Gglisa2318

I'm happy that you enjoyed your first cruise and hope that it is the first of many to come. I like Carnival, after all it is "the fun ship".

Room: 7391, standard balcony room. Starboard side. King bed,couch bed and pull down bed. The room met our needs. Not exactly roomy, but wedidn’t care nor did we spend much time in there either. Once the couch was madeinto a bed and pull down bed was actually pulled down, the cabin steward wouldjust straighten up the covers each morning and leave them ‘out’. Which, reallywasn’t a big deal. I’m sure we could have asked her to fix the beds back, butlike I said, we weren’t in the room much. We picked morning service which wassometime between 10 and 2 usually. But she (Tina) seemed to never sleep sinceshe was always around.

 

Beds were comfy, pillows were small and thin. Extra pillowshelped. Only one electrical outlet but thanks to CC, we knew to bring anextension cord. Actually ours was a small triple outlet plug that worked well.Three closets. One with shelves, two with rods for hanging. The providedhangers were a little awkward to use but we had brought about 20 cheap wirehangers with us. Have I mentioned the over-packing part yet?? I think there are3 drawers in the desk\vanity for storage. Maybe 4.

 

Air conditioner stayed turned down the entire trip. Room startedout a little warm but slowly got cooler. Keeping the curtains closed during theday is an absolute must. At night the room was comfortable but as the sunburnheat built, the room – and everywhere – was warm. We took a small fan that weused at night to help circulate the air and for white noise.

 

Speaking of noise, the only noise we had was from next door.They would come in late and be rather loud. Late like 2am. And they had no ideaapparently how to ease closed the balcony door. I’m all for having a good time,but they were not considerate of their neighbors. I actually penned in my heada note that I was going to leave on their door about respecting theirneighbors. But I didn’t write it.

 

Hot tip: The safe comes with no instructions. That I couldfind anyway. But the way to lock it is type in a 4 digit code and hit the #sign. To unlock, type in the same 4 digit code.

 

The bathroom served its purpose. There are shelves on eachside of the mirror that, unless you way overpack even more than we did, shouldhold all your stuff. Plus you have the actual counter space as well. I didn’tsee a need for any over-the-door hanging thing. We did take 6 magnetic hooks (thanksCC) that were life savers for holding wet bathing suits and such. Now granted,nothing ever really dries but being able to hang up wet stuff did help. Atleast it was only damp when you put it back on and not soaked. Water pressurewas decent. Shower gel and shampoo are provided but take your own. Soap is providedand decent. The toilet is loud. Prepare yourself. It makes you appreciate alwaysclosing the lid. Hair dryer is in the room in the top drawer.

 

There was a smell in our room and in parts of the hallway. I’mnot saying it was a sewer smell but I don’t know what it was. In the room, itwasn’t very noticeable. But every time we walked to our room, we hit the smellat exactly the same point. Each time we would comment that we were close to ourroom because of the smell. Might be something related to the laundry stations.Don’t know. Wasn’t unpleasant, but noticeable.

 

Balcony is small but enjoyable. Two chairs and a smalltable. We had room service deliver coffee each morning and we welcomed the dayoutside. The Danishes and muffins are good. They give you a little menu eachday for morning room service delivery that you fill out and hang on your door.Order 4 coffees to get enough for 2 adults. Looking straight down off thebalcony, there were some tables used bythe Pig and Anchor place on deck 5. No one used them much as the Pig was onlyopen certain days. No hot tub noise to worry about. Being higher up, you couldsee forever. Balconies aren’t very private as the partitions are thin and thepeople next to you are…right next to you. Luckily neither of our neighbors usedtheirs much or at least may have at times other than we did. I kept thecurtains opened at night so when the sun came up, I knew it was time for me toget up.

 

Room steward was great. Remembered all our names after thefirst day. Didn't pre-tip but tipped well at the end.

 

And here’s something you might want to consider. Whenpicking your room, I found out that picking the port side or the starboard sidedoes make quite a difference. We didn’t pick our room so we just got lucky I guess.As we sailed from NOLA to Jamaica which is south, our room ended up being onthe west side of the ship opposite the east side which is the side of thesunrise. You may think you want to see the sunrise until the sun gets up alittle and the heat makes it unbearable to sit on your balcony. We were on the ‘shady’side of the ship and could enjoy the balcony every morning on the way toJamaica. Although you’re outside, there isn’t much of a breeze on the balconyunless you hang over the rail.

 

From Montego Bay to Georgetown, the morning sun is mostlybehind you as you sail west. Plus, being on the starboard side, you get to seethe coastline of Grand Cayman as you sail along the southern coast of the islandto the port which is on the west side.

 

From Georgetown to Cozumel, the morning sun hits thestarboard side a little more until you get close to Cozumel. The ship then sailsaround the northern side of the island and you see the mainland of Yucatan asyou sail to the port on Cozumel. In the shade.

 

Sailing from Cozumel to NOLA, the ship backtracks a bit and yourparting view is the coast of Cozumel as you head north. The next full sea day,Saturday, the morning sun is finally on the starboard side and yes, its intenseearly in the morning.

 

 

Now none of this port\starboard side stuff may matter toyou, but it will to me the next cruise I take. Knowing the route of the shipcan help you decide which side to pick so to make best use of yourbalcony. We are first time cruisers so I have nothing to compare, but I reallylike the balcony. Its like a different world out there. Many people like theinterior rooms. Some like the cove balconies. Some don’t care as long as theyare on the ship. I get it.

 

 

We had pre-ordered bottled water from the Fun Shops as well as 4 beers to be there the first day. For some reason, i was expecting the beers to be cold. They weren't. Wrapped in cellophane like a gift. Which i guess they really were. Put the beers in the fridge. Took till Wednesday for them to get cold enough to drink. Fridge is useless.

 

 

Saw door decorations. Not all were flame retardant. Stayed up all week. Since we have kids i wished we had decorated our door.

Enjoying your review. Going on the Dream for Christmas (different itinerary). The magnet hooks, I bought some to bring, were you able to use them in the shower or just in the cabin?

We had xmass dinner on Conquesf. And even though it was last sea day they made it formal. They had a special menu but it was still pretty standard MDR fare. We would have celebrated in the steakhouse but for the fact that our youngest was 11 and not ready to appreciate it.

 

 

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Great to know-thank you

Going on the Dream for Christmas vacation and it looks like Christmas will be the formal night on our cruise. We booked the steakhouse because we really wanted a special meal for Christmas dinner. Hubby's bday is 12/26 and daughter's bday is 12/23. Has anyone ever done Christmas dinner in the dining room? Just curious if we should stick with the steakhouse since we all loveit, or if we should go with the dining room that night? I was reading on Carnival's site that they do like a turkey dinner, in which case we will stick with the steakhouse, but since it's formal night, not sure.

I know this will sound like a silly question, so let me explain the reason I'm asking is that after 10+ years, we finally convinced my sister in law and brother in law to try a cruise with us. They were VERY reluctant to say the least. We got them to go on the Glory with us last August and needless to say, now they are hooked on cruising and were searching for cruises as soon as they got home! With all that said, they really enjoyed the pizza pirate on the Glory, and now we are all booked on the Dream, which now has pizza del capitano. Just wondering if anyone knows if they have the same type of pizzas as the old pizza pirate? I know food is a personal preference, I'm just wondering if it's the same pizza and just a name change, or if they changed the actual pizza.

I just sailed the Dream about a week ago and I loved the ship. Especially, the Cloud 9 Spa. We had great service in the cabins, guest services and MDR. In each place they went above and beyond. Example: I kept having problems with the sail & sign card for the washers. After changing cards a couple of times, the agent walked up to the laudrette with me on the 10th floor to help.

 

However, at one island we ran across a group from the Freedom. They loved the Freedom, too. Also, I loved my time on the Breeze. So here's the point, every ship has something good to offer. It just depends on what you're looking for in terms of price, itineraries and services. Good luck!

You mentioned the launderette on deck 10, is it forward or aft? Do you know if there are any others on the Dream? I'll be staying on deck 6

Thanks for your awesome review! We loved our Dream cruise 2 years ago.

We have cruised with Royal C, Celebrity, Princess and Carnival - loved them all, but we keep coming back to Carnival for the overall experience. We keep checking Norwegian....plan to try one in 2017.

We are 65 yrs young, have been cruising for 20 years, and your review reminds us why we love cruising.

Thanks again!

We did Norwegian Breakaway as we live in NY and try to cruise out of NY whenever possible. Keep in mind, I LOVE cruising and in most ways feel that the cruise is what you make it. I'm very easy going and always try to look at the bright side, however, I was very disappointed with the ship and crew. Yes, it's huge, but the hallways are extremely narrow. The way the ship is set up, there are crowds of people everywhere, and the staff was very rude. I was very disappointed. There are only 2 pools and the adult pool is so deep, you can't stand up. We spent our time at the kids pool, no big deal. The ship goes out of NY in February and does not have a retractable roof, so you can't enjoy the lido deck until day 3 when you far enough south where it is warm. Also, as we Learned from other cruisers, they coin NCL as "no cash left" because they charge you for so many activities and entertainment. My father in law became ill and had to fly home to NY from Florida. They did allow us to use the phone on the ship to communicate with him and family members to ensure he could get home safely. Apparently, the insurance did him no good, as he had to pay for his airplane ride home. Anyway, we are sticking with Carnival and looking forward to the Dream.

If I remember right, the taste bar is only on sea days. But, it was very good.

Perfect! Thank you

We don't do the internet packages as we have Verizon and came home to over $200.00 in roaming fees, so we tell our teens they have to live for a week without phones. I'm sure there is a way around roaming fees, but I'm not chancing it anymore. My sister in law has a Track phone, so she bought the cheap $5.00/day internet and she was able to text and do Facebook stuff.

As for spending money, we set our kids up with cash accounts in day 1 of the cruise, they each have a limit and we add to their accounts as needed throughout the cruise. The last cruise we went on, they mistakenly put our kids on our credit card, but we got that resolved quickly.

Atlantis is awesome. Very kid friendly.

Yes, the Dream has the Taste Bar. It's located on Deck 5 Mid, in the Ocean Plaza, near the Alchemy Bar. I don't think they have it every night though, but I can't remember the exact schedule.

Yay!!! Thank you :D

Does the Dream have the Taste Bar? I've been on the Splendor and the Glory and have really enjoyed the Taste Bar?

Hey all,

 

I've attached a link to a PDF with copies of the Fun Times for the 5/28 sailing of the Carnival Dream, on the Montego Bay, Grand Cayman, Cozumel itinerary.

 

FunTimes

 

You can read my thoughts about this trip in my semi-LIVE review here.

 

Enjoy!

Thanks so much for Fun Times. Greatly appreciated!

We had a wonderful week traveling to Roatan, Belize, and Cozumel. Happy to answer any questions!

Do you have any Fun Times you could share? I'm not going until 12/24/17, but would still like to get an idea of the on board activities.

I've had the old burger joint on the Carnival Splendor and Guy's on the Glory. They are both very good. Really looking forward to trying the BBQ. Does anyone know if the pizza upgrade is as good or comparable to the pizza pirate? We really enjoyed the pizza pirate on the Glory

Thank you everyone

Which dining room on the Dream is the designated MDR for your time dining?

Yes, have definitely planned on putting an amount of cash each day for him to spend. Gratuities have been paid, so should be good there. DS will be 16 so he'll spend money without us, DD will be 8, probably won't have charging privileges as she won't be spending money without us...at least we don't want her to! :eek:

We went on the Glory in August and I always put cash on my kids cards for games, purchases in the fun shops etc. My daughter is 15, she won an iPhone 6 Plus in the arcade. She was so excited.

Anyone who's ever seen Wayne's World knows all about the headbanging scene during Bohemian Rhapsody while driving in the Pacer. Well, when that part of the song played during Epic Rock, there was only one thing for me to do. I definitely got some looks from people around me. I guess they never saw the movie. :o Oh well, I had fun.

Lol, I did the same thing (headbanging) during Bohemian Rhapsody, my 15 year old told me to stop, but I had fun doing it too!

Alex, very sorry for your loss. Thank you for your great reviews, I always look forward to reading them. A couple of months ago I showed your reviews to my kids and hubby. You inspired me to join CC. My kids are 15 and 12 years old and have been on the Splendor twice. August will be our first time on the Glory and after seeing your posts and pictures, we are even more excited. We are bringing the in-laws with us (total of 9 of us) and this will be their first cruise, I'm hoping they love cruising as much as we do. Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to share your enthusiasm with us. Best of luck to a bright future. You seem like a very kind kid and I'm sure you'll succeed with whatever the future brings you. Looking forward to more of your posts and pictures.

Thank you for posting. Going on the Glory in August. Very excited! Looking forward to more of your vacation photos and post.

Thank you

Thanks so much for the info!

Sailing on the Glory for the first time in August. I read somewhere that they no longer use the pop through cards that you would fold down and reuse for each game. I read that daubers are used now. Does anyone know if the ship supplies them, if you have to buy them, or if you bring your own?

Any help/suggestions appreciated.

I've sailed on the Splendor twice. Really like that ship a lot. The lido deck has a retractable roof so you can enjoy the lido rain or shine. In 2103 on the splendor they had a 50's trivia contest and that was fun. I'll be sailing the Glory for the first time in August, however, I have been looking at other reviews and the fun times people have posted and it appears that the Glory is geared more towards the 80s.