Wednesday's Review of the Carnival Dream 6/12/10 Western Caribbean

[wednesday]

Belize

 

Once again this was our favorite port. We booked Coral Breeze Stingray alley and Caye Caulker snorkeling tour. It is operated by hammerhead water sports. Heni and her team were great and we were well looked after in the water. Her team member Mark told us a lot about Belize and we enjoyed chatting with him on the ride back to the port. We enjoyed our snorkeling very much and saw grouper, stingrays and a barracuda and various other small fish. The only issue is the strong current here, it is a workout.

 

Caye Caulker is such a laid back place, we would love to return there some day. We didn’t include lunch in our tour but ate at the place that provides the included lunch. It is called the Paradise restaurant (the first place after leaving the dock) Lobster season opened the day before we arrived and for $12.00 per person we had lobster kabobs and wow, they were huge and full of fresh lobster meat! I don’t think lobster is included in the prepaid lunch so I would opt to buy my own lunch when I got there. Every restaurant we passed had lobster served a 100 ways, I think I could live on Caye Caulker during lobster season!

Snorkel Boat

First snorkeling spot on the reef

[wednesday]

Stingray alley snorkeling

[maxxdout]

great pictures of Belize, the spa room looks great!

[cjkumbaya]

Wow, what I nice review and great photos. Thanks for sharing your trip.

[wednesday]

Can you tell it was my favorite port?

 

Caye Caulker

Lobster Kabobs!

 

[crewsweeper]

the tiny showers are the only thing I am not crazy about but that is all cruise ship showers.

 

Use the spa showers!! They're great. Plenty of room. And from 11207/11209/11205 you're just around the corner from the stairs/elevator up to the spa facilities (that stair circle in Wednesday's pictures). Also the showers across fromt he gym are great if the spa isn't open or you don't want to get the key card to enter the spa.

[wednesday]

Costa Maya

 

We booked the Chaccoben tour through Native Choice. I had heard that David was the guide for the ruins but we never met him? Our guide was Francisco and he was very informative about the ruins. The history there is fascinating and I highly recommend seeing them. A word of advice, take your own insect repellant and make sure it is strong. We forgot and they wanted $10.00 for a tiny can at the ruins and the guide did not offer any of his. We borrowed some skin so soft from a couple on the tour and the mosquitoes there laughed at that, we had multiple mosquito bites. We still find the people at Costa Maya a little too pushy, and were given the impression that all they cared about was getting our money. I know that is all that most people care about but at least act like you really want to share your culture and your beautiful home with us. We still enjoyed our day here, the Mayan history is fascinating and according to the guide 2012 is a load of BS, so don't go blowing all of your money and doing anything crazy.

[dreamlooker]

Use the spa showers!! They're great. Plenty of room. And from 11207/11209/11205 you're just around the corner from the stairs/elevator up to the spa facilities (that stair circle in Wednesday's pictures). Also the showers across fromt he gym are great if the spa isn't open or you don't want to get the key card to enter the spa.

great queastion what r the spa hours what time does the other pools close if ever

[dreamlooker]

Dreamlooker...we were in 11209 in May ( and will be again next June). It is exactly the same size as Wednesday's 11245. Plenty of room for two. The couch can double out as a bed if there are 3 people. But we've been in balcony cabins of similar sq ft size/layout on other Carnival ships with 3 people and still had plenty of room. The suite in 11205 is very nice and the longer balcony is enticing. Of course it's more $$$. Noise isn't a real issue down at that end of the passageway as only traffic is 3 other cabins near you and nothing to attract other pax down that way. Wednesday's cabin was right by the stairs and elevators, so closer to general traffic.

i see u went in january how cold was it ?

[wednesday]

Overall the ship was beautiful and clean and the staff went out of their way to make you happy. As for the infamous smell, we got faint whiffs of it every now and then but it was nothing to interfere with our enjoyment of the ship. I would not be too worried about it.

 

[wednesday]

great queastion what r the spa hours what time does the other pools close if ever

 

The spa closes at 10pm, not sure about the pools.

[wednesday]

Food Porn

Creamy Tomato Soup

Shrimp Cocktail

Sweet & Sour Shrimp

Flat Iron Steak

Creme Brulee

[dreamlooker]

Food Porn

Creamy Tomato Soup

Shrimp Cocktail

Sweet & Sour Shrimp

Flat Iron Steak

Creme Brulee

i must say u too k some great picture i know many people luv to see them it helps them choose the ship ..... i have not read much more on the poo poo smell is it gone thanks again great job i will sure return the favor when i go

[wednesday]

Stuffed Mushrooms YUM

Strawberry Soup (sorry forgot to take a pic before I started eating it)

Lobster and jumbo tiger shrimp :D

[wednesday]

French Onion soup

Jerk Pork Loin

Sicilian style chicken

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Fried Shrimp

Can't remember the name. SOme type of Asian chicken

Filet mignon I think

Snapper

I don't remember the name of this but it was excellent

[wednesday]

i must say u too k some great picture i know many people luv to see them it helps them choose the ship ..... i have not read much more on the poo poo smell is it gone thanks again great job i will sure return the favor when i go

 

We smelled something a few times but it was not strong and honestly wasn't a big deal in our opinion

[wednesday]

Fried Cheese

Duck

Chilled Peach soup

Lamb

Seafood something (My least favorite thing in the MDR)

Bitter & Blanc

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escargot

Corn Chowder

Chateaubriand

Jumbo Tiger shrimp

Baked Alaska

Chocolate Gateau (I think)

[wednesday]

Lobster Bisque

Crab Cake

Marinated portobella mushroom

Fried jumbo shrimp

Pork ribs

What we waited for all week Grand Marnier Souffle

[alreadypacked]

Seafood something (My least favorite thing in the MDR)

 

That looks like the "Seafood Newburg."

 

Wow, it's served differently than the way I've had it in the past (maybe a little smaller portion too).

 

Here it is on the Miracle in 2008:

[alreadypacked]

And Seafood Newburg on the Freedom in 2009:

[heymonkey89]

This is a fantastic review. Your pics are great and you've already answered a few questions i've had.

 

Thanks!!!

[babies12]

Note to self, must book the Dream today!

[wednesday]

That looks like the "Seafood Newburg."

 

Wow, it's served differently than the way I've had it in the past (maybe a little smaller portion too).

 

Here it is on the Miracle in 2008:

 

That is what it was!