Carnival Dream Review
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On April 28th we set sail on my 7th cruise, Nan's 10th. We were sailing to the Caribbean on the Carnival Dream. It took two years for me to get the price I needed in order to take this cruise.
We usually cruise on Carnival Lines and try to leave from Port Canaveral since it's only minutes from our home. We also have a very good deal getting to the port. The Econologe on US 1 in Cocoa has a very special deal, you can park your car for free and take the shuttle bus for $10 round trip to your ship at the Port. Truly, a deal you can't beat.
Usually, embarking is a breeze on a Carnival ship, but this time when we arrived about 12:30 p.m., there were a few thousand people waiting on very long lines to board the ship. I usually order a wheelchair for my sister when we travel, but this time I simply forgot and there we were waiting on the longest line i ever saw. I left Nan standing on line and went up front to see if I could get a wheelchair. The red shirt woman I spoke with said that I would have to wait on the line, go thru the security check and when i got upstairs I could get a wheelchair and then come back down for Nancy. If I did all that, once I got upstairs, why would I want to come back down again. I wandered around until i saw a blue shirt man and he was certainly more friendly. it took him a few minutes, but he got a wheelchair and we got Nan into it and he took us immediately through the waiting people and right through security , then he brought us upstairs to get our cabin keys. a very lovely man who went out of his way to be helpful.
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Interior
Ours was an inside cabin. It was a good size, held comfortably two twin beds, a desk, extra chair, and small refrigerator. The room also had TWO closets with sufficient hangers and many, many drawers. Unpacking and putting your things away was not a problem at all. The bathroom was an okay size, nothing spectacular, but certainly okay. We were close to the elevator, which is what we prefer and the cabin was very quiet at night. TV reception was good, but the shows available were lacking.The decor was very lovely and the fact that the room did not have a porthole was not a problem at all. Actually we never noticed that there wasn't a window. At bedtime it was better not to have the opening to the outside, it made it darker and better for sleep. In the morning you were not awoken by the light, which suits us just fine. I've been on seven cruises and on all but the first, I have had an inside cabin. Will continue to book inside cabins on future cruises.