This was our 3rd time with Carnival and 5th time overall cruising. The Breeze is one of the newest ships and has a few amenities that are nice but it really feels like not much has changed over the years. The food at the buffets are mediocre at best. The deserts don't have much flavor in general aside from the amazing chocolate melting cake. The breakfast buffet is the worst though. Unless you like just eating cereal and the banana bread and fruit it's definitely worth skipping. The bright spots on the free food list are the burgers and fries at Guy's, the burrito bar, and the deli. Carnival is begging you to pay the extra fees for the upgraded food at their specialty restaurants. We have done the steakhouse in the past and it was very good. My wife on the final night had the surf and turf for the $20 upcharge in the Blush dining room and was very happy with it. There are some good items on their regular dinner menus that do taste good but way too many, especially any italian dishes, lack flavor and are usually overcooked.

Our server Walter was very good and liked to interact with us as well as our children when they were there. I gave him free reign to choose my 3 courses one night without myself even looking at the menu and was happy with all of his selections, 2 of which I never would have ordered(escargot and the seafood medley-don't remember the actual name). Our room attendants did a nice job of keeping our room in good shape which is difficult with our 2 kids always messing everything up. It did seem like that service was missing at times throughout the dining locations and buffet tables. We saw a glass that was on a railing on one of the floors still sitting there the next day. My guess is that there is insufficient staff to keep up with everything more than it is a performance issue.

I liked some of the shows and thought that the thrill theater (4D) was pretty cool (extra fee). My wife was disappointed with all of them for one reason or another but mainly because there is very little performance involved with them. We saw a few of the comics and they were hit or miss. Read more