Carnival Dream Review
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This is my first review of any Cruise lines, from the others we have done, I have never felt the need to write a review until now. This is our 3rd Carnival Cruise and while everything was "fine" it just didn't hold up to any of the expectations nor did anything stand out as WOW. Just for past information, this was our 5th cruise.
We booked a suite this round and did enjoy the perks of early embarkation and disembarkation. Also, we went with a group of 18 people and two of them were getting married on the ship so we did get to be the first on the ship, which was really fun. The wedding was outstanding and the food and open bar was amazing! After the wedding we got to our room.
The suite was fantastic. I do not know if we will ever go back to the regular balcony rooms. So much room in this suite. We even had drawers and cupboards with nothing in them. We got to meet our Steward first thing and his name was Adrian. A very nice man. We had to pick a time for when they were to clean our room. This was new and quite odd from any other cruise we were on. We chose mornings. This worked out fine for most of the trip. On Sea Days if we wanted to sleep in we did not get any room cleaning until that evening and I heard about it from Adrian. He was funny about it but I could tell that it messed up his daily plans since he had to clean our room late.
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New Orleans
I did not want to go on this excursion as it didn't appeal to me, but everyone else in the group did. Man, was I pleasantly surprised! What fun! From a great tour guide, to snakes in the trees, wild boars and alligators! Definitely recommend this to everyone, even if it doesn't sound like something you would enjoy!
Roatan
We booked a local van service to take us around the city to go geocaching and then take a tour of a local monkey and sloth "zoo". Was a ton of fun!
Belize City
Not sure if this was normal, but due to the time it took everyone to tender off the ship, everything was rushed. We got to spend maybe 20 minutes at the ruins to rush us off to lunch, which of course, they ran out of the "island" food and some of us had to have burgers and fries. Still cost us $10 a plate.
Cozumel
Had such an awesome time! Truly enjoyed the ATVs and the guides. After the ATVs we enjoyed some time at the local beach. Wish we had more time though, but still had an amazing day! Definitely recommend!