Review of Carnival Celebration on 1st Sailing

Item: Carnival Celebration
Rating: 4
Author: wogagal

Carnival Celebration Cruise Review

wogagal

Contributor Level: Second Mate

66 Days Till Next Cruise

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 5

Helpful Votes: 83

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

14 Night Carnival Journeys Transatlantic - Westbound (London To Miami)

Sail date: November 06, 2022

Ship: Carnival Celebration

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 16234

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Overall the first cruise on the Celebration was a great experience to bring her home to Miami. The ship needs some tweaking here and there. Not all elevators are in service. Central stage needs a little redesign to accommodate more seating and improve sight lines.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

The main restaurant was ok, nothing to brag about, our service was slow most likely due to new crew working together for the first time. Other tables with a more experienced wait staff were in and out much faster. Lido Deck dining left much to be desired post Covid. Knowing that the food served up here is the surplus food from other restaurants: they failed to at least coordinate their main entre with a potato and vegetable to make a complete meal.

Fahrenheit 555 Steakhouse

5 out of 5

Had dinner at the steakhouse. Found the overall experience very pleasing. Service and food were very good on a night when their was not an empty table to be seen.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

The ship was well designed, had 4516 passengers on board and never felt crowded

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Being the first persons to use the cabin everything was in perfect condition. Air conditioning worked perfectly and kept the room comfortable in the warm afternoon sunshine. Shower was a good size and plenty of hot water

Ship tip

Go with my time dining; unless you are dead set on eating in your assigned dining room every night. In order to book any of the other three dining locations you can not make a reservation until after 7:30pm. Some walk up available but limited availability

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Ports of call

Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Canary Islands

4 out of 5

Went whale watching

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Southampton (London), England

4 out of 5

For us boarding went fine, on the ship within 45 minutes. Some others had a hold up do to a surprise safety inspection.

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5 out of 5

Great port Toboggan ride is a must do

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Traveler Photos

8 Comments

Cruisersnoozer 1 year ago

Thanks for the review!

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bienfang10 2 years ago

What aunt pinky says. Thanks for sharing. Celebration coming soon....get the tweeks straighten out. I'M SURE they will .

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wogagal 2 years ago

Correct you can make reservations at anytime

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

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austins12 2 years ago

So , if you have anytime dining , you don’t have to wait to 7:30?

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback. Oftentimes the inaugural sailing will have a few “kinks” to work out. Glad you enjoyed being the first person in that cabin!

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javawoody 2 years ago

Thanks for the info

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WhippetMum 2 years ago

Thanks for your detailed review

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