Not a great cruise

Carnival Celebration Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 26

Overall rating:

2.2 out of 5
Carnival Celebration

5 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 03, 2023

Ship: Carnival Celebration

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 14506

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Poor service, food, and childcare was the overall experience on the Celebration.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Fast easy service

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5
The food was okay the service was slow and sometimes rude The unlimited soda machines didn't work and the bar wasn't prepared or wanted to fill sodas Room service orders were complicated and didn't follow the menu given. The attendants would direct calls to guest services... everyone had different information on what room service entailed.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
The roller coaster was fun.

Entertainment

1 out of 5
The theater shows were interrupted by people passing through. There wasn't enough seating in venues, you either had to show up extremely early or not go.

Children's Programs

1 out of 5
The times for childcare changed daily. One day it was open for two hours and then shut down. The children had to be taken out to be fed and returned. Extremely inconvenient.

Service and Staff

1 out of 5
Service was slow and met with rudeness from staff.

Ship Quality

1 out of 5
Ship's layout on food venues, theater, and (dining, childcare, entertainment) times were difficult to navigate. Our room which was an excel suite had a used vomit bag and the previous guest personal belongings left in our room, wasn't cleaned well before our arrival.

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5
Cabin was beautiful the cleanliness was lacking. Used vomit bag and personal items left from previous guest.

Ship tip

Don't go until the ship has more staff or works out the newness of the ship.

Ports of call

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

4 out of 5
Typical port

Grand Turk Island

4 out of 5
Beautiful beach

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Carnival is great with getting on and off the ship
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10 Comments

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback. Sorry you were so disappointed.

Cruisersnoozer    1 year ago

Thanks for the review!

hnewsh79    1 year ago

I would agree with your review. Our room had food crumbs everywhere. I've never experienced that on other ships. This cruise was a miss for us and I'm just thankful it wasn't our first and that we know better.

Frogboo95    1 year ago

Sounds like camping is a better choice for you. KOA is your way.

TNTGreen    1 year ago

Camp Ocean is not your child’s parents. Yes you have to feed your child. At one time they did take them to Lido for lunch, but that practice has ceased due to allergies and such. On embarkation day when you go to sign them up they give you a schedule of their hours of operation and activities. You could plan your day around it, but only time I took my kids was in the evenings was to see an adult comedy show. Other than that I had my children with me.

maryjanefoxx    1 year ago

I don’t think cruising is for you.

javawoody    1 year ago

Appreciate your comments

Flcruisepro    1 year ago

Sounds like you had an unusual experience with your room. But most other reviewers give Celebration better reviews. Too bad your cruise was not up the your expectations.

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Oops sorry 😞 a dissatisfied first time

CruzeFan    1 year ago

Sounds like cruising may not be for you. I would think most people would look forward to spending time with their children on vacation.

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