water shuttle to Klein Bonaire and drift snorkeled for a few hours. Other than a few small jellyfish stings, it was really good.

Miami, Florida

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
Kind of a mess. Horizon uses the new digital debarkation process and no longer makes many announcements, as passengers are to receive push notification when it is their time to leave. Many passengers, including us, never received the notification. The CD announced last call with several hundred passengers still waiting for the notification. It became a madhouse at that point.
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12 Comments

Gwbigdog     6 months ago

Thanks for sharing

mikeAtuttle     6 months ago

That's why we love the horizon

byhisgrace     6 months ago

Appreciate your feedback

Gheemaster38     6 months ago

I will be boarding her for the 3rd time in 2026. Going on her twin the Vista this February. Vista was my first cruise when she was new. Matt Mitchum was the Cruise director back then. Miss that guy...

JayDyches     6 months ago

Thanks for the review. Boarding the Horizon in 19 days!

lsbs     6 months ago

Thanks for the review.

ggeane     6 months ago

Great review. Thank you

natelorip     6 months ago

Thanks for sharing.

Shawnbb45     6 months ago

Glad you had a good time. We were on there also and loved the ABC islands and the Horizon.

javawoody     6 months ago

Appreciate the post

HeavySeas     6 months ago

Thanks for sharing and glad you enjoyed your cruise

cruising2004     6 months ago

Glad you had a wonderful cruise!

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