Carnival Breeze Review

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Sail Date: Dec 2018
Cabin: Balcony
Sky Course
Sky Course
Drain pipe

We started a tradition last year of taking a cruise the week before Christmas instead of doing gifts as a family. We cruised with our family of 4 including a 26 year old and 20 year old. The, we brought along a friend age 20 and another friend age 22 resulting in 6 in our group. This was our second cruise as platinum for our family, one friend is gold, and another friend red. We cruise at least 2 times a year and have really enjoyed our past few carnival cruises. This was our first time on the Breeze and we booked it since it was a newer ship and for the itinerary, especially Amber Cover which we have never been to before. The boat itself is easily Carnivals most beautiful ship. The stairways had amazing photos from a photographer of the islands including sea turtles, underwater photos, island pictures, and more. Lido was on Deck 10 and had amazing decor along with the atrium on deck 3. We sailed the week before Christmas so the ship was beautifully decorated with Christmas trees all over. We had a tree lightning the first night where they gave out carnival Christmas hats and sang Christmas carols. The last sea day we had a holiday show featuring Christmas music and entertainment.

The entertainment on board was decent, but had room for improvement. It’s about time carnival charges up theirs shows. We experienced the country show, motor city, love & marriage, flick, 88 keys, and the Lip Sync Battle. The country show would be been great with just the female singers as they were truly amazing, but the male singers were a bit of a let down. Flick was a cool show we had seen once before and the Lip Sync Battle was by far our favorite. The comedy was hit or miss. A few comedians that were very good and one particular that I’ve never seen so many people walk out of a show before ever. The ship has a thrill theater which we paid to see Polar Express in 4D for $3.50. It was cool, but not sure I’d pay to do it again. The show was only 7 minutes long or less. The Breeze doesn’t have a sports bar, but the casino and Red Frog Pub were the hang out areas to watch football this cruise. The Pub is always a great place to play games and hang out. Deck 5 is super cool on the Breeze since it wraps all the way around. The water slides are decent including a twister slide and drain pipe. The putt putt area was quite windy and we really enjoyed the ropes course it was a lot more fun than it looked.

The food on board was one of our best experiences on carnival. They have Guy’s burgers, Guy’s Pig & Anchor, Blue Iguana, Cucina Del Capitano, Fahrenheit 555, Bonsai Sushi, Red Frog Pub, Mongolian Wok, the Deli, Seafood Shack, pizza, and standard dining room and Lido buffets. Our experience in the main dining room were very good with excellent service and great food. Our favorite lunch time eateries were blue iguana burrito bowls, Cucina del capitano build your own pasta, the deli buffalo chicken or turkey avocado, guys burgers, and pig & anchor.

Cabin Review

Balcony

Cabin 8D

Seemed like a standard balcony cabin. Deck 5 does wrap around so had views of the hot tub a little ways down and a huge checkboard many people played on. Also, could see out to sea and the islands while coming into port very well. Noise was not an issue as we connected to my parents next door, but could be an issue if you didn’t know the people connected in 8280. The room had a lot more storage space than many of the other carnival ships I’ve been on, especially shelving. The tv did not pop out or turn as well as I would’ve liked. Resulting in no access to the USB outlet on the tv. Lights have to have a card put in or they will randomly turn off which was different. The cabin had some wear and tear, but overall was very nice and worked well for 2 people. Our cabin steward was also top notch. The room is only a little ways away from the elevator and had an access close by to see down to the atrium. I liked the location as it wasn’t very hard to get to anything.

Port Reviews

St. Thomas

Some of the most knowledgeable and best snorkel/dive staff on the island. Amazing time snorkeling with turtles and shipwrecks. Included private snorkel charter, food, and rum. Avoided cruise crowds

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata)

Take a cab to do the waterfalls avoid carnivals excursions. It was only $30 including cab and jumps. We also did more falls than carnival does. This is an amazing excursion and totally worth it. Keep in mind it does require a hike to get up into the falls so must be able to walk a decent distance.

San Juan

We wanted to see umbrella street so asked a few locals and found out you can type it into GPS on phone so walked there in 10-15 mins from cruise port. Totally worth it.

San Juan

Emailed ahead of time and got information. Called captain prior to cruise to get al information and book trip. They had cab waiting for us day of the excursion and took part of our group tarpon fishing where the caught multiple fish, one of which 100lbs.

Grand Turk

Walked to Governor’s beach. Then, met Calypso and Topher at Jacks Shack.

Port Canaveral (Orlando)

Nice to not have to drive to Miami and still get on a decent ship. Love cruising out of this port.

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