Just back from Carnival Dream out of NOLA to Jamaica,Grand Cayman and Coz,

[sharkaymon]

The following statements are my personal opinion based on my personal experience.

 

This was the 4th sister cruise for my sister and I. We made arrangements to park in the Fulton Street parking garage. Our first mistake was assuming that someone would be there to help us unload our luggage as we entered the garage. I should have double checked with the garage to make sure. We parked on the 8th floor and had our first encounter with angels. We had five very heavy bags and my sister was wrestling the first bag from the trunk when two couples walked by and offered to help. Rick Wolfe and Bobby ? were true gentlemen and helped us unload, get down stairs and onto a shuttle. Our check-in time at the terminal was 12:30. We were in stateroom 8300 by 1:30. There were a few rude passengers at the muster drill who decided their conversation and raucous laughter was more important than listening to the very short presentation.

 

The first lunch at the Lido was as expected - chaotic. Over-filled plates, wasting of food and loud, inconsiderate diners were the norm at all week. I enjoyed all the choices. Guy’s burgers were awesome. Anytime dining was at the Crimson Restaurant and our team, Rony and Sherwin, were as attentive as possible under the restraints imposed by extra tables added as the result of Carnival cutback. We requested them every time we ate in the dining room. Our hostess Rachelle greeted us by name every time we entered the dining room. She was friendly and gracious and a true joy.

 

The Steakhouse and the Chef’s Table experience were delicious.

 

The music at the various venues was always enjoyable. The casino cheerfully took my $$ and gave me a drink card worth 15 drinks per day. The shows were impressive.

I was in a crowd at the end of the pier and was accidentally knocked out of my shoes. I landed hard on my right side and got a severe hematoma on my upper forearm. The Medical Department has limited hours and I had to wait 2 1/2 hours before they opened for the afternoon. $125 for a bandaid and the suggestion to visit my doctor when I got back home. When I got back home I had an infection requiring antibiotics.

 

Our cabin steward did his best, while servicing more cabins required by Carnival cutbacks. The hallways were often clogged with the cleaning carts.

 

I had fun, I enjoyed my cruise. I’d like to explore other cruise lines, seeking less chaos, fewer rude, wasteful passengers, clearer hallways and more peaceful dining rooms.

[JaniceB]

Thank you for your report, sorry we were injured.

[Clarea]

Thanks for the feedback, sorry about the injury.

[Keith1010]

Great report.

Keith

[pascalburns]

enjoyed the report.thanks.

[VaTech8912]

Sorry you were injured, but were still able to enjoy yourself some.

[Ronanc]

We are seasoned travelers but decided to try something new and booked a cruise. We sailed on our first cruise out of Miami on the Liberty in 2013. We loved it so much we booked the Dream out of NOLA in 2015. Loved the ship but encountered many rude, drunk passengers. It turned us off cruising so much we did not want to even book with another line after that. Many wonderful land vacations later, including a fabulous 6 week trip to Europe, I have booked a cruise with my sister's family on The Splendor starting in two weeks. Fingers crossed that our Dream experience was an anomaly.

 

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[JaniceB]

I wonder if New Orleans gets more than the norm of rowdy passengers?