Carnival Breeze Review

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Review for the Southern Caribbean Cruise on Carnival Breeze
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jah272
2-5 Cruises • Age 20s

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Sail Date: Dec 2014
Cabin: Aft-View Extended Balcony
Traveled with children

We never cruised on Carnival before, but since this time was during Christmas break and prices skyrocket, suddenly Carnival was the most viable option, so we gave it a try. I expected a good, middle of the road experience and for the most part my expectations were met, in some areas exceeded.

The Breeze is newer and in very good shape, all areas were clean and there were plenty of pleasant spaces to hang out. The pools are simply too small for a ship this size. While the slides were well used, the splash-around area below them was not. They’d be better off with a third pool here. With 5000 passengers on board, deck chairs were hard to come by, with the usual all day chair hogs-empty chairs most of the time with towels draped across them. I expected that. In addition to pools there is a mini golf area that was very well used but not too challenging, and a ropes course. I only found this ropes course open once during the entire cruise, no idea what the problem was. I used the gym, which was adequate with a fair number of cardio machines. Oddly, the abdominal machines were cordoned off with yellow "do not cross" tape on and off during the cruise, though they were in working order. There was never a gym attendant, so I could never find out why they were off limits sometimes.

Service-Room stewards and food service staff were cheerful, efficient and helpful. Bartenders seemed to be deeply disinterested, and let’s just say the spa staff was “icy” and leave it at that.

Cabin Review

Aft-View Extended Balcony

Cabin 8M

We had extended balcony stateroom 7467, which is located at aft, overlooking the stern. We like aft balconies not only for the extra room, but for a better view. Since the privacy screens to either side slope, you and your neighbors see each other when standing at the rail, but I didn’t see this as a big issue. This ship seems to have a slight side-to-side “shimmy” when going full speed, quite noticeable aft. If you are bothered by motion sickness stick to a mid-ships cabin. The balcony was just large enough for a chaise lounge and 2 side chairs, and the room itself appeared to be slightly longer than other balcony rooms, with everything in good working order. There were two hanging closets and one with shelves, adequate for the three of us.

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