This is a review of my sailing on the Carnival Dream. We sailed the Western Caribbean itinerary and had a blast.

I will start by saying this is our FIRST CRUISE ever. We are a couple who left our sixteen year old daughter home. We love kids but this was my 40th birthday present so it was just the two of us. I researched extensively and chose our itinerary, ship and excursions very carefully from the reviews I have read. I listened to the tips, positive comments, and negative comments with an open mind and took all that information into consideration when I boarded the ship.

Upon embarkation, we arrived at Port Canaveral at 10:45 am. We got on a very short line to enter the terminal and were inside minutes later. We took the escalator upstairs to the registration area and were holding our sign and sail cards in no time. We were given a Zone 7 boarding card and were on board 11:15am. I could not believe how quick the process was. I thought we would not board until noon, but they started early apparently. Read more