Review of Dream 10/1/17 Cruise from a First Time Cruiser

Great review! Just booked the Dream for July 2018 so this is very helpful info!

Thank you for your review of your trip on the Dream. We will be on her in a short 178 days. I too liked how you pointed out what you liked and what was not as good as you wish. This gives us a balanced review and is much appreciated.

Your review was great! Overall, it sounds like you had a great time on your first cruise. Yay!

Highly recommend checking out NCL! I got my DH hooked on cruising via the NCL Epic, and he loves NCL. My parents also got hooked on cruising via NCL. But I found a great itinerary on the Glory, so we're checking out Carnival for our next cruise. NCL's itineraries were getting a little stale (and have all mostly changed now with the hurricanes), so we were ready to try something slightly different.

Do the staterooms not have hair dryers?

Thanks for the excellent review!

We were on the Vista and we pulled in right next to y'all at Puerta Maya. Seven ships in Cozumel -- including two of the largest ships afloat -- made for a very busy day indeed!

I couldn't agree more with you about the taste of the water served in the glasses in the MDR. I'll be bringing a bottled water to the dining room with me from now on. My last two cruises on the Miracle were the worst for foul tasting drinking water. (First world issues for sure.)

Thanks for the review and the photos.

Very nice informative review!

Do the staterooms not have hair dryers?

There was one provided for us in our room but I had read several reviews that said it was not very good and I have somewhat long hair that can be a pain to dry so I just liked having my nice hair dryer that I always use. I was not pressed for space when packing and it made getting ready in the evenings a lot faster so I was glad I brought it. To be fair though, I never actually tried the hair dryer in our room.

thanks for a great review - just booked for next year about the same time - so starting my research - this will be my third Carnival cruise - but never been to our out of NOLA and super excited to get the scoop.

Excellent review. Thanks for the information .

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Great review! I got off the Dream last Sunday and like you, we had rain all week, but we made it to Belize.

Thank you for your review. We are sailing the Dream on Dec 31 and CANNOT WAIT!!! I bring my hairdryer as well, the ones in the cabin just don't do the trick for me either! I love bringing my lanyard to have my sign and sail card around my neck. Easy to use and not lose. Glad you had a great time!!

Thanks for the review! I'm on the Dream in just a few weeks, this is very helpful!

I couldn't agree more with you about the taste of the water served in the glasses in the MDR. I'll be bringing a bottled water to the dining room with me from now on. My last two cruises on the Miracle were the worst for foul tasting drinking water. (First world issues for sure.)

 

Thanks for the review and the photos.

We just order a bottle of San Pellegrino the 1st night in the MDR and it appears automatically on our table after that.

Also I believe after first time cruising I believe second time and up gets bottled water for each person. We can’t even drink it all between us in the kids they bring one leader for each person.

We just order a bottle of San Pellegrino the 1st night in the MDR and it appears automatically on our table after that.

How much was the sparkling water? TIA

PART 2: Pros and Cons List

 

.......no coffee maker in the cabins - I would really have liked to have that so I could make my own in the mornings and not have to worry about ordering room service. It would also be nice to have it in the evenings without having to walk to the Lido Deck

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We sail out of NOLA usually once a year as we live near Memphis and can drive down. We have sailed RCI/CCL/NCL from there over the last 20 years, but NCL is the only one having a coffee maker in the room. But that might not be all cabins on all of the NCL ships. Like you we appreciate the convenience of the in cabin coffee maker even though the coffee isn't the best. On non-NCL ships I used to just hike to the Lido or somewhere else to get coffee in our two insulated cups, but about two years ago we started using room service for coffee and a croissant in the morning. We are early risers, so always check the box for the earliest delivery, usually that's 0600-0630. We have had good luck so far....rarely has the coffee arrived after 0615. I think a nice tip and smile for the steward helps. Maybe there are few of us up at the time.....we are both around 70 years old!:cool:

Doug