Carnival Dream Review
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We got off the Dream this morning,. We have been on 5 cruises, All Carnival.
Our previous 4 cruises were on the Sensation, Inspiration, Legend, and Freedom. I would rate our total experience on each of these ships as 100-110%.. Our very first cruise ever, on the Sensation, occurred during Tropical Storm Ike, and it poured rain for the entire 5 days, shore excursions were cancelled as were all deck activites. We still had a fantastic vacation, and immediately booked our 2nd cruise upon returning home.
However, as someone who has cruised 4 previous time in the last 1-1/2 years, I was a little taken aback at the different experience we had on the Dream. I guess we have become accustomed to a certain high standard with Carnival, and the Dream still has a ways to go to catch up to the rest of the fleet.
Cabin Review
Interior
We had an interior cabin on this cruise. On previous Carnival cruises, we have had an interior cabin, porthole cabin, ocean view, and balcony. We selected interior on the Dream because we had 4 port stopsm 4 days in a row, and didn't feel we would be in the cabin enough to justify the expense of a window or balcony.
I was shocked to discover that the interior cabin was half the size of the previous one we had stayed in. There was a king-sized bed, a small nightstand on either side, and a dresser at the foot of the bed, and that was it. No chair, no couch, no coffee table, nothing. The tv hung on the wall, with a safe and fridge below it. The fridge was stocked full of beverages. The room was the size of the bed with a small aisle around it. The bathroom was also much smaller...half size shower with the toilet in the corner where the other half of the shower is on the other Carnival ships. We had looked over the cabin pictures carefully on the Carnival site, but the photos were shot from the vantage point that it was not easy to see just how small the cabin really was.
Do not book an interior cabin on the Dream unless you are prepared to literally spend no time in the cabin except for showering and sleeping, as you will be eating your room service sandwich in bed, crumbs and all. Also, there is a sewage smell in the hallways of the 8th floor.