Carnival Breeze Review
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Carnival Breeze out of Miami on 02/24/13. 6 day cruise with stops in Grand Turk, Ocho Rios and Nassau Bahamas. Cabin 2309-Cove Balcony on the Starboard side just forward of mid-ship.
Prior to the cruise. Flew out of Lexington Ky on the cruise departure date on US AIR and had a small layover in Charlotte NC. Arrived at Miami International on time at noon and to my delight, Carnival had a counter at the airport which allowed me to check in and get my sign and sail card before I even left the terminal. Purchased a one way Carnival shuttle pass for $16.00 when I booked because I was driving back home with friends. Because I checked in at the airport, I was given a "Airport Check-in" card and this allowed me to bypass the port terminal lines and go directly onto the ship. Time at airport was 35 minutes from the time I stepped off the plane. Time at port terminal was 10 minutes from getting off the shuttle and sitting down on the Lido deck. Best start ever!
The ship. New and beautiful! Read about the long waits for Guy's Burger but I only had 3 people in front of me and so Guy's was my first meal on board. Went to Guest services and pulled my credit card off my account and handed them a bunch of traveler checks I had been getting over the last year just for this trip. Smooth transaction. I wanted to walk around the ship and get a feel for the layout, so I went to my room and was pleasantly surprised that my luggage was already there. I had ordered a bottle of Liquor through Bon Voyage a couple of moths ago and it was waiting for me. All the stuff I had ordered through the Carnival Website (Fruit and wine baskets) for others in my group also arrived without any issues. I read a lot of reviews and I watch a lot of videos that past cruisers post on U-TUBE and it really helps you get a feel for the ship before you even step on board. I don't know what else to really say about the ship itself without just taking up a bunch of room in this review other than it's new, big, easy to navigate and has lots of places to chill and enjoy.
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Cove Balcony
Did a Cove balcony and I liked it very much! The only thing I was surprised by was that I expected that the life boats would be right over us and block most of the direct sun. I was okay with that but my room was under the dingy launch and so it was more open to the sky, which was just as good. There are about 3-4 Cove balconies that are in this more open area and I would ask for one them next time. I spend more time in my room than some others because I like to sit on the balcony and smoke and sip on a drink late at night and early in the morning when nothing much is going on elsewhere.