Carnival Cruise Line
7-Day The Bahamas from Galveston, TXBahamas
- Next sails Oct 10, 2026 · 7 nights
- Carnival Dream
- From Galveston · roundtrip
Inside $900 · Ocean view $1,325 · Balcony $1,540 · Suite $3,412 per person
Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival Dream
Dream-class cruise ship · flagged in Panama. Browse upcoming sailings and route previews for this ship.
Image via Wikimedia Commons- Tonnage
- 130,000
- Capacity
- 3,646
- Built
- 2,009
- Length
- 306 m
- Upcoming
- 103
Reviewer read
A solid, middle-of-the-fleet ship. It falls behind on disembarkation.
Carnival Dream rates higher overall than 66% of the ships we track. Entertainment is its strongest showing. The weak spot is disembarkation.
Why reviewers choose it
- Entertainment8.1
Higher than 85% of ships · 5,051 ratings
- Activities8.3
Higher than 75% of ships · 2,785 ratings
- Value7.1
Higher than 65% of ships · 1,560 ratings
- Cabins8.5
Higher than 59% of ships · 5,315 ratings
The one caution
8.6out of 10 for disembarkation
Higher than only 32% of ships. The typical ship scores 8.80.
Everything else, in two lines
Eight are good without being remarkable: entertainment, activities, value, cabins, fitness, service, embarkation and dining. They rate higher than 52% to 85% of ships.
Three fall below the fleet: public areas (higher than only 43% of ships), ship quality (higher than only 43% of ships) and disembarkation (higher than only 32% of ships).
Family falls below the fleet too, but only 38 people scored it, so treat it as a hint.
Cabin grade barely matters here. The inside, oceanview, balcony and suite grades all score between 8.20 and 8.47. Pick on price and position, not on rating.
Three places worth knowing about
- Mongolian Wok The one people argue about58% positive · 83 comments
- Lido deck The space people mention most61% positive · 158 comments
- comedy club The best-liked lounge on board84% positive · 126 comments
Reviewers named 12 places by name. These 3 are the ones where knowing changes anything — the other 9 are all liked by 66% to 91% of the people who mentioned them.
Who says it suited them
First-time cruisers (417 of 453), families with young kids (154 of 208), families with teens (67 of 92), couples (65 of 76), solo travelers (31 of 38) and large groups (27 of 27).
No group described it as a poor fit.
What we can’t tell you
- How it suits older travelers
- Too few reviewers on this ship described traveling as seniors.
- How it handles mobility needs
- Too few reviewers mentioned accessibility here.
- Whether it's good value today
- Reviews describe the fare people paid, not the one you'll be quoted.
Every category, compared
The mark on each bar is where the typical ship sits.
| Category | Rating | Compared with other ships | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service | 8.8 | Higher than 57% | 5,187 ratings · broad |
| Ship quality | 8.7 | Higher than only 43% | 3,585 ratings · broad |
| Disembarkation | 8.6 | Higher than only 32% | 1,978 ratings · broad |
| Cabins | 8.5 | Higher than 59% | 5,315 ratings · broad |
| Embarkation | 8.5 | Higher than 55% | 3,566 ratings · broad |
| Activities | 8.3 | Higher than 75% | 2,785 ratings · broad |
| Entertainment | 8.1 | Higher than 85% | 5,051 ratings · broad |
| Dining | 7.8 | Higher than 52% | 5,228 ratings · broad |
| Public areas | 7.7 | Higher than only 43% | 1,570 ratings · broad |
| Fitness | 7.5 | Higher than 57% | 1,276 ratings · broad |
| Value | 7.1 | Higher than 65% | 1,560 ratings · broad |
| Family | 6.5 | Higher than only 29% | 38 ratings · limited |
5,946 published reviews · 324 from the last three years · 39,205 individual comments read.
On the chart
Upcoming sailings on Carnival Dream
Carnival Cruise Line
7-Day Western Caribbean from Galveston, TXCaribbean
- Next sails Oct 31, 2026 · 7 nights
- Carnival Dream
- From Galveston · roundtrip
Inside $596 · Ocean view $807 · Balcony $1,067 per person
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7-Day Western Caribbean from Galveston, TXCaribbean
- Next sails Nov 14, 2026 · 7 nights
- Carnival Dream
- From Galveston · roundtrip
Inside $576 · Ocean view $747 · Balcony $997 · Suite $1,990 per person
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7-Day Western Caribbean from Galveston, TXCaribbean
- Next sails Nov 21, 2026 · 7 nights
- Carnival Dream
- From Galveston · roundtrip
Inside $1,016 · Ocean view $1,517 · Balcony $1,737 · Suite $3,187 per person
Carnival Cruise Line
8-Day Western Caribbean from Galveston, TXCaribbean
- Sails Dec 19, 2026 · 8 nights
- Carnival Dream
- From Galveston · roundtrip
Inside $1,097 · Ocean view $1,438 · Balcony $1,718 · Suite $3,479 per person
Carnival Cruise Line
6-Day Western Caribbean from Galveston, TXCaribbean
- Sails Dec 27, 2026 · 6 nights
- Carnival Dream
- From Galveston · roundtrip
Inside $1,098 · Ocean view $1,529 · Balcony $1,669 · Suite $3,208 per person
Carnival Cruise Line
14-Day Southern Caribbean from Galveston, TXCaribbean
- Sails Jan 2, 2027 · 14 nights
- Carnival Dream
- From Galveston · roundtrip
Suite $5,139 per person
Carnival Cruise Line
14-Day Eastern Caribbean from Galveston, TXCaribbean
- Sails Jan 16, 2027 · 14 nights
- Carnival Dream
- From Galveston · roundtrip
Suite $4,750 per person
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4-Day Western Caribbean from New Orleans, LACaribbean
- Next sails May 16, 2027 · 4 nights
- Carnival Dream
- From New Orleans · roundtrip
Inside $515 · Ocean view $675 · Balcony $750 · Suite $1,246 per person
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5-Day Western Caribbean from New Orleans, LACaribbean
- Next sails May 24, 2027 · 5 nights
- Carnival Dream
- From New Orleans · roundtrip
Inside $741 · Ocean view $876 · Balcony $1,031 · Suite $1,576 per person