Carnival Breeze Review
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6-10 Cruises • Age 60s
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Sail Date: Aug 2016
Cabin: Ocean Suite
Traveled with children
This was our first time sailing with Carnival and we were more than pleasantly surprised. Everything about this ship, the itinerary, the crew, the food, the rooms were outstanding.
I read several CC reviews about the Carnival Breeze prior to sailing and I can't believe that we were sailing the same ship. We've cruised on NCL and Royal and we had a far better experience on Carnival than our 4 previous cruises combined. Carnival exceeded our expectations on so many levels. My family agrees...we had a blast! We're beginning to think maybe it's time some of the "critics" of the Carnival Breeze learn to tame their unreasonable expectations. No cruise snobs here. Carnival was wonderful for the value and it's easy to see why they are so popular with families!
We flew to Houston the day before and arrived in Galveston at dinner time. We opted to stay at the San Luis where we enjoyed an overpriced (even by NY standards) dinner in their famous steakhouse, went swimming in their very large pool that evening but then opted for IHOP the next morning prior to embarkation, Note to self: save a few bucks and stay at the Holiday Inn in Galveston.
Cabin Review
Ocean Suite
Cabin OS
My husband booked the reservation last minute and then when the Ugrade Fairy called he upgraded us from a balcony to an Ocean Suite, which was the perfect size for three people. The OS room was huge with a walk in closet and plenty of closet space and extra storage for 3 people. The bathroom was more than sufficient with the Jacuzzi tub, double sink and extra drawer space. Not your typical cramped cruise ship bathroom. There was plenty of storage throughout the room with extra drawers next to the fridge and the desk area and two small bedside tables had space to put items as well. The Ocean Suite never felt cramped with two adults and a not so small tween.
Our cabin steward "Carlos" was outstanding and no request ever went unanswered and his extra added touches made our stay that much more enjoyable. I threw my back out on Wednesday of our trip and he made sure I had ample ice morning, noon and night for the remainder of the trip. Carlos was the sweetest, kindest gentleman we have ever had the privilege to meet. He was wonderful! The Ocean Suite will be our room of choice going forward for sure.
Port Reviews
Galveston
We flew to Houston the day before and arrived in Galveston at dinner time. We opted to stay at the San Luis where we enjoyed an overpriced (even by NY standards) dinner in their famous steakhouse, went swimming in their very large pool that evening but then opted for IHOP the next morning prior to embarkation, Note to self: save a few bucks and stay at the Holiday Inn in Galveston.
Montego Bay
For our excursion in Montego Bay, we went to the Hilton, Rose Hall via the Resort for a Day website. We usually book at least one day through resort for a day because we believe the value is always a good deal for what you get.
Cozumel
We did our own excursion in Cozumel and ended up snorkeling with locals very close to the ship. Note to self - book all excursions through the ship. Unfortunately, we booked a dive trip with an outfit in Cozumel and lost our deposit because the ship came in too late for us to go out and dive with them at 8:00 a.m.
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