Carnival Cruise Line · Contemporary · Vista-class
Carnival Horizon grades 4.1 of 10, below the median of the 176 ships we rate. Space is the pinch — 34 tons per guest, where the median ship gives 41. Each crew member looks after 2.7 guests, more than the 2.4 typical here.
Passengers rate it strongest on entertainment and weakest on the food — reported separately, and not part of the grade, which measures the ship itself.
Graded against every other ship we track, on one curve. The method.
On today’s fares, yes — the best sailing we can currently price scores 7.8 out of 10 for value, a genuinely good deal for a ship of its class.
That is a 8-night Caribbean sailing departing 16 January 2027, from $437 per person in an interior cabin — about $55 a night. A Value Score of 5.0 means a sailing costs what genuinely comparable cruises cost: same class of ship, same region, similar length. Above 5.0 the fare beats that going rate; below it, it does not. Carnival Horizon grades 4.1 of 10 on vessel class, and 3.5 of 5 from 542 traveler reviews. How the score is built.
Sister ships share a hull, so they differ only in condition. A newer sister is the same vessel, less worn.
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