Carnival Horizon Review

Good Trip But Times Have Changed

Review for the Southern Caribbean Cruise on Carnival Horizon
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tooserious
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Jul 2019
Cabin: Havana Aft-View Extended Balcony

We chose Carnival because it seemed to be the cruise line that appealed to our family in the past. Things have changed in the last 5 years on Carnival. We chose the Horizon because of the timing and because it was a newer ship. The Pros - New Ship and very clean, the embarkation and debarkation were excellent, Never tried Your Time Dining before and was leary but we would up being ok with it. The Cons - My family hated the elevator system (I used the stairs so it did not effect me often), the food in in dining room was not as tastey, varied, and as plentiful as it used to be, the entertainment was not appealing to us, and the comedians onboard that week were awful.

We never paid to eat in one of the extra $ dining rooms, but we did try the Mongolian Wok and Guys Pig and Anchor at lunch when they offered free meals. We liked the Mongolian Wok, but were disappointed in the BBQ options (except for the pulled pork, it was good)

The excursions we chose were great. We did an ATV ride in Grand Turk, Dunebuggies and Monkeyland in Dominican Republic (these two excursions were the best we have ever done on any cruise), no excursion in Curacao only walked around town, and De Palm Island in Aruba (this was very nice). The excursion for my husband and son in the Domincan Republic was late getting back to the ship, but as promised the cruise line waited for the group to return (there were only 8 of them on this dune buggy excursion) and did not leave them!

Cabin Review

Havana Aft-View Extended Balcony

Cabin HI

We had a Havanna room with a balcony. I don't remember the exact classification. It was a nice room and a wonderful balcony!

Port Reviews

Grand Turk

This is a great excursion for those who need more instruction/safety tips.

Curacao

We walked through the town and had lunch at a local shop. We needed a specific item or an iphone while we were there and were directed to a local shop that met our needs. Very friendly town.

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