Carnival Dream Review

A great time for a family with young children

Review for the Bahamas Cruise on Carnival Dream
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echoeasy
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

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Sail Date: May 2014
Traveled with children

Embarkation - We had an ocean suite and FTTF. We decided on keeping the FTTF after we upgraded to the suite. Even though you have priority boarding with a suite, it does not include immediate access to the room or express luggage. With two small children, it was very important to have the room ready upon boarding. The check-in and the lounge for priority guests was very nice. Embarkation was a breeze. We boarded around 11am and went straight to our room, which was ready. We dropped our carry-ons and proceeded to the Lido deck for lunch. They do not have trays anymore, just really big plates. This makes it challenging when you are trying to get food for your kids as well. Once we got done with lunch, we went back to the room and found that our luggage had arrived with the exception of one bag. This arrived shortly thereafter. We did notice that a luggage tag on one of the bags was gone and one of the clips that allows for the luggage to be clipped together was damaged. We didn't report it. It's a pretty big ship and was a little hard to navigate at first, but once you were on for awhile and followed the maps, it wasn't too bad.

Movement on the ship - This was our fifth cruise and I have to say I felt more movement on the Dream than on any other ship I've been on. On every level. There were a couple of times when it was difficult to walk because the ship was so rocky. Most of the time the rocking was just enough to put me to sleep. Beware if lay down to read, you will probably fall asleep. :) I'm sure the really bad movement was because of weather because there were some times, which were few, that the ship was very steady and you hardly felt any movement. If you are prone to motion sickness, I would highly recommend Meclizine at least on a daily basis.

Misc - We did not experience any foul odors on the ship that others talk about. We are non-smokers and did not smell any cigarette smoke while out on our balcony. We did encounter smoke in the casino and the inside Lanai; however, I guess we always strolled through the wrong side.

Cabin Review

This stateroom is on the Port side and mid-ship. It was a great cabin for a family of 4. We were above one of the hot tubs on the Lanai and it's true that you can hear some conversation while on the balcony, but not much. We had no issues with smelling cigarette smoke. There was ample storage space with multiple drawers and closets. The balcony was bigger than the average balcony room and we loved the double sinks and full jet tub with shower. The tub definitely came in hand for our 6 and 4 year old. Our room attendant was amazing and left great towel animals for our children. He always greeted us when seeing us in the hallway.

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