Dream, Freedom or Paradise

[tkabrk]

Which cruise would you choose -- Dream, Freedom or Pardise? We are a family of 3 that have cruised before but need a little feedback from those who have sailed any of these. They all look good to me!

 

Many thanks.

[letsgocruz1]

I've done both the Dream and Freedom. The Paradise is a fantasy class sized ship if I recall correctly. Although some people are fans, I am not fond of them. I think they are getting older and seem so small compared to the newer ships.

 

The Dream is VERY nice. It has a waterpark for the kids and a very nice Serenity area for adults. The promenade has an outdoor deck surrounding it. The whole ship is gorgeous.

 

The Freedom is a little smaller and older than the Dream but it's still plenty big and really nice as well. Between the two, I would go with the itinerary that I liked best. I'm doing the Freedom again in June, because I wanted to do an 8 night cruise and I have never been to Tortola or Antigua. Plus my flight to Ft Lauderdale was only $170 round trip so I grabbed it! :D

 

But, I am very much hoping to get to sail on the Dream again soon.

 

I've cruised Carnival several times and we have always had great service and food on any ship, so I really don't think you will go wrong with any choice.

 

Good luck with your decision. :)

[Chef P]

Freesom has a better itinerary,.... Dream is a tad to big and the Paradise is too small

[glrounds]

I'd choose the Dream. It's newer, the Paradise is smaller and older and I don't like the layout of Conquest class ships. But that's just me.

[CWcruisers]

I went on the Dream and then the Paradise in January, boy do I wish I had done it in reverse.

 

The Dream is newer, and despite it's size, did not feel crowded, IMHO. We had a great time, then we got off and went on the Paradise. Felt like we had gone from 1st class to last class, again, just MHO.

[k2excursion]

I've been on Dream twice, and I've sailed sister ships to the other 2. I would certainly choose the Dream for you. But I also like the Freedom-style ships. You can't really go wrong with either one. Dream will have a few things that Freedom doesn't. Dream was not crowded either time we sailed, but we also didn't sail at peak times. Dream has 2 large waterslides, while Freedom has one large waterslide, and Paradise has one small one. My 2 Dream cruises have been my favorite 2 out of 10, with a sister ship to the Freedom (Valor) being my 3rd favorite.

[sail2sea]

I'd go with Dream.

 

Paradise is old and tired. Freedom is a cookie cutter Carnival ship. Dream has many extras.

[AQW]

Personally I would sail the Dream simply because I haven't yet.

 

In your shoes, I would choose between the Dream and the Freedom based on itinerary.

[Rhitson88]

Plus my flight to Ft Lauderdale was only $170 round trip so I grabbed it! :D)

 

 

 

Dang it!!! I was deciding between the Dream on May 5th out of PC or the 8 day Freedom out of FT Lauderdale. When I looked, the planes prices were the same so just went with Dream. Lucky!!! I ended up paying 1300 for my plane tickets lol. Oh well though, its over now and now we just wait!