The scene is set from the moment you step onboard, where live music and enthusiastic crew members greet you in the ship's main atrium, which is built around a brilliant LED funnel called the Dreamscape. The cruise ship is sophisticated and modern, though with Carnival's take on those concepts, which includes bold colors, bright spaces and a heavy dose of fun. Yes, the clientele is different, but it didn’t hinder my experience at all.Carnival Horizon is a bold, beautiful ship jam-packed with activities, dining options, and bars and lounges galore. We could go on 3-4 cruises on Carnival for the same price we paid for one of our Disney cruises. I’ve cruised on a few different lines, but our family keeps coming back to Carnival because of the value that we feel like we get. Same is true for other ports like Cozumel. Amber Cove has a lot of free options to enjoy, as does Grand Turk. The entertainment staff revamped the entire days worth of activities by 930 am. We had Half Moon Cay cancelled because the waves were so rough that we couldn’t tender in. I agree about the ports of call, but to me, cruises are what you make of it. The free pig and anchor at lunch (deck 5, near ocean plaza) was just meh though - dinner was MUCH better than the lunch. Also ate at Pig and Anchor for dinner which was $50 for four people with drinks. We also ate at Cucina del Capitano which is awesome for $15/person. MDR was BETTER post COVID, which surprised me. The salad bar up on Serenity is a good backup option for that though. The buffet is solid, but lacks in salad variety, so it is a little harder to get a good salad there. The pizza is made fresh and is also delicious. Guys Burgers is some of the best burgers anywhere - land or sea! Blue Iguana cantina has solid Mexican breakfast and lunch options. We have cruised the Horizon twice and thoroughly enjoyed both times. Never had a bad experience on Carnival, especially the food. If you're that picky about the food, Celebrity is where it's at, and you can get some really good deals on Celebrity right now if you know where to look. For $1500, I'd absolutely choose Carnival and spend that extra money on excursions and maybe one night in an upgraded restaurant. The Royal ship definitely seemed nicer (but was also a bigger, newer ship I think), and the crowd seemed a little more calm overall. Carnival basically just had 10 different types of cake, and maybe some cookies or whatever else, but if you weren't in the mood for cake, it wasn't great. Speaking of desserts, the desserts on Royal were always good, and there were a lot of options- little mousse cups, cakes, cookies, cream puffs with various icing flavors. Royal had another 'café' inside that just had a few selected sandwiches/desserts/little things that were available from the buffet as well, so I don't really count that as an additional option, but it was nice having it available later at night if we wanted extra desserts. Both ships had a pizza place with really good pizza that we would usually get later in the night. The tacos were made to order though, so they were probably a lot better.īut the Mexican place on Carnival was always really solid. We didn't get food from the Mexican place on board until the last day, but the burrito left something to be desired because it wasn't made to order. possibly because of the way it was set up and because everything was served by staff, so it was a little harder to get exactly what you wanted. But the buffet on Royal's Oasis of the Seas (which we did a few weeks ago) didn't seem as great. overall though, really good food in the MDR. I thought the MDR food was similar quality to Royal, but maybe a tiny step down. While people generally agree that the food is better on Royal, having more food options on a big ship will mean it's easier to find food you like, First, it's important to note that food options will vary by ship, so bigger ships may have more 'free' (included) food options, while smaller ships just won't have as much variety.
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