Carnival Breeze Review

4.0 / 5.0
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Perfect for seeing the Mediterranean!!

Review for the Western Mediterranean Cruise on Carnival Breeze
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Rarphantom
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Aug 2012
Cabin: Balcony
Traveled with children

We were looking for a way to bring our 17, 20 & 21 yr old to the Mediterranean while still giving them a "fun" vacation and the Breeze was perfect. Plenty to see in each port, but felt like we were home each night. We couldn't have found a better ship for our needs.

The decor is okay but better suited for the Caribbean where the ship will ultimately end up, but still very nice. Design changes created little comfortable areas around the ship instead of the open expanse usually seen. The pool areas were small but adequate. My kids said that the water slides were some of the fastest and best that they had been on and which was fun for them and all the other kids which kept them out of the pools and hot tubs. The hot tubs are no longer near the pool area which is a pain because you have to go down to deck 5 or on the serenity deck. Also, the Serenity Deck for 21 and over on the Miracle had it's own pool which was woefully missing on the Breeze. The days at see still proved to be a hassle with lounge chairs. What we found was that there was plenty of turnover due to the very hot weather so we slept late, had breakfast and then found chairs. The new policy of "tagging" chairs with a time sticker and clearing them after 45 min may have also helped where people usually leave their towels to save chairs, but I also just saw people walk back and pull the stickers off periodically.

As far as the food options go, we are avid cruisers and didn't expect much of the food. Certainly, the dining room food lived down to our expectations. The staff was disorganized and the food was below average. However, the Burgers on deck were great and the Seaside BBQ was also a pleasant surprise. The Mexican was okay and we found the comedy brunch to have good food, but the comedy was 3rd rate and could have been left out. Skip the sushi restaurant entirely as our local grocery store serves better sushi! Also, the pizza was surprisingly good. What is absurd and needs to be mentioned here is Carnival's decision to get rid of trays entirely on the Lido deck. While this certainly cuts down on the amount of food consumed and saves Carnival money, it is extremely annoying for passengers especially if one is holding a table and the other is getting the food. There are bigger plates, but the situation is still a royal pain! Contrary to what others have posted, we never had to wait in line anywhere which was surprising with so many passengers on board. We were a bit worried from reading prior postings, but never more than 5 people ahead of us at any food station.

Cabin Review

Balcony

Cabin 8A

Cabin 6360 was directly above the Casino and had noise that they fixed, but still opt for a higher deck. The balcony is right above the new extended deck on 5 and not the best for enjoying the sea vistas. Also, cabin 6352 is directly above the men's room at the casino and extremely noisy.

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