I think the first thing to say about the cruise that I just did on Carnival Dream is that the Dream is dead. I have cruised plenty and I think that the Carnival "FunShips" have really brought the idea of cruising down to a very low level. So much so, that the "FunShips" anymore could almost be classed as the "TrailerTrashShips" or the "GhettoShips".

All manner of skanky dress could be seen from the pool to the so called formal nights. The idea of wearing your pants down around your hips with your greasy underwear sticking out going into the main dining room for dinner is just appalling to me. Of course the Maitre d' did nothing to stop it.

The food, which I had been told would be quite good, was not. I had taken a cruise on the Carnival Victory last year out of San Juan and that, WAS, the absolute low of cruise experiences for me. Freezer burn on the chocolate pie, bacon and sausages swimming in grease on the breakfast buffet, etc. So, when I went on the Dream, I thought that it being a newer ship, things would be a bit better. Sadly I was mistaken. Read more