We have cruised 11 times, 7 on Carnival. We had read some negative reviews on The Dream and wanted to be sure to write a positive one, which Dream deserves.

Embarkation: Fast, about a half hour from arriving to being on the ship.

Ship: The Dream is beautiful, very new, clean and the decor is toned down from other Carnival ships we have been on. Nice family ship with plenty of activities both day and night. Mostly not too crowded, the Lido Pool area is crowded as you would expect but there is plenty of other areas to be. Decks 10, 11 and 12 have a lot of seating by both the main and aft pools. Also deck five offers plenty of seating at tables and loungers, as well as 4 hot tubs. Read more