I had read several comments regarding their cruise experience on the Carnival Ship Dream, and some of the reviews were not favorable. This gave me some concern when I booked my Eastern Caribbean cruise on this ship. After completing the cruise I found myself in disagreement with most of the negative reviews. I found the food to be great, the crew to be very friendly and accommodating, good entertainment, clean environment, and comfortable balcony cabin. Boarding the ship was a bit of an ordeal requiring about 1 hour. The ports of call were underwhelming. Nassau was a little lame, St Thomas seemed in need of significant refurbishing, St Martin/St marten was superb. The departure weather was unusually cold extending all the way to Nassau and St Thomas. St Martin finally produced 85 degree weather suitable for water activities. I did notice a slight waft of Methane the first day at sea, but it was not repeated during the balance of the cruise. I would take the Carnival Ship Dream again, but I returning to Nassau or St Thomas in the immediate future is not likely for me.