Zeek Dutton

We were on a Carnival Cruise. We didn't book any excursions. In Belize you have to be fairied from the ship to the port because of the low water and Coral Reefs. We wanted to go to the beach and there was a local excursion to the water park, and City tour. We wanted to go through the city tour so we signed up for this one. This being a last minute tour we were very impressed. It took a while to get on the bus and the lady told us to come back in 15 minutes and when we did we waited another 20 minutes to get going but during that time we got to look for souvenirs at the port shops. Once we got on the bus it was a really cool city tour on the way to the "water park". The tour guide told us the history of Belize on we got to see the real Belizean culture. This wasn't "Touristed UP". You get to see Belize City. They are very proud and it shows. we got to the "water Park" which consisted of a slide, a water bounce balloon, valley ball net, DJ playing Music on a nice little Oasis where you can grab some Belizean food, pizza and drinks. There are two bars. One on the inside and one outside near the DJ stage. Prices were good and I didn't feel like they were trying to take advantage of Americans. The tour guide got us back on time and everything went smooth. Thank you for your good hospitality and showing us the City. Thank you.

Zeek

Wonderful experience! We are a family of 5 and this was our first Cruise. We cruised the Carnival Dream to Costa Maya, Belize, and Cozumel. We weren't able to port in Costa Maya because of weather which wasn't Carnivals doing. Embarkation wasn't bad considering they have to receive 3,000 to 4,000 people in a short amount of time with a fairly quick turnaround. Once we got on board we were able to eat and our room was ready about 30 minutes early. Room was as expected and departure was on time. Amazing experience! The staff was so polite and accommodating making you feel right at home. Exploring the ship on the first day was cool. People and staff hide ducks that you can find throughout the cruise which adds some excitement to just walking around the ship. Food is amazing! You can eat as much as you want while each restaurant/food place is open. The buffet is amazing too! The ship was very clean all of the time and the crew seemed to make all the passengers feel calm and welcomed. The karaoke bar is cool too just make sure you secure your position as early as you can because it can fill up quickly. Entertainment on the ship is continuous with the big screen playing in the front portion of deck 10, ping pong tables on deck 11 and adult section (21 and over) on deck 12. The adult section is just a chill section to lounge around on the upper deck of the ship. Each morning I would get up to watch the sun rise and was greeted kindly by a crew member. Coffee and juice is always in abundance. Some things I wish Carnival would work on are:

- More receptacles in the rooms. (with 5 people trying to charge devices) There was only one in the main cabin and one in each bathroom. Some next to the beds would be more accommodating.

- We did not get to port in Costa Maya. Even though this was not a Carnival Cruise issue (due to weather) I wish they would have prepared some sort of compensation for the passengers either in the form of "cruise bucks" or "casino point" or a couple free drinks or something rather than just say "sorry for the inconvenience" and keep moving on.

We will certainly be booking a cruise with Carnival in the near future and look forward to many more adventures at sea. Thank you.

Zeek