The Carnival Horizon

Carnival Horizon

A Calender

2018

A Weight

133,500

A Ruler

322 Meters

A Gauge

18 Knots

Stick people

3,974 Guests

People

1,450 Crew

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Your floating resort

Using the horizon as its inspiration, the place where the sky meets the sea, Carnival Horizon makes the most of its awe-inspiring views, while providing the ultimate in fun and entertainment. There is truly something for everyone whether you want to relax, be exhilarated or have kids that want to experience some of the best kids' entertainment at sea. To relax, catch a movie at the IMAX or enjoy a fantastic stage show at the huge theatre. For exhilaration, try SkyRide, the industry's first open-air, pedal-powered aerial ride! Kids can look forward to a Dr Seuss experience like no other.

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Restaurants

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Meridian

The Meridian is one of the Carnival Horizon's main dining rooms and open daily for breakfast, brunch on sea days and dinner. It spans decks three and four and is the ship's option for flexible "Your Time" dining, at which passengers can eat anytime between 5:45 and 9:30 p.m. Note that the venue starts getting busy from 6:30 onwards and that you may have to wait at the sit-down bar area while they prepare your table.

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Reflections

This is the Carnival Horizon's second main dining room, which is located on deck three and is a dinner only venue. It serves the ship's traditional dinners, where you choose your slot and sit at the same table next to the same passengers every evening. The early seating is at 6 PM and the late one is at 8:15 PM. You can choose your required seating by booking it before your cruise.

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Ocean Plaza Buffet

This is the ship's small buffet which is located just off Ocean Plaza, midship on deck five. It doesn't have a name of its own but it's well worthwhile finding for a delicious array of hot and cold dishes at breakfast and lunch on sea days. In fact, it's one of the ship's best kept secrets for going to for a quick and quiet meal.

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Lido Marketplace

The ship's large main buffet is located midship on deck ten and opens for breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, though hours vary. Carnival Deli, positioned at the back of the Marketplace, is worth a mention for serving some mouth-watering sandwiches and wraps from late morning to late at night, perfect for that in between meal. Swirls is a great ice cream and frozen yogurt stall, which is open 24 hours a day. They serve late night snacks at the Lido Marketplace from 11:30 pm to 1 am.

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Guy's Burger Joint

This excellent burger joint has the best burgers on board, every day from around noon to 6 pm. The restaurant is a Carnival partnership with Food Network personality Guy Fieri. The burgers are all grilled to perfection and has several toppings to choose from. It is located close to the pool and have a surf shack look, which appeal to guests of all ages.

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BlueIguana Cantina

This exquisite Mexican buffet opens for breakfast, lunch and afternoon snacks. It's a great place to go for breakfast as they have arepas, huevos rancheros and made-to-order breakfast burritos. The fantastic food continues until the afternoon with freshly made tacos (chicken, fish, or pork) and burritos (beef, shrimp, chicken or bean). Scrumptious toppings include lime-infused rice and pico de gallo to beans and corn. The soft taco shells are freshly made, the food is delicious, and the lines are usually short, especially on port days.

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The Chef's Table

The exquisite Chef's Table experience is bound to please even the pickiest foodie. The evening starts with cocktails and appetisers, followed by a tour of the kitchen and then leading on to an eight-course meal, hosted by one of the ship's master chefs. Book as early as possible as it is often sold out by the time the cruise departs.

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Bonsai Sushi

Bonsai Sushi has some of the best sushi you will ever have on the high seas. The contemporary décor inspires calm with bonsai trees and the ambiance is cosy yet trendy. This lovely spot offers affordable yet delectable sushi and sashimi as well as rolls, sides, soups, sakes, Kirin beers and desserts.

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Bonsai Teppanyaki

This exclusive restaurant offers a dinner and a show as their chef create fabulous meals right in front of you at your table. The experience begins with a curated selection of traditional tastes, followed by a choice of tempting appetisers before your chef expertly prepares the main course, which features selections like filet mignon or a seriously impressive array of premium seafood.

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Fahrenheit 555 Steakhouse

Fahrenheit 555 offers a memorable culinary experience, with their cuts of prime beef offerings cooked to perfection, as well as a wide array of premium seafood. Their steaks are out of this world and include mouth-watering options like Filet Mignon, New York Strip and Cowboy Steak, all of which are aged for 21 days.

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Guy's Pig & Anchor Bar-B-Que Smokehouse

Another fantastic Guy Fieri creation, Guy's Pig & Anchor Bar-B-Que Smokehouse is the place to go for out of this world barbecue served with indulgent sides like coleslaw, mac 'n' cheese, potato salad and baked beans.

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Cucina Del Capitano

This mouth-watering rustic country Italian venue is a full service a la carte menu offering fine Italian cuisine. This Italian neighbourhood trattoria with its iconic red and white chequered tablecloths, serves only the best in Italian food ranging from antipasti and entrees to pasta and desserts. What is really nice about the dishes is that they are inspired by the captains' and officers' favourite childhood dishes.

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Jiji Asian Kitchen

This enticing Asian restaurant offers a full-service menu featuring a mix of exotic and familiar dishes designed to challenge and delight your senses. It may even bring you some extra luck as you enjoy your meal among Asian prayer rolls and Mongolian-inspired fabrics that infuse northern-country style. Reservations are recommended.

Bars and Lounges

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Horizon Atrium Bar

Horizon Atrium Bar

This extravagant bar can be found midship on deck three with its stunning LED funnel displaying images throughout the day. It has colourful seats around the bar as well as scattered around the area. Their live music offerings start going in the late afternoon and keeps going until late. What's nice about their music as that they do a wide variety, which can range from anything like string instruments at one time and then dance music a while later.

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Limelight Lounge

Limelight Lounge

The Limelight lounge on deck seven has activities on during the day and at night. During the day they often have seminars or talks. Things get a lot livelier at night when they have comedians as part of their Punchliner Comedy Club. If you're after more wholesome comedy, rather attend one of the earlier shows as the later ones can be quite naughty and meant for an adult-only audience. They also have karaoke events, live music, dancing and turns into a nightclub close to midnight, when they remove some of the chairs to turn the area into a dance floor.

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Alchemy Bar

Alchemy Bar

This quirky bar is a firm Carnival cruise line favourite. It has a fun concept in which the mixologists wear lab coats and create cocktails as prescriptions. They have some fantastic cocktails available and they also hold mixology lessons here, which is well worth attending.

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Guy's Pig & Anchor Bar-B-Que Brewhouse

Guy's Pig & Anchor Bar-B-Que Brewhouse

This exclusive and very popular bar offers four varieties brewed onboard at the ship's very own brewery! Their exclusive line of Parched Pig craft brews: a smoked porter, a farmhouse ale, a hoppy IPA and a toasted amber is brewed under the supervision of a pro brew master, just metres from your table and nowhere else in the world. They also offer exciting tours of the microbrewery.

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SkyBox Sports Bar

SkyBox Sports Bar

This packed sports bar on deck four has a massive bank of TV screens, which can either be used separately or together as one huge screen. They have lots of sports paraphernalia, as can be expected from a great sports bar, and a ticker that lists the latest scores. You can ask the bar staff to put on your game and they also have poker tables where you can enjoy a game while watching one on TV. They also have a sports trivia event every day.

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Havana Bar

Havana Bar

This exotic bar is beautifully decorated with a Cuban theme and offers some of the best drinks on board, including, of course, mojitos and Cuba libres. You also can get traditional Cuban coffee here any time of day. Why not get involved with a game of dominoes or try your hand at some Latin dancing at night. Smoking is not allowed.

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RedFrog Rum Bar

RedFrog Rum Bar

With the Caribbean chill of the RedFrog pub moving poolside with this rum bar, it's a great place to enjoy a drink any time during the day and up to very late at night. Join the party to enjoy their great selection of frog-approved Caribbean rum-based concoctions, which you can buy by the glass or pitcher, plus plenty of Carnival's signature own draft beer, ThirstyFrog Red.

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BlueIguana Tequila Bar

BlueIguana Tequila Bar

Located across from RedFrog on deck 10, this tequila bar is famous for their margaritas, both frozen and on the rocks, in a variety of flavours.

Activities & Entertainment

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Liquid Lounge Theatre

Liquid Lounge Theatre

The Liquid Lounge is the Horizon's main theatre, spanning two decks and offering many LED special effects shows. The reason for this is that they have various playlist productions, which is a bit different from conventional cruise ship theatre shows. These shows are a combination of music and technology and some even have aroma infused sets to add an extra element for enjoyment. The trick here is to arrive early if you want seat with a good viewpoint. You can also stand near the bar if you're not able to find a seat with obstructed views.

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Horizon Casino

Horizon Casino

This casino is located on deck four and only opens when the Carnival Horizon is at sea. It has plenty of slots machines as well as some good table games such as roulette and blackjack.

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Skyride

Skyride

The exhilarating Skyride offers you the opportunity to climb onboard a hanging bike and "cycle" your way around the 800ft suspended track, 150 feet above sea level. One thing's for sure, SkyRide is a bit like riding a bike as you'll never forget it!

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SkyCourse

SkyCourse

Skycourse is a thrilling suspended ropes course in which users negotiate obstacles while in a safety harness. The course features two levels of challenge, and you can increase or decrease the toughness as you go. Please note that participants must be 48 inches tall to take part.

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The SportsSquare

The SportsSquare

The SportsSquare is the perfect place to burn off some buffet calories in an extremely fun way. Here, you can play Twister, four-person Ping-Pong, billiards, and mini-golf, and more. It's also a great way for adults to reconnect with their kids, such as indoors where you can play a giant soccer version of billiards or try your hand at the huge multi-player foosball table.

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Dr. Seuss WaterWorks

Dr. Seuss WaterWorks

This wacky and wonderful water park was designed especially for kids and the young at heart. It has two incredibly thrilling and imaginative slides called the Cat in the Hat slide and the Fun Things slide. It also has a large children's splash zone including a 150-gallon dump bucket (!) and there are Dr Seuss characters everywhere.

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Kids Clubs

Kids Clubs

The ship has several kids' clubs as well as a big arcade on deck six, which has air hockey and drive and shooting video games. The arcade games are charged for and you can pay for it with your key card.

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