This was our 5th cruise and we were excited about going on a new ship. I read all the reviews about the Dream before embarkation, and we were a little worried about the ship to begin with. I will try to post all I can remember at this time. Embarkation was a breeze. We arrived a day early, and got to the port at around 11 am, we were on board in less than 30 minutes. Rooms were not ready until 1:30, so we wondered around and ate lunch.

Our room was nice, but nothing spectacular, like all other balcony rooms. Our room reeked of cigarette smoke, and we requested it be deodorized. Apparently, Carnival (and others) do not have the guts or the wisdom to tell guests "smoke outside or else". Our cabin steward informed us that smoking IS allowed in staterooms. Our room was deodorized and by the second day the smell was not too bad. There has been an inordinate amount of plastic type covering used on the walls and ceilings, and this makes for a squeaky and irritating ride at night. (I will discuss this later in the ship motion paragraph)

Obviously, Carnival has no security or rules on board about children running the halls all hours of the night, because on deck 10, they did it every day and night!! This is the parents fault also, but someone from Carnival should have stepped in and said enough. Our friends were down the hall in an interior room, and next door were ALL children by themselves with no adult supervision. Their parents were in a balcony room down the hall and were oblivious to their actions. Ridiculous. Read more