INTRODUCTION : Lets begin with a little background information of the group I traveled with on the Carnival Dream. I have previously been on the Carnival Elation and Norweigan Majesty. We booked this cruise because of the ship, not completely because of the ports of call. My fiance is 25 and this was his first cruise, so I was excited to get him into cruising (I'm addicted!). We also brought our 9 month old son. My mom, aunt, brother & his girlfriend also came along ; they have cruised before as well.

EMBARKATION : Embakation with an infant was fairly painless. We caught a shuttle through Carnival from the Orlando airport that brought us to port. I have been to Port Canaveral before when I sailed the Carnival Elation back in 2007. I enjoy this port because it is new and the process is fairly quick. We didn't get onboard as quickly as I hoped, but that was because we had to re-assign people to different rooms.

Once we did board the ship, we were all personally amazed by the ship's size and decoration. We all loved it & thought it was a beautiful ship. I found the Dream Atrium to be stunning. It was complete chaos at first considering everyone was trying to go everywhere at the same time, but we eventually made our way to the Lido Deck. Right away we were able to find a nice sitting area for the 7 of us inside The Gathering so we could enjoy lunch. I tried a little bit of the buffett & also got stir-fry from the Mongolian Wok. The Mongolian Wok is absolutely delicious made to order stir fry!! I definitely recommend this for a great lunch. However, this seemed to be the busiest station with a line. But I think people need to understand that it is made to order, and it takes a bit to cook.. so be patient, it's worth it. Read more