Carnival Dream Review
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We came in a few days early to hit Disney World for two great days and stayed in Kissimmee the night before embarkation. It was an easy drive to the Port, about an hour or less, but make sure you fill up with gas! We only had ONE gas station come up from Kissimmee to Port, and we were NERVOUS! And so were 3 or 4 other families who had just made it in. Food offerings aren't good at this gas station but we were able to grab a bottle of wine to take on board with us. Also don't forget your quarters if you are driving, as there are toll booths all over!
We had selected Park Port Canaveral and while we couldn't find it very easily right away, once we did, we had 100% perfect service with them. For 5.95 a day, we were VERY happy! They took all the heavy stuff for us and dropped us off at the door. It was very convenient! We had a few lines but not bad at the port. I would say we were on board around 1pm. Easiest embarkation we have had.
The Dream is WOW glitz right away! We met up with our friends and grabbed some lunch and brought it down to their room to hang out. I discovered the Tandoor buffet right away and anything with Feta cheese or curry has my name on it! Safety drill was fine and not memorable. Our luggage came fine but we weren't missing it anyway. We always dress 'cruise' casual on embarkation.
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Spa Suite
I always am unhappy with the interior bathrooms because a metal bar and curtain does not a shower make. The whole bathroom is always soaked. There is no ledge anywhere and with hair down to my booty, there is no way that shampoo dispenser cheap stuff is going to work after swimming in the ocean all day. So I dropped my shampoo, conditioner and razor throughout my showers every single time. (My friend slipped the last day coming out of her shower and buster her toe on the metal bar leading outside the bathroom to the room. Wayy too slippery and very poor water control. The whole bathroom is basically a shower with a commode in it. The mirror had nice shelves, they need some in the shower area. Everything else about the room was fine, except I think we had more drawers on the Conquest last year, but we did fine. I never did much with my spa room except take one of my free pilates classes on a sea day (which was GREAT!) We got too much sun to use the therapy hot pools...