Carnival Dream Review

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Dream Review

Review for the Eastern Caribbean Cruise on Carnival Dream
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lula2710
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Jul 2013
Cabin: Balcony
Traveled with children

We cruised with our two daughters, 16 and 14. The room was plenty spacious. I was surprised at the amount of storage in the rooms. They really took advantage of every square inch. The beds were super comfortable with great cozy comforters. The balcony was much larger than we expected. The bathroom had a ton of storage as well. We were on the 7th deck and it was pretty sound proofed. The neighbors had some loud kids but they settled down early so it was no problem.

The boat itself was pretty standard. We cruised on Royal Carribean about 15 years ago. The main differences were the service and the food. The food on the Dream was average and sometimes below average. I definitely did not feel the need to overeat! The best food were the pizza bar, burrito bar and the chef's steakhouse. Everything else was pretty much tasteless. The alcohol drinks were about the same. The service was very patchy. We saw tables and rooms were people got outstanding service and feel like we just got unlucky on this cruise. The dining room took 2 hours every night and we feel like we missed a lot of other activities sitting there waiting for food. IF we ever cruised again I would definitely pick anytime dining.

The activities were ok. We don't gamble so can't comment on the casino. It was pretty full every time we walked through but reeked of smoke. Couldn't wait to get out when we walked through. The shows were pretty good. They had a great breakdance team that was very entertaining. The comedians were very funny but the lounge was small and we could only get in for one show. There were lines everywhere on the ship, that was super annoying. Lines for food, drinks, to get off ship, to get on ship, to go to comedy club, to go to dinner... There was some really cute special shows and scavenger hunts, etc. Pretty good over all.

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Balcony

Cabin 8B

Great location. Only con was view below was of some tanks but didn't bother us. Very spacious, tons of storage. Bring hangers. Not many provided. Beds super comfy. Family of four fit fine. No ship noises. There was a squeeking at door that got on nerves but not bad.

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