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Departs Port Canaveral aboard Carnival Cruise Lines – Carnival Dream

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	Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 50 - 65 Cruise Experience: 4 - 6 cruises Traveler Type: Couple Stateroom Type: Oceanview Awesome Cruise by Jacqueline D from Charlotte NC Sailing date: Apr 2012 Pros: That I was close to the food Cons: Late diner may have been too late for us Ship was very nice we were in spa area and this was a very good location for us. Wish we would have known about anytine diner. Ship Details: Ship Quality Really great ship Huge Dining/Food Food and restrant was great Stateroom Quality Loved the stateroom large and plenty of room to move around Ship Staff Quality As always with Carnival, the staff was extremely friendly Entertainment & Activities I enjoyed the shows including comedy shows 5 out of 8 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 50 - 65 Cruise Experience: First cruise Traveler Type: Family w/older children Stateroom Type: Oceanview Western Carribbean cruise by Charles S from Bethesda, MD Sailing date: Apr 2012 Pros: Availability of staff Cons: Compulsory tipping and gratuity Very well organized and maintained. Numerous, efficient and kindly acting staff. However, crowded and noisy. Too many extra costs. Ship Details: Ship Quality Very clean. A bit too big. Dining/Food Globally very good and diversified. Stateroom Quality Ship Staff Quality Very nice staff. One of the best points, according to me. Entertainment & Activities Not my cup of tea. Children's Programs My children are teens. Attractions are more dedicated to younger ones. 1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 65+ Cruise Experience: 4 - 6 cruises Traveler Type: Couple Stateroom Type: Oceanview A Mixed Bag by Elizabeth U. from Washington State Sailing date: Apr 2012 Pros: Loved the itinerary, the shore excursions Cons: The noisy-loud ship, poor dinner service, disruptive kids We were excited about the itinerary, and our expectations and hopes were fulfilled in this regard. We were disappointed with the ship -- it is VERY noisy -- the only quiet place was our own cabin. We couldn't enjoy a show or the dance music without earplugs. The ship is very clean, but also very glitzy-shiny, like too much tinsel on a Christmas tree. Dance floors were sticky, decks were slippery if even slightly wet. Crowd control was very good, lines minimal (considering 4600 passengers), organization good. Ship Details: Ship Quality HUGE ship, easy to get lost, clean. Too shiny and glitzy. Dining/Food Service in Scarlet Dining Room was often very slow. We sat down at 6:00 and received only water and bread for over an hour before our dinners arrived at 7:15 or so. Then, shortly after dessert was served (but before coffee), we were told we needed to be out of the room in 5 minutes because they needed to set up for the late seating. If this happened to me in a restaurant, I would walk out and never return. Dining room was very crowded -- almost no room to walk between tables. Stateroom Quality We were pleasantly surprised to have TWO bathrooms! Room was quiet and comfortable. The only downside was really ugly artwork on the walls. Good storage, comfy beds. Ship Staff Quality Staff is mostly very friendly and willing to help, but heavy foreign accents sometimes made communication a challenge. They'll listen politely to complaints, but rarely do anything about the problem. Once they have your money, they'll never give it back. Entertainment & Activities Everything was WAY too loud!! We could not enjoy a show without earplugs for protection. Even the dance bands were too loud, and didn't respond to requests to back off on volume. We're older, and our hearing is not what it used to be, but everything was still way too loud! Events and programs often coincided, and we were forced to make choices rather than to attend everything we might have liked to do. There were NO seminars, classes or lectures that were not blatant sales pitches. In other words, there were no program offerings for intelligent people who might like to learn something. 5 out of 6 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 50 - 65 Cruise Experience: 4 - 6 cruises Traveler Type: Family w/older children Stateroom Type: Inside Great Cruise! by A Traveler from Hendersonville, TN Sailing date: Mar 2012 Pros: Ships staff, very friendly and was great at keeping the room clean and dining a pleasure. Cons: The ship was very rough sailing the first two days there was a lot of movement which was very unusual compared to other cruises I have been on and since the seas were not that rough. Very nice ship but not as well designed as other Carnival ships that I have been on, the design of this ship was good but not great. Ship Details: Ship Quality Dining/Food Stateroom Quality Ship Staff Quality Entertainment & Activities Children's Programs 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 30 - 49 Cruise Experience: 2 - 3 cruises Traveler Type: Singles/friends Stateroom Type: Balcony a very good cruise by Benjamin Giaccone from Daytona beach, FL Sailing date: Mar 2012 Pros: the staff and how clean the ship was Cons: the quality of the food The staff was great as always. They personalize your vacation experience with their wonderful service. The ship could be a little more handicap friendly, as it is difficult to move around in a wheelchair. Surprisingly the food was mediocre at best and this came as a surprise as the food usually is superb. The first port became a debacle to disembark. Ship Details: Ship Quality extremely clean but not handicap friendly Dining/Food Stateroom Quality Ship Staff Quality the waiters in the restuarant knew who we were and what we liked to drink and they had it ready when we arrived. The casino staff went above and beyond to help my senior citizen father 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 65+ Cruise Experience: 4 - 6 cruises Traveler Type: Group Stateroom Type: Balcony Terrible cruise. by Ginger from Collinsville,il Sailing date: Feb 2012 Pros: No pros Cons: The food This was the worse cruise i have ever been on. My first Carnival and my last. The food was cold and awful. 900 kids running wild. Unfrindly attends. NEVER AGAIN. Ship Details: Ship Quality Dining/Food Stateroom Quality Ship Staff Quality Entertainment & Activities ONE GOOD SHOW 4 out of 7 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 50 - 65 Cruise Experience: 2 - 3 cruises Traveler Type: Group Stateroom Type: Balcony an ok cruise by Renae D. from Palm Bay FL Sailing date: Nov 2011 Pros: room service Cons: not very friendly staff I have sailed on carnival before and have had fantastic service but this ship to me has very poor service. Employees act stone faced and not happy with their jobs. The food was mostly undercooked or to the extreme overcooked. Not enough employees to handle the amount of guests. Not as friendly as other carnival cruise we went on. The staff seemed tired for the most part. Not happy with this boat at all. Ship Details: Ship Quality Ship overall was very clean. Dining/Food Food was ok. Vegetables steamed were undercooked almost all the time. Hamburgers were the best. Best service was room service almost always happy. Stateroom Quality Stateroom seemed small to me. Decor was ok. Location was fine. Was clean. Ship Staff Quality For the most part the crew seemed very tired and you had to be willing to wait a long time in most cases over 15 minutes to get items you requested. Not many smiles on this ship. Entertainment & Activities Read this user's port of call reviews: Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.; Philipsburg, St. Maarten Collapse List of Ports Ports of Call: Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. Took taxi ride around island had a wonderful guide and was well worth the money. Did not eat here. Don't Miss: jewelry shops are plentlful Philipsburg, St. Maarten Took taxi ride around island was very entertaining and fun. 3 out of 4 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 50 - 65 Cruise Experience: 4 - 6 cruises Traveler Type: Group Stateroom Type: Balcony the crusie was at best was just ok by Kevin D from Iowa Sailing date: Nov 2011 Pros: ports of call Cons: service at the dinning room the ship was clean Ship Details: Ship Quality Dining/Food service was not good on past cruises the wait staff would take the time to know you and on this cruise the staff made me feel like a number. The food was ok not what I have had in the past. If service was better I could over look the food short comings Stateroom Quality the room was clean a litte on the small size Ship Staff Quality about 60% of the staff would greet you and help you fine things on the ship Entertainment & Activities you could always fine something to do Read this user's port of call reviews: Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.; Philipsburg, St. Maarten Collapse List of Ports Ports of Call: Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. had a great time touring and siteseeing Philipsburg, St. Maarten had a great time touring and siteseeing 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 30 - 49 Cruise Experience: 2 - 3 cruises Traveler Type: Family w/older children Stateroom Type: Inside Great time, can't wait to go again by Mathew C from lewistown PA Sailing date: Sep 2011 Pros: Destinatins, service, cleanliness of the ship Cons: lots of people The ship was great, always someone cleaning something. THe cabin staff was great and very freindly as was the waiter for dinner. Lots to do on the ship or nothing at all. We went in September so there were not many kids so that was nice. Great ports of call, the ship always arrived early. The only problem I saw was the number of people on the ship. I realize that this isnt a secret and that I should have known what I was getting into. Some of the buffet lines were very long and getting off and on the boat was a little tiresome with so many other people doing the same thing Ship Details: Ship Quality great ship and staff Dining/Food the first night at dinner was a ittle rough but by hte end of the cruise our waiter was amazing Stateroom Quality Ship Staff Quality super friendly and helpful Entertainment & Activities Read this user's port of call reviews: Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico; Cozumel, Mexico; Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras Collapse List of Ports Ports of Call: Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico I would recomned a shore excurison here, greeted by armed soldiers when we got off the ship and at a check point later in the day Cozumel, Mexico you have to go snorkling here Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras beautiful conutry, went ziplining, aboslutly the best time ever 1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 50 - 65 Cruise Experience: 4 - 6 cruises Traveler Type: Couple Stateroom Type: Inside A decent cruise by Geoffrey L from Allentown. Pa. Sailing date: Sep 2011 Pros: Serenity Cons: Food quality and the friendliness of some staffs Elvis is very personable and accommodating, making the guests comfortable at the dining room. Most of the service staffs on the decks need to be trained to be more friendly and at least say hi to the guests when passing one another. The staff in charge of the ping pong tournament is just terrible. Not friendly and unenthusiastic. Ship Details: Ship Quality It seems like not having enough staff to clean up the mess left by the guests Dining/Food Quality and variety of the food are not as good as at Conquest, both at the restaurant and at the Gathering. The food at the restaurant is usually served cold. A three member team like at the Conquest might help to speed up the service and warm food being served. Dining times Are good and convenient for the guests. Have to wait too long for the Mongolian Grill, usually half an hour. Add a little soya sauce to the Szechuan sauce and it will taste better. Stateroom Quality Good Ship Staff Quality Many staffs are not as friendly as other ships. Half of them, especially the waiters who clean tables at the Gathering, don't even say hi when passing the guests. Our boardroom staffs are good. Entertainment & Activities Too late to enjoy the Legend show at 10:30pm Read this user's port of call reviews: Nassau, Bahamas; Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.; Philipsburg, St. Maarten Collapse List of Ports Ports of Call: Nassau, Bahamas The two tour guards are useless. The bus drivers are good. Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. Never been on a tour when the driver/tour guard not saying a word on the bus during the tour. He couldn't even tell us the right place to meet him at the Post office. We joined the ultimate island experience tour. No idea what we saw along the way. Philipsburg, St. Maarten Good tour guide/diver. Good tour. Will enjoy more if we had two hours at the beach instead of one hour. We joined the island/ beach tour. Don't Miss: Beach 2 out of 3 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful?
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