Disappointing Havana cabin

Item: Carnival Celebration
Rating: 3.4
Author: karenr27

Carnival Celebration Cruise Review

karenr27

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 65

Overall rating:

3.4 out of 5

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 08, 2023

Ship: Carnival Celebration

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8205

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Overall a nice ship. The entertainment was lacking went to comedy show. Was not a fan of the comedians that were there at the time. The piano bar was enjoyable except at times I felt like I was at a private party. Teppanyaki and the steakhouse are always a great choice for dinner. Was looking forward to trying Chibang and unfortunately was disappointed all food served was cold and just ok But for them to classify my cabin as a “premium” cabin is awful!!

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Very easy and smooth

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Did not eat in the mdr

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Room steward went above and beyond to make us comfortable

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

A little difficult to get around some floors don’t go front to back

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5

This was the most disappointing part of the ship. Walking into this “premium “ balcony room. There is no view at all except the steel wall of the ship. The balcony furniture for some reason is only 6-8” off the ground so if you have knee or back issues very difficult to get in and out off. But the worst was the crew lounge area was actually right in front of us below one deck. At first during the day I thought I smelled cigarette smoke but in the evening it was unbearable. So for me the balcony was completely unusable!!! Very disappointed

Ship tip

Definitely try all the food venue offerings. Waited til the last day to try Emerils bistro and that was the best overall food I had all week.

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Ports of call

Miami, Florida

4 out of 5

Always enjoy Miami

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San Juan, Puerto Rico

4 out of 5

Just walked around did some shopping then found a restaurant for drinks and snacks ( both were good)

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Disembarkation

3 out of 5

10 Comments

byhisgrace 1 year ago

Appreciate your feedback

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Appreciate your feedback. Sorry you were disappointed.

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Catcruise70 1 year ago

Thanx for sharing...sorry you couldn't really enjoy the balcony...

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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florida2 1 year ago

Thanks for review! I Sail in 2 weeks! Very excited in spite of negative reviews! I hardly get a balcony I feel it’s a waste of space! Never in room anyway! Oceanview Great!

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Wiser1 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your experience

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javawoody 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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WhippetMum 1 year ago

Thanks for your feedback

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lsbs 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to sailing on the Celebration in July.

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Tropicgal 1 year ago

Thanks for the review. We’ll be sailing this summer on the ship. I’m sorry you had higher expectations and were let down.

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