It was spring break for the school system and as 3 of the passengers were school teachers and some with children, we decided to book the caravel dream. a new ship and children between 6 and 13, it seemed like a good choice. Out of the 17 of us 9 have sailed with Carnival before and though it was not our favorite, no one had any complaints that would prevent us from choosing carnival since it seemed the most kid friendly.

Wrong...

The embarking process seemed smooth as most and no complaints. However once on board it was clearly evident that there was an absence of staff about the ship. All 17 of us met at the appointed place on the lido deck and proceeded to the buffet to have lunch. My wife and i looked over the buffet and then looked at each other, and with out speaking a word we clearly communicated with our eyes 'OH NO'. The food was no better than a school cafeteria and even one of the 12 year old commented to her mother 'the food we get at school is better than this, i thought you said cruise ship food was great. From here forward the food got worse as did our expectations every day and night. Read more