The layout of the buffet venue, Lido Marketplace, has been substantially improved to provide cleaner traffic. Meals in the main dining room were on par with previous Carnival experiences, with generally good appetizers and entrées along with a few clunkers. Although the new look could be faulted for being generic, more inoffensive than truly memorable, all in all we liked the improved aesthetics.Įven better, over the next few days, we discovered that Carnival Breeze has-for the moment-a greater variety of features than any other Carnival ship in the fleet. The color scheme inside our cabin moved away from Carnival’s former dirty mauve to yellow and blue pastels. The tropical ambience was not delivered through tacky plaster, plastic or paint, but via a continuing photographic mural using a simple crisp image-refreshing. Seeking out our cabin, the hallways offered an inviting beach motif of palm fronds, sea and sand. We were welcomed by a relaxed color palette, more natural light, and a panoply of magenta, yellow and red lanterns rising through the elevator shaft. We did not sign up for Carnival’s “Faster to the Fun” package, an add-on that allows guests to embark ahead of the crowd (priced $49.95 per cabin).Īlthough the new look could be faulted for being generic, all in all we liked the improved aesthetics.īoarding straight into the nine-story atrium, the revamped décor announced itself immediately. ![]() Between lines to check in and a wait to board, the process took 40 minutes. So although Breeze looked much like her siblings outside, once inside we discovered a whole new guise for Carnival.Įmbarkation wasn’t swift, but proceeded smoothly. For years, Carnival has been known for its garish décor-though, in truth, the playful glitz and whimsy still has its fans. Breeze would be the first ship to get the full cosmetic overhaul. Just eight months before inaugural cruise for Carnival Breeze, the Fun Ship 2.0 program was announced. The decision to launch a fleet-wide revitalization program actually happened late in the construction process for Breeze. ![]() More than 20 cruise ships are larger for comparison, Celebrity’s Solstice Class is slightly smaller than Breeze, Royal Caribbean’s Voyager Class is slightly larger. ![]() About Our CruiseĬoming in at 130,000 tons, Breeze has the largest capacity of any ship in the Carnival fleet. What’s the “new” Carnival all about? Offering Caribbean voyages out of Miami year-round, we set sail on Breeze to find out. In addition to new dining and drinking concepts, Breeze was the first Carnival ship to abandon the Joe Farcus-conceived interior designs-brash décor that could make a whole vessel look like a garish casino, circa 1970 (a style dubbed by some as Farchitecture).
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