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Carnival Horizon Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 18

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
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Carnival Horizon

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 17, 2024

Ship: Carnival Horizon

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 2286

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 2 months ago

Review summary

This was our first cruise. We had so much fun and can't wait to cruise again. For the most part it was perfection

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Fast and efficient

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Main dining room food was very good. I never really ate at the buffet. Didn't look that appealing. Would have liked a better salad bar selection.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Participated in trivia and learned how to fold the towel animals which was so much fun. I thought some of the games were poorly organized and didn't really make sense. But overall had fun

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Musicals were fantastic, comedians were not that funny, the violin guys in the atrium were amazing

Children's Programs

5 out of 5
My daughter (12) spent most of her time in Circle C. She had a blast and met lots of new friends

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Our room steward (Izzy) was fantastic. He made our first cruise memorable. However our wait staff was not that interactive. We had to remind them every night we wanted lots of extra butter

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Ships layout was pretty good, but I have nothing to compare it to since this was my first cruise. I was disappointed so many people left trash in common areas such as elevators and atrium. OMG the elevator system needs to be revamped. No one uses it correctly which causes long wait times

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
It was nice

Ports of call

Oranjestad, Aruba

4 out of 5

Kralendijk, Bonaire

5 out of 5

La Romana, Dominican Republic

5 out of 5

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5
Love all the shopping

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
Fast and efficient for the most part, but there has to be a better way to get the luggage. What a chaotic mess
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10 Comments

19luv2cruz58     2 months ago

We love the Horizon. The elevators work well once people read the instructions and follow them.

Gwbigdog     2 months ago

Thanks for sharing

rpmmenard     2 months ago

Thank you very much for sharing.

Sogmoore     2 months ago

Welcome to cruising and thanks for sharing

cruising2004     2 months ago

Welcome! Glad you had a wonderful first cruise. Thank you for your review.

lsbs     2 months ago

Welcome to cruising. Thanks for sharing

AuntPinkie     2 months ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback on your first cruise. Welcome to the cruising addiction.😁 Glad you enjoyed your cruise and hope you have many more.

radioactiveduck     2 months ago

Horizon is such a great ship! And I totally agree. Sometimes the comedians are really hit or miss. I saw some on Venezia over Christmas who were fantastic but the ones I saw on Horizon were just kind of okay. Glad your cruise was lovely!

natelorip     2 months ago

Welcome to the wonderful world of cruising. Thanks for sharing.

HeavySeas     2 months ago

Awesome......thanks for sharing your cruise experience and glad you enjoyed your cruise

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