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A decent cruise by
Geoffrey L from Allentown. Pa. Sailing date: Sep 2011Pros: 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 QualityIt seems like not having enough staff to clean up the mess left by the guests Dining/FoodQuality 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. Ship Staff QualityMany 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 & ActivitiesToo late to enjoy the Legend show at 10:30pm  
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Nassau, BahamasThe 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. MaartenGood 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.
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  Fun! But worst cabin on the ship! by
Jennifer A. from Grand Rapids, MI Sailing date: Aug 2011Pros: The service and the food Cons: Our room...2427...right below the gally! Noise every night! Horrible We enjoyed our travels, but the cabin we had was horrible! At night it sounded like they were dropping bowling balls on the ceiling! It was very loud! We did get a 30% discount which was good. They offered to move us to another cabin, but they only had inside cabins and we really enjoyed having a deck so declined.
Also, the second floor must also be where the septic is because in the hallway it sure smelled like it. Every day! Ship QualityThe second floor must also be where the septic is because in the hallway it sure smelled like it. Every day! Dining/FoodVery good! My favorite was the room service in the morning! :) Stateroom QualityMy rating is because of the noise level... Ship Staff Quality
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Children's ProgramsDidn't see much of the kids :)! Nice!
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Nassau, BahamasWe liked the Segways otherwise, there didn't seem to be much to do on the island.
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.Pretty island. Nice shopping. We like the gondalas.
Philipsburg, St. MaartenHad a lot of fun with the horseback riding. Well worth the price.
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Great Cruise by
Jan O. from Miami, FL Sailing date: Aug 2011Pros: Large ship, different activities going on Cons: Pools are too small for size of ship, late night entertainment choices needs to be improved. The "Dream" was a large ship, kept clean and the amount of people not noticeable. Some of the entertainment was good but most of the individual entertainment finishes too early. They need a new Piano bar singer and "disco" only caters to the "hip hop" crowd after midnight.
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Entertainment & ActivitiesSome of the comedians were not funny at all. People were walking out on some. Nite time entertainment needs to be improved. Children's Programs
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Belize City, BelizeNot a "beach" port.
Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico
Cozumel, Mexico
Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras
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We had the best time!!!! by
A Traveler from Orlando, FL Sailing date: Aug 2011Cons: Not enough elevators or clocks The ship was beautiful, the staff was excellent, my only real complaint is the parents on board who let there kids act like animals and ruin everyone else's vacation. If you don't want to watch them don't bring them because I am not watching them for you!! Ship Quality
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Nassau, BahamasThe place was dirty
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.Super friendly people and beautiful island
Philipsburg, St. MaartenMy only suggestion here is to take the water taxis wherever you need to go, DO NOT use the regular taxis, we were dropped off by one after asking to go downtown and she let us out 3 blocks away in a not so great part of town!!
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A great vacation! by
A Traveler from Lakeland, FL Sailing date: Jul 2011Pros: Tons of activites on ship, food was delicious, shows were amazing This was the best Carnival cruise that we had ever been on. The boat was very nice and the food was better than any other Carnival cruise that we had been on. Ship Quality
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Carnival Dream is a Big Ship But ....... by
Clint S from colorado springs co Sailing date: Jun 2011Pros: The Hard Working Loving Staff keeps the Ship very Clean and Tends to the Guests Well. Cons: Food and Entertainment was very disappointing most of the time. The Boat packs the folks on but has not added additional programing to compensate. I think the food really suffers in freshness and quality as well! We loved the ship and it's staff! My family felt that Carnival didn't live up to the experiences we have had in the past on other cruises with Carnival and Princess. Boat was well stocked and very clean. Cruise Director Gary was the worst we have seen and the programing really is lacking under his direction. Comedy was the best thing on the ship. Ship Qualityupper deck anytime dining area had a dirty mop smell that made it hard to want to go up and eat. Clean but stinky. Dining/FoodFood was not very fresh! Eating experience is better at a place like Golden Corral Buffet. If this was our first cruise I would have wondered why people always talk about how great the food was on the cruise but we have cruised before and the food was much better on other carnival ships or excellent on the princess ships. Stateroom Qualityvery clean and well taken care of but the beds were very crammed in and state room extremly small. Ship Staff QualityStaff was great! We loved the very sweet staff! Entertainment & Activitiesplain and simple it stunk! Comedians were funny and our kids loved the family shows! The rest was pitiful! Children's Programsone of our kids enjoyed the 13 to 14 programming but our other one did not. I found that age group was not very well supervised. When checking on our kids I found kids left unsupervised in an area that parents are asked not come into and found the kids making out. I was not very happy to see that going on.
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Nassau, Bahamasblue lagoon was great!
Don't Miss: blue lagoon if youhave kids! Very fun day. Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.We rented a Jeep from budget for $79 for the day. It was so much fun touring the very cool island! Ship wanted $69 per person so do this on your own and save a bundle!
Don't Miss: go to the mountain top and then find a beach! water was awesome! Philipsburg, St. Maartenwe snorkled off the Honey Bunny! Fun but the gear was lacking and water not very clear. We were a little disappointed.
Don't Miss: its not snorkleing. 4 out of 5 people found this review helpful.
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More then what i expected by
A Traveler from west palm beach, florida Sailing date: May 2011Pros: the wonderful ship and service Cons: the western Caribbean i was totally amazed by the beauty of the ships activities, food, service, and appearance. the ship definitely met my expectations. the best carnival ship by far. Ship Qualitythe best and biggest carnival ship Dining/Foodgreat food all across the board Stateroom Qualitythe ship was spacious enough, very new and clean. Ship Staff Qualitystaff pampered us. Entertainment & Activitiesactivities all day long. Children's Programsgood programs for kids. 2 out of 5 people found this review helpful.
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Excellent!!!!! by
Marciken from Kingsland, GA Sailing date: May 2011Pros: The staff, room, and the food were sublime. Cons: The excursions were fair. Our "Dream" cruise was just that a dream. We have no complaints. The staff was exceptional. the food was scrumptious and the cove balcony was wonderful. We did not have ANY issues with carnival this cruise. Ship Quality
Dining/FoodThe steak house and Che'fs table were well worth the money!! The ambiance was just what we needed quite, comfortable, and romantic. Our host was kind enough to arrange a table for two without any difficulty. The waiters Jon and Raj were very attentive and made sure we were satisfied with our dining experiene. Stateroom QualityThe rooms were spacious enough for two and we throughly enjoyed the cove balcony. Ship Staff QualityOur cabin steward Augustumus was attentive, kind, and extremely informative about our destinations. We enjoyed speaking with him. He did an excellent job. Entertainment & ActivitiesThe shows were entertaining but lack variety for all types of particpants.
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Belize City, BelizeThe port was nice but the city was like visiting a third world county. Some people were not welcoming to toursist some seemed resentful/. Our tour guides were kind and appreciative. Ciould have saved our money!!
Costa Maya (Mahahual), MexicoWe would have stayed on the ship.
Cozumel, MexicoIt was the best of the four stops.
Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, HondurasThe port was beautiful.
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Not bad for the money by
A Traveler from West Palm Beach, FL Sailing date: May 2011Pros: Itinerary was great-especially Roatan Cons: Unruly and noisy passengers The ship was very clean and had many amenities, including mini golf and water slides. There is an adults only deck with 2 hot tubs and they do monitor it for kids under 21. There are nice hot tubs on deck 5 too, which were pretty empty most of the cruise. The pools on the ship are way too small. They need to be at least 10-20 feet longer. We never used them as they were super crowded at any time of the day. The food was average - some good, some bad. The staff was friendly, especially in the dining room. Ship QualityShip can hold 3,600 passengers, but it only felt crowded on the pool deck. Very clean and nice decor. Some floors are hard to navigate because you can't walk from the front to the back without going up or down a floor. Dining/FoodQuality of food was good to above average. The dining room food was the best and had great selection. I really enjoyed the Tandoori food in the back of The Gathering. Never had a chance to eat at the make your own pasta since the line was always too long. We booked 3 cabins, but none of them were cross-referenced in the database, so our dining times and tables were wrong. The maitre' d, Drago, was very accommodating and we did get to eat together at the late seating. Dining entertainment was cute. Stateroom QualityHad an inside cabin, but it was pretty spacious. We had a room on deck 9, which was perfect for running up to the pool or buffet on deck 10. Only issue with the room was the shower drainage. It was slow to drain, so the water would leak all over the floor. Found out later the lower level floors were having a drainage problem, which caused the issues on our floor too. The 2 other cabins we booked also had the problem. Ship Staff QualityMost people were friendly, but we did have a few waiters at breakfast and lunch who were not as personable as our dinner waiters. We hardly saw our stateroom steward, but the other 2 cabins we booked saw theirs all the time. Photo staff was not helpful. When we had an issue, we had to elevate it to the manager and guest services to have it resolved. Entertainment & ActivitiesMuch better entertainment than some other cruise lines, except for country night (too country for me). The comedians were great and so were the hip-hop dancers. Carnival is definitely trying to make the shows more exciting and relevant to popular songs and dancers of today.
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Belize City, BelizeWent cave tubing, which would have been awesome if 1,000 people weren't going at the same time. Also, the water was very low, so it made it difficult to navigate through the cave. Would be a better excursion if only 20 people were in the cave at one time. Guides were OK, but not as talkative as other excursion guides. The ride was about an hour away from the port.
Don't Miss: Do anything but cave tubing - too crowded Costa Maya (Mahahual), MexicoThe port was like spring break for middle age adults. There was a pool with a swim up bar and a lot of drunks. Fun to watch - LOL! We went ATV'ing and it was fun. This was my first time on an ATV and I would do it again. Rough ride for some of it, but the ride along the ocean was awesome. Not much to see in "town" - costs $2/person for a taxi ride from port to town. You can get a 60 min massage on the beach for $20 - good deal! I think this port is going to become the next "Cancun" of Mexico.
Don't Miss: ATVs Cozumel, MexicoWe did the beach buggy and snorkel combo. The beach buggy is a stick shift and you have to share the car with others if you don't have a party of 3 or 4. It's a rough ride, but fun. Snorkeling was good - lots of fish. I would recommend this excursion if you want to see something other than the port.
Don't Miss: Snorkeling Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, HondurasMy favorite port of the trip. Snorkeling here was the BEST I've seen in all of the Caribbean. Beautiful coral and tons of fish. It was AMAZING! Our guide was awesome too - took time to point out all the great things in the water.
Don't Miss: Snorkeling with Subway Divers 1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
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A great honeymoon! by
Andrew C. from Warner Robins, GA Sailing date: May 2011Pros: Food, entertainment Cons: Hidden fees This was my first cruise and I REALLY enjoyed it. I was on my honeymoon, and we felt that it was a perfect trip for us! Ship QualityThe ship was big, and clean. The few things I didn't like was the lack of pools and lounging areas on the top of the deck. Chairs were often unavailable in the main parts near the pool area. Wait time for elevators was often several minutes long, with several stops along the way. Dining/FoodThe food was magnificent. The variety of dining options/areas and the cleanliness of those areas was SUPERB! The wait staff in the formal dining area was GREAT! Stateroom QualityOur room was VERY nice, and housekeeping cleaned the room twice a day. Housekeeping would often greet us by name, and were very accommodating to any request we may have had. Ship Staff QualityThe staff was amazing. Every request we may have had was dealt with very kindly and quickly! Entertainment & ActivitiesThe activities team was very friendly, and offered a variety of entertainment options. Butch and his gang were very fun, and entertaining.
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Nassau, BahamasHad a GREAT time here. Paradise Island has some incredible beaches.
Don't Miss: We loved renting a scooter and driving around the whole island! Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.We didn't like this island. It is GREAT for those who like to shop, but rather boring and inconvenient to those who don't.
Don't Miss: GREAT shopping for those who like to do that. Philipsburg, St. MaartenLoved the beaches! Although, be careful of stumbling on the "nude beach" on the French side of the island! lol
Don't Miss: The beaches are amazing! 0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
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