Carnival Breeze Review

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Great Time on the Breeze

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Reddy2sail
First Time Cruiser • Age 50s

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Sail Date: May 2014

We drove to the port since we live in Clearwater, FL. Embarkation was the easiest ever. Within one hour - we arrived around 1:00 p.m. - we were on-board, had dropped our carry-on luggage in our stateroom, had our first of several Guy Fieri burgers and were enjoying a cold bucket of beer.

We really enjoyed the tropical décor of the Breeze and the layout. It's a big ship and although we guessed this voyage was not sold out as we met alot of people like ourselves who got great last minute deals, we still never felt overwhelmed by crowds. We also rarely waited for anything. The longest lines were Mongolian Wok on embarkation day and Jimmy's barbecue on the first Sea Day (UGH the latter sooo not worth waiting for btw). We really liked the open promenade area on Deck 5. There is an outside section of the Red Frog Pub there so you can get food and bar service and there are also loungers and tables on both sides of the ship along with two hot tubs on each side. We didn't use them but they were never crowded. We met some other cruisers who were disappointed that these hot tubs closed pretty early - 7 or 8 I believe. We spent a good deal of time at the main pool and pool in the back of the ship and got great service at both. The back pool was always quieter and less crowded and also there are tables and a bar where we were always able to find a seat to eat.

We tried out both water slides and they were quite fun. Once in a while the water would stop flowing through them and we all were shooed back down the steps ... a few minutes later it would start again. This was a little annoying. We liked he Seaside movies - Ride Along and part of Gravity. Great relaxing atmosphere in the evening and you can enjoy a beverage ... and some pretty awful popcorn...not sure what's up with that, but good movies overall. Wish they would play more concerts during the day and skip some of the redundant "Y-M-C-A" stuff at the pool and goofy games.

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We loved the Cove balcony cabin. They are located on Deck 2 so you are really close to the gangways at the ports and for disembark and also the dining rooms and the fun on Deck 5. Obviously farther from the pools, but we never waited too long for elevators. Lots of room in the bathroom and a nice vanity.

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