Wrigley80's Carnival Dream Repositioning Cruise Photo Review

[wrigley80]

Well we were in our next port of call.....Ocho Rios, Jamaica. Now anyone who has read any of my past reviews will know that we don't get off the ship in Jamaica. We stay on the ship and enjoy a relaxing day. We didn't have good luck in Jamaica one time and I vowed never to step foot in the country again

:( but that's cool with me. I love as like this when everyone else is off the ship....it's like you have the whole ship to yourself

 

We went to breakfast in the MDR and then headed up to Deck 11 to see the sights

 

 

 

 

 

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The free beach in Ocho Rios. It is close to the cruise terminal

 

This picture is always a tradition onboard every ship we cruise on.

 

The funnel on the Dream was short and stubby :p

Edited May 6, 2014 by wrigley80

[wrigley80]

We decided that since we were in port today that we would play mini golf because it wouldn't be too windy up there. It was a perfect time to play

 

It was a very nice course.....18 holes

 

 

 

 

It was HOTTTTT today

[wrigley80]

I got a hole in one on this hole....even though my dad thought I cheated :p

 

 

The balls and clubs are right up at the course. That is so much better. They used to be down on Lido Deck and you had to sign them out in order to play. It is so much better having them on deck right at the mini golf

 

Took a break from mini golf to watch the waves breaking against the reef

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One of the hot tubs on Deck 11

 

 

See what I mean....Short and Stubby

 

 

Phil Mickelson eat your heart out.....Perfect Form :p

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Nice mini golf area but I highly recommend playing on a day when the ship is in port. Nobody else was up there playing and there was no wind

 

Love this picture

[wrigley80]

After we got done playing mini golf we were hot so it was time to cool off in the pool.

 

This is the mid-ship pool.....the Waves Pool

 

It felt very relaxing....and as you can see I was the only one swimming. Another reason why it's nice to stay onboard on a port day.

 

 

 

[wrigley80]

It was a beautiful day for a swim

 

Waterworks Area....more pics from there soon

 

My dad didn't get in the pool with me.....this is what he did instead :p

 

I took a picture of myself on the Deck Cam :)

[wrigley80]

 

He's awake.....must be time for a Diet Coke :)

 

After about 2 hours of swimming and enjoying the pool I headed down to the room to get a shower and rinse the salt water off. Then headed back up to meet my dad

 

We headed over to the Blue Iguana for a Diet Coke

 

 

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Towel Hut.....this is also where you can get a blanket a night to watch a movie under the stars

 

Dockyard Plaque from Fincantieri in Italy

 

This is room 10268....this is our cabin on the Dream when we return in December. I wanted to knock on the door to ask to see inside but my dad said that was a little weird

[wrigley80]

Whoa :eek: that is a long way down

 

 

The Carnival Dream has the Twister Waterslide and the Drainpipe

 

 

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Looks like there was some rain rolling in but it never did rain

 

Wouldn't you like to see the view from one f those homes

[WLHyatt]

Another in the pile of folks leaving this sunday!

I have to order that ribeye!

I can't wait!

[wrigley80]

Who wants to race??? :)

 

 

We decided to head down to the atrium for a diet coke

 

Our favorite bar waiter, Natasha. She was from the Ukraine

[wrigley80]

Another in the pile of folks leaving this sunday!

I have to order that ribeye!

I can't wait!

 

Enjoy your cruise.....and definitely order that Ribeye. It was AMAZING.....you wont be disappointed :)

[wrigley80]

While my dad was drinking his diet coke in the atrium....I decided to walk into the atrium to get a few pictures while no one else was in there.

 

 

Took a selfie sing the self-timer....turned out pretty good I'd say

 

 

 

 

[wrigley80]

No luck in the Casino. We weren't playing here because the ship was still in port but it wasn't much better the rest of the cruise either

 

 

[wrigley80]

I was getting close to sail-away time so we headed up to Deck 11 to watch us pull away from Ocho Rios

 

 

 

 

 

The port area looked pretty quiet. We were suppose to leave at 4:00 pm but we didn't end up leaving until almost 4:45 because we were waiting for the evening entertainment to show up. Tonight's performer in the show lounge was running late so we were delayed. We will wait for them but no one else :rolleyes:

[wrigley80]

We were finally leaving Jamaica :p

 

Not sure what is more blue....the sky or the water

 

 

 

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[aaron3219]

Since you are an experienced carnival cruiser I have a question.

 

Looking at your pictures I noticed many many similarities between that ship and Carnival Pride.

 

The layouts look the same, the shops looked the same, the cabins, ect ect. That ship looks much newer and had more slides. By same I mean same layout but different decorations.

 

Are all the Carnival ships about the same?

 

Me and my wife were looking at booking a cruise for next year and we had thought of flying to a different port instead of driving the 3 hours to Baltimore. But if the ships are all similar and with Pride being reworked for next cruising season it might be better to just save the cash by driving and hitting pride again.

Edited May 6, 2014 by aaron3219

[jwalk03]

Since you are an experienced carnival cruiser I have a question.

 

Looking at your pictures I noticed many many similarities between that ship and Carnival Pride.

 

The layouts look the same, the shops looked the same, the cabins, ect ect. That ship looks much newer and had more slides.

 

Are all the Carnival ships about the same?

 

Me and my wife were looking at booking a cruise for next year and we had thought of flying to a different port instead of driving the 3 hours to Baltimore. But if the ships are all similar and with Pride being reworked for next cruising season it might be better to just save the cash by driving and hitting pride again.

 

I will give my 2 cents. While there are certainly some similarities between ships, each one is different. Especially if you are comparing a Spirit Class ship (Pride) to a Dream class ship! A Dream class is WAY BIGGER and has lots of new features compared to the Pride, even after it recieves 2.0.

 

I would broaden your horizons and try a differnt ship. You will get to experience more new ports that way as well, that you may not be able to visit on the same Pride cruises over and over again.

Edited May 6, 2014 by jwalk03

[wrigley80]

Me and my buddy. The hot tub behind us is one of two that are up on deck 11

 

After watching sail-away we decided to head back to the cabin to lay down for a bit before dinner. When we got back to the cabin I noticed that one of my posters from the door decorations was full of names. So I took that one down and put a new one up.

 

I ended up filling up 2 of these posters throughout the cruise. I thought we would have had more but our cabin was off the main hallway

 

We said we were gonna lay down for a few minutes well that turned into an hour and 20 minutes ;) :p oh well were on vacation. We woke up about 6:30 pm and decided that it was time to head to dinner

[wrigley80]

Since you are an experienced carnival cruiser I have a question.

 

Looking at your pictures I noticed many many similarities between that ship and Carnival Pride.

 

The layouts look the same, the shops looked the same, the cabins, ect ect. That ship looks much newer and had more slides. By same I mean same layout but different decorations.

 

Are all the Carnival ships about the same?

 

Me and my wife were looking at booking a cruise for next year and we had thought of flying to a different port instead of driving the 3 hours to Baltimore. But if the ships are all similar and with Pride being reworked for next cruising season it might be better to just save the cash by driving and hitting pride again.

 

I have been on 14 different Carnival ships and while they all may look the same...they all have different quirks about them. In fact we are cruising again on the Dream again in December. I wish it was on a different ship but our friends were already booked on the Dream.

 

Every ship is going to have a piano bar, a casino, main dining rooms, lido buffet, atrium, theater, and so on. But all those areas are going to look different from ship to ship.

 

I would definitely fly to Florida or New Orleans and cruise on a different ship. You'll be surprised at how different they really are :)

[Salt Wind]

Every time I read a review about Aruba, I think about how amazing it would be to find Natalee Holloway and rescued by a Carnival cruise passenger! Loving your review, miss Wrigley! :D Stay safe! :)