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Western Caribbean Carnival Dream Western Caribbean Cruise Reviews

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"It looked like one of the cargo ships awaiting to anchor at Galveston At no time did I feel like the deck crew cared about the image they were presenting to their customers or maybe Carnival is trimming corners there too.I only saw four deck crew painting in the six days and two did a very sloppy job and got a bunch of paint on the wooded top rail...."Read More
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Standards Have Slipped

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Horatio Hornblower
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

This is my 7th cruise on Carnival. All of them from Galveston as we live just north of Houston. I actually think this is my last Carnival Cruise. I've followed the Video Bloggers and I'm up to date on the price increases and service decreases but unless you have been cruising before I don't think you will notice it but for someone who has been on 15 different cruises II noticed it right away. ...
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Sail Date: March 2023


Wow - Food quality bad!

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jharblood
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

Well Carnival has definitely been saving money on the food offerings on the Dream. The steak restaurant was so disappointing! We took the Panorama last December and our meal in their steakhouse was one of the best meals ever. I guess they're trying to recoup lost money from Covid. Also the main dining room food was just mediocre; you can get the same food in the buffet and not have ...
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Sail Date: February 2023


Good cruise/great weather

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boogity
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

Overall it was a good cruise. It's been awhile since I have cruised with Carnival and note that there have been some changes primarily with the overall food quality has dropped some, but still some good things available. Guys burgers are not the same as I remembered. The wait staff in dining was doing their best, but really had too many tables to serve. Sea day brunch was slow. I didn't ...
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Sail Date: September 2022


The kids are hooked on cruising

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vkohout
2-5 Cruises • Age 40s

My husband and I had cruised once before on carnival. We wanted to try cruising with our boys 17 and 13 to see if they liked it with the goal of doing a European cruise next summer. This cruise I booked prior to covid and have rebooked and rescheduled many times. The food and service is exceeded expectations. We ate breakfast and dinner in the dining room all but a couple of times. There were ...
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Sail Date: July 2022


One of the best family vacations we've ever had!!

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Brookencc
First Time Cruiser • Age 40s

First of all I have to say the service was great anywhere we were on the ship! The host MarkQue was so spontaneous, interactive and funny! He really kept the party jumping all over the ship! From the announcements, to the deck parties, to hosting the shows, MarkQue deserves to be recognized for the outstanding job he does! All of the shows we watched were very entertaining and well preformed! The ...
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Sail Date: June 2022

Cabin Type: Balcony

Traveled with children


Overcrowed, Covid-Clustered, No Working Air

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aknippen
6-10 Cruises • Age 40s

While the crew were kind and gracious, this simply could not make up for the lack of functional air conditioning for DAYS on end and the fact that the ship was absolutely packed so there was no relief from the sweltered overcrowding. I am from Arizona - so I was looking forward to a COOL, ocean vacation. This simply did not happen with this ship. Moreover, due to the number of people on board, ...
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Sail Date: May 2022

Cabin Type: Balcony

Traveled with children


My Carnival Dream Experience

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Danielw
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

Do not get me wrong, I ENJOYED my 6 day cruise on the Carnival Dream. However, Carnival does compete with "land side" vacations that I perfer to enjoy simply on 1 ISSUE. I want choices ALL DAY LONG on where to eat. At dinner time, If I want Guys Pig and Anchor.....I want Guys Pig and Anchor and if I want a sit down lunch in the main dining hall....thats what I want and can get "Land ...
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Sail Date: April 2022


Understaffed!!!

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AtomicCruiser
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

This was one of our worst cruises, of our 26 cruises on Carnival. Embarkation was a Zoo! As Platinum, we were in group “A01” for boarding (first after Diamond and Suites). However, the staff called A01, followed by the next FIVE groups within a minute. This caused a mad rush for the entry stations. When we got onboard, we went directly to our Muster Station, as request by staff. However, no ...
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Sail Date: April 2022

Cabin Type: Interior


Last minute cruise

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kgibson0
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

We typically cruise on Princess (10 times) and Royal (4 times) but saw a very cheap last minute cruise so we drove to Galveston to check out Carnival since it has been over 10 years since we tried Carnival. For sure the best thing about this cruise were the food options. I tried all the free options. The Buffet is NOT the main feature on this ship and lunch has more options than dinner. -Pasta ...
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Sail Date: December 2021


Honeymoon

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Cici Be Cruisin
2-5 Cruises • Age 30s

We decided to take a cruise for our Honeymoon and I am so glad we did. This was my 1st cruise and my husbands 2nd cruise. We had a great time dressing up for formal dining and the 80's rock & glow party. We went to see 3 of the 4 comedians on board and only laughed at one of them. One was so bad that us and several others walked out after about 10 minutes. Most of the food was good, but the buffet ...
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Sail Date: November 2021

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean View


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