Carnival Dream Review

Carnival Eastern Caribbean

Review for the Eastern Caribbean Cruise on Carnival Dream
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lhughes2
2-5 Cruises • Age 30s

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Sail Date: Jul 2012
Cabin: Interior Upper/Lower

My husband and I sailed on the Dream the week of July 14-21, heading to the Eastern Caribbean from Port Canaveral. I will try and do my best to be HONEST and FAIR in my review, and let people know of things I was curious about before cruising on the Dream.

Embarkation: Easy! Efficient! Port Canaveral really knows what they are doing! We didn't have to wait in ANY lines, and were on the boat and eating lunch in under 30 minutes. Tip: The night before we got a room from The Country Inn & Suites right across from the port. In their fee, they included breakfast on embarkation day AND a free shuttle back and forth from the port. We never had to wait more than 10 minutes for the shuttle to get us from the port.

The food: Okay, I am going to be HONEST on this one. We ate at the Lido ONE time (embarkation day). The selection wasn't the best. I guess being used to RCI's Windjammer where EVERYTHING and ANYTHING is offered, I was shocked to learn that there is a limited selection of items, and these items are offered at every buffet line. We did not use the Mongolian Wok, and were unaware of the Pasta Bar until the last day when we stumbled upon it accidentally. For the rest of the cruise, we ate in the dining rooms for all three meals of the day, and the food was exceptional. The lunch menu was great, as well as the breakfast menu. Also, my husband took full advantage of the Pizza Bar, and the Burger Bar. I ate a ton of fries on this cruise, and had my share of free ice cream :) also, I don't eat Sushi but my husband had at least four plates of it. He loved it. But beware! The sushi bar is only open at dinner hours (5-8:15) or so. We ordered room service three times, and I was disappointed because the last day I wanted cereal and they brought me spoiled milk :( it came out chunky and weird and there was no way I could eat that. So, I didn't get a proper breakfast on disembarkation day until miles down the road at a Dunkin Donuts. Overall, the food was good and we NEVER went hungry :)

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Interior Upper/Lower

Cabin 1A

Good location;Larger shower;Comfy beds.

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