Carnival Dream Review

Simply Dreamy

Review for the Western Caribbean Cruise on Carnival Dream
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6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Jan 2011
Cabin: Interior

First let me start by saying that there were 7 of us that went and 1 of those was a first time cruiser. We had 4 cabins total, all on the Lido deck (deck 10) with the exception of 1 which was on deck 1 (this was by choice). My husband and I had sailed 6 other times before (1 on Princess to Alaska, 1 on RC and the other 4 was with Carnival). I have to be honest and tell you that Liberty of the Seas on Royal Caribbean has been my favorite ship and nothing can compare to an Alaskan cruise. My favorite ship on Carnival has been the Valor but that is not saying we wouldn't sail on the Dream again because we probably will, we just liked the decor on the Valor better. Now let me give you a little back ground of the 7 of us that went. It was my husband and I, my ex-sister-in-law (first time cruiser) and the others were just friends. We range in age from 50 - 65. One of the friends is very over-weight and a very picky eater (by the way he likes the food on Carnival better than RC). However, we are a group that we can always make the best of a vacation and of a bad situation so with that being said it will be hard for me to find much to complain about but trust me there were alot of people on this cruise that did find alot to complain about and some of it had nothing to do with the cruise ship or the employees.

Embarktation was a breeze. We arrived at Port Canaveral around 11:30 and less than an hour we were on board. My sister-in-law flew down so once the 6 of us got on board we went straight to the shore excursion desk to book the "Behind the Scenes" excursion for three of the guys. More about that later. Since my sister-in-law wasn't far behind us, I chose to wait on her and the others headed up stairs to get something to eat. I am a people watcher and I was amazed at how many people already had a sour look on their face. Anyway, when my sister-in-law got there we joined the others upstairs. A couple of people tried the Italian restaurant upstairs (which they said wasn't all that great) the rest of us just had hamburger, hot dogs and fries (which was good).

Then we walked to our cabins and it looks like most of the other cabins we have been in, so nothing really special there. I loved being on Deck 10 but if you don't like the noise, then Deck 10 is not for you. We all hooked back up and starting tour the ship and then we went out and set out on the deck while we were sailing away in the sunset.

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Interior

Cabin 4H

We had cabin 10285 and I loved it. The location of it was great. It was an inside cabin but I love being where the action is taking place. If you don't like noise this cabin is not for you but it was excellent for us. Plenty of closet space.

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