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iott family

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Yes night 2 & 5, Sea day and Costa Maya

 

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Thank you! I was really worried that it would fall on our Belize day. Not sure why I let myself worry, LOL, we will still have a fab time no matter! :p

Any day is a good day on a cruise!

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I have been going thru some searches here to find the Fun Times (Eastern) but keep coming up with western.. I checked John Heald's blog and couldn't find them there either ???

 

Any suggestions would be appreciated ! Thanks :D

 

Where did you find the Fun Times for the western route? I would really like to see it.

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k2excursion

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This has probably already been discussed somewhere in all of these pages, but can anyone tell me where is the secret door on the Dream? Also, our 2nd formal night on the Costa Maya port day will be Thanksgiving. How will that be handled?

 

If you are talking about the forward observation deck, overlooking the front of the ship, there are several on the Dream. They are on decks 6, 7, 9, 10, & 11. Plus a bonus on deck 5. The lanai wraps around the ship, so it overlooks the front of the ship too. But if you, like some others, are more interested in the door, deck 5 won't have the door. (I know it seems silly to say that, but I have been yelled at by people saying that they don't care about the observation deck; they like the door, so I'm just covering all bases.) The forward part of the lanai on deck 5 connects to the observation decks on 6 & 7 by stairs, which is really nice.

 

I've never been on a ship for a holiday, so I don't know how they will handle that being elegant night.

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This has probably already been discussed somewhere in all of these pages, but can anyone tell me where is the secret door on the Dream? Also, our 2nd formal night on the Costa Maya port day will be Thanksgiving. How will that be handled?

 

For the Oct 26th DREAM cruise. The first Formal night will be sunday the second will be Wednesday and then on Halloween it is costume night in the dinning room. I have an email from the Matre D' to that. Go check out the Dream RollCall for more info.

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I know the Dream has balcony staterooms that sleep 3 using the convertible couch. However, will all the balcony rooms sleep 3 if you just take the back pillows off the couch?

 

We are traveling with my two sons and my mom. One of our boys is booked with her in a balcony and the other is the 3rd passenger in our balcony. Would it be possible for the second son to sleep in my mom's cabin on occasion? He's under 5 feet. Are all the couches the same length?

 

Thanks!

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These are excerpts from the past year's Dream reviews that I compiled before our cruise. I thought it would be helpful for everyone. Please note that I do not take responsibility for all this info, since they are from reviews. I did find most of it to be accurate and very helpful!

 

Happy planning...

CARNIVAL DREAM

 

BEFORE YOU LEAVE:

 

  • Make a sign for your door to find your cabin better



  • Make sure that your bank and credit card Company are aware that you will be out of the country. They will note it on your account so that you won't be flagged for fraudulent activity.

BOARDING

 

  • See if Crimson or Scarlett Dining room is open for lunch on boarding day. (It was on our sailing but was not noted on the Fun Times.)
  • Even the first lunch after boarding was extraordinary. We skipped the buffet and went to the Scarlet Dining Room. I had salmon that was excellent.
  • If not, eat at the pasta bar or Lanai BBQ
  • The pasta bar is upstairs from the buffet - aft. You go up a set of stairs and get a number and a sheet. You then check off your ingredients and hand your sheet to the cook. You wait upstairs at a table with a number and they bring you your food when it is done. You can then take it anywhere
  • SPA: We went first day up there and they were giving free 5 minute hot stone and massages

 

ENTERTAINMENT

 

On the first sea day they had a cooking demonstration in the steakhouse (about 11am) This was fun and the food was very good- they will also give you the recipes (FREE)

 

 

Not to miss:

  • Fun Force Dancers - They are down in the Dream atrium so get a spot on deck 4 or 5 and look down
  • Digital scavenger hunts make it easy to learn your way around the ship
  • Magician... the Magic of Bob Brizendine the Magical Cat himself
  • Family Welcome Aboard party Saturday night in the Caliente club.
  • Dancing in the Streets show
  • * There was a juggling comedian who was excellent—had a way with the kids!! “Edge”
  • “Butch & Baby Butch” live morning show in your cabin or out on the Lido deck.
  • Blackjack band who plays in Ocean Plaza is very talented and plays a pretty good variety

 

FOOD

 

  • The menu is on your TV; you can just check and see if you like the selections ahead of time
  • You can order room service from your TV. If you try to order a lunch item by phone and are denied because "it's breakfast hours only," order through the TV and you'll get anything on the menu.
  • *Pasta Bar... The meat lasagna is amazing.
  • don't ever forget about the 24 hour Soft Serve Ice Cream (Chocolate, Vanilla and Swirled) and the Frozen Yogurt (also Chocolate, Vanilla and Swirled or on other days strawberry, vanilla and swirled).
  • We ended up in the main dining room with a table for 2 every morning for breakfast (Scarlett)
  • For a smaller selection, but way shorter lines, go to the breakfast buffets that are outside at the rear of the ship.
  • The buffet lines were less crowded towards the back of the ship
  • The coffee shop was outstanding from the product to the delivery to the deliverer. Don't miss the carrot cake!
  • Mongolian BBQ (always a long line but it was worth it)
  • We did manage to eat one day at the BBQ buffet. We unknowingly walked by at 11:45 and it was open. By 12:15, no way.. huge, huge line!
  • Outside on deck 5 near Wasabi, the put on a BBQ buffet that everyone raved about. - Just on sea days. Best Ribs!
  • By the back pool was an Indian Food spot and also a Deli Sandwich shop.
  • The chocolate extravaganza was yummy - last day at either 12:15-2 pm
  • The 24/7 pizza had seven different choices.
  • The deli is open until 11:00PM
  • Tandoori grill which had excellent Indian food

 

MDR:

  • Baked tom turkey
  • Potato Soup
  • Creme Brulee can be ordered every day
  • Bitter and Blanc dessert was the best
  • Salmon
  • Tilapia (blackened)
  • New England Clam Chowder at lunch
  • Banana Cream Pie
  • The Chocolate Melting Cake is so very delicious
  • Pumpkin Soup
  • Grand Marnier Souffle
  • Free cappuccino with dinner was a nice plus.
  • Panko crusted shrimp
  • cappuccino pies
  • Warm Fig Date
  • When the lights start to dim in the dining room this means Entertainment is coming. Make sure you have your camera ready!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Last Day:

Farewell Party is on the last sea day from 5pm-6pm. It is poorly attended as folks are packing or getting ready for dinner. One hour of free drinks. Briefly mentioned in the Funtimes. They do not mention the free drinks, so the lounge was pretty empty. It was in the Burgandy Lounge. We tipped our waiter $1 after our first drink, and he would give us a refill even before we emptied the previous one. It really made his day!

 

SHIP INFO

 

  • Wear T-shirt for slides - they have rough spots that will scrape the skin off your back.
  • This ship is loaded with hot tubs, I often found the ones by Ocean Plaza to be empty
  • There are 2 hot tubs on deck 11 that are rarely used
  • We used the AFT pool area only because it was never really crowded.
  • Spa elevator tower. SPECTACULAR!
  • Do not forget about the front deck on 5 (I think it is on 5 or 4). Great place to be when the ships enters and leaves ports!
  • laundry..... $3.00 for washer (about 30 minutes) and $3.00 for dryer (90 minutes for perm press/ 60 minutes for whites/colors). There were only 2 washers and 4 dryers on the 10th floor. Laundry soap (All or Surf) was 1.25 and so was Fabric Softener. *There was no bill changer in the laundry room. I had to go to guest services to get change
  • * "secret door" is on deck nine and 10. Go all the way forward and through two doors and you will be on the forward facing deck over the bridge.
  • If you need aspirin, seasick pills, or a variety of general medications, check the "0" deck where the waiting room is for the doctor. There were free samples for the taking in individual packets... also a weigh scale in case you need to weigh a suitcase (or yourself!).

DEBARKATION:

 

  • were able to be in our rooms until 8:30 am



  • Don't rush this! We waited in the Ocean Plaza, which was pretty much empty. It was a nice relaxing time before leaving the ship.

 

 

This is great stuff. Hope it still applies a couple years later

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PaperSniper4

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Aft Cabins below Lido Deck.....DON'T book them! The noise @ 1a, 5a, 6a....crazy and we could not sleep. It was so bad that Carnival Refunded 15% of cruise price and gave me 10% off my next cruise.

 

I'm assuming you meant RIGHT below the Lideo deck, that is, on the Vista deck aft. Cabins on decks below deck 9 ought to not have that noise problem....I hope! :eek:We are booking an aft quarter cabin on deck 8, the Verandah deck.

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I never said it was ALL ships. This thread is abut the Dream and someone asked about the Dream so I answered. When we were on the Dream 2/19-2/26 we did not change time at all. I have cruised many times on other lines and know fully well about time changes. I rather liked not changing times.

 

I need to gently point out that your experience on the CCL Dream on one cruise is NOT how it always works, although in the Caribbean cruises that seems to be the case. If the Dream includes an itinerary that goes east to west or west to east sufficiently, she very likely will "change" the ship's time. That event is always posted in the ship's planner, and you will also see it posted as you depart the ship for a shore stop.

 

I just don't want a new cruiser to be shocked when the ship's time is "changed.:cool:

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Few ships have coffee makers, like you see often in motels and hotels, but lately our NCL cabins have had them. Just wonder if anyone knows about the Carnival Dream? I can't find any info on that on Carnival's web page.

 

If no coffee maker in the cabins, where the nearest place to get one for cabin 8362 which is midship, port side? Can you tell I need a cup of coffee first thing in the morning? Having a cup out on the balcony to me is the way to start our day!:D

 

Thanks.

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I need to gently point out that your experience on the CCL Dream on one cruise is NOT how it always works, although in the Caribbean cruises that seems to be the case. If the Dream includes an itinerary that goes east to west or west to east sufficiently, she very likely will "change" the ship's time. That event is always posted in the ship's planner, and you will also see it posted as you depart the ship for a shore stop.

 

I just don't want a new cruiser to be shocked when the ship's time is "changed.:cool:

 

While you are certainly correct that the new cruiser should keep an eye out for potential time changes when crossing time zones, I have not heard of the Dream changing times. And they haven't changed times in my 2 cruises on her, both of which involved port time being different than ship time. On the Eastern, sailing this time of year, we were one hour earlier than St Thomas & St Maarten. On the Western, cruising after we changed times in March, we were 1 hour later than Cozumel & Costa Maya, and 2 hours later than Roatan & Belize. We didn't change ship times to match port times.

 

In fact, we cruised the Eastern route during the daylight savings switch in November, and we did change ship time for the daylight savings switch. Had we not, we would have been equal to St Thomas & St Maarten. But because we switched, we had a 1-hour difference.

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