My wife and i were a little apprehensive about booking our cruise on the Carnival Dream after reading a few of the reviews on this site, but the dates and destinations worked well for us, so we booked it anyway.....and are very happy we did.
We arrived at Port Canaveral at approx 11am on Dec 31st and check-in was fast and efficient. Yes there was a bit of a line, but it moved quickly and within less than 30 minutes, we were up on the lido deck. The ship looked to be in very nice condition, it was very clean and friendly staff greeted us aboard.
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room 10229. Great room on lido deck with nothing loud above it. Close proximity to the pool and also the stairs (and elevators). The room is far enough down the hallway so that noise from the common areas can not be heard.