Carnival Horizon Review

Three hotels and a hurricane

Review for the Western Caribbean Cruise on Carnival Horizon
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2-5 Cruises • Age 40s

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Sail Date: Sep 2019
Cabin: Cloud 9 Spa Balcony

Port of Miami would not let passengers board the ship on our sail date. Totally NOT Carnival’s fault. Carnival wants nothing more than their ship sailing the full length of time and packed with passengers. We stayed a total of five nights in Miami at three different hotels. We got in on Friday and expected to sail Sunday. Long story short, we got on the ship on Wednesday. I LOVED the look of this ship! The decor is beautiful and toned down compared to the other Carnival ships we have sailed! I didn’t find the ship confined like others have noted. Also, if you have half a brain, the elevators will not outsmart you. We tried Anytime Dining and I loved it. Will definitely do that from now on. Servers were all wonderful. Food was tasty and we enjoyed the Italian restaurant as well. Only miss in the dining room was Eggs Benedict. The sauce was soooo bad! I would guess there were about 3000 passengers on board. A lot of people decided to go home versus stay in Miami for three nights. FYI—no cruise line will pay for your pre cruise hotel in the event of a hurricane. This was a great example of why we travel with a good sized contingency budget. If you can’t afford to be stuck somewhere for a few days or get home if you miss the boat, don’t go!

We loved the water slides and the string quartet was so amazing!! I loved listening to them!

As a comparison, we sailed on the Allure of the Seas last November, and we both preferred the Carnival Horizon. The bed on the Horizon was so comfy! Definitely much more manageable in size, and this ship did not feel like a shopping mall.

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Cloud 9 Spa Balcony

Cabin 8T

We loved our cabin! Up high and at the front of the ship. Balcony was wonderful and enjoyed having it. Thank you Nancy for making our room feel so nice and clean! We will book this same stateroom next cruise.

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