Our family of three chose the Dream this time because we had not sailed the Eastern Caribbean before and because the Dream offered a newer ship with a good itinerary. We're glad we made that choice. While others have written somewhat critical remarks about this cruise, let me just say that often your experience is what you make it. Contrary to other's remarks, we found this cruise fulfilled our expectations very well. Our previous cruise was on RCCL and this time we wanted more time to relax and enjoy ourselves.

Cabins: We chose one of the new Cove Cabins. We found this to be comparatively large and really enjoyed being so close to the water. Our room steward was friendly and attentive. The couch folded out to a bed, which wasn't all that comfortable, but we improvised using the comforter and solved that. The king bed was fine. Plenty of closets! The only drawback was an occasional banging noise coming from the deck above, but that was only a minor irritation.

Food: We found the Galley food was good, not great, but easy to access, with a good variety. Especially liked the omelet station in the mornings and the pizza, sandwich and ice cream stations were always good. Always was able to find adequate seating. The evening dining was very good. I thought the food was better than what we had on RCCL and our staff was very pleasant and attentive, especially our assistant, Putro. The shows performed by the dining staff were entertaining. The didn't always get our order 100% correct, but was easily corrected.Really enjoyed our tablemates. I did see that the staff was stretched pretty thin, but they were right there for you. Read more