It was ok

Item: Carnival Celebration
Rating: 3.2
Author: arlenexiomarah

Carnival Celebration Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

arlenexiomarah

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 75

Overall rating:

3.2 out of 5

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7 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 22, 2023

Ship: Carnival Celebration

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 16282

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

It was ok , food was good, staff was not friendly, service was not good . Guest services were letting blue and red card holders stay on the platinum and Diamond line/ section. My Dr Seuss breakfast reservation was scheduled for the wrong date and we got up early and went on a Quest trying to find out where the restaurant was and when we found it, it was closed so we went back to guest services where no one knew anything , after some calling around and asking they were able to inform us that it was booked on the wrong day by them. Not I! I had gone to the services in the beginning of the week to book the Dr Seuss breakfast and at that time I was given a date and time on a piece of paper by them , which turned out to be the wrong date and the wrong restaurant and the wrong everything. I'm a woman in my 50s and I needed a fan but there were no fans available and that request was on the first day of the cruise, evidently they were all snatched up before 2:00 p.m.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Fairly quickly, we arrived 1:45 pm

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Lido deck buffet was great ,we opted to dine there 6 nights out of 7 because our 1st night dining experience wasn't pleasant, took too long and mostly all staff that we encountered seemed unfriendly. The staff at cutting station , omelette station and food line , all were with unhappy faces and just not welcoming at all. LOVED DR SEUSS BREAKFAST!! WE WILL DEFINITELY DO THAT ONE AGAIN!!

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Rollercoaster bolt was fun

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Dance and musical was great, comedian Valarie was good the other 2 comedians not do good we walked out on comedian Washington. The night club if that's what you want to call it, it is very small you may fit less than 10 ppl comfortably in there. I don't understand why such a big ship has such a small area for their cruisers to go hang out and dance and enjoy themselves.

Children's Programs

We had no kids

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Only 1 server on the smoking side of casino & he never came to our section, I literally had to go up to the bar for all of my drinks . The bartender's at casino and every bar that I went to on this ", celebration ship" were very unfriendly and unreceptive none of them smiled none of them look like they wanted to be there & were very rude and abrupt!!

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Night club too small, not enough store choices for shopping & no more 10.00 watch & misc sales was a bummer. The common area was kept clean

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

All was good and our steward Robert was GREAT!

Ship tip

Prepare yourself to wait a long time for your dinner at the main dining room and also for all the unsmiling and unfriendly faces of most staff members and bar service staff at the bars deck 8 inside & outside, casino and lido deck none were happy campers!

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Ports of call

Cozumel, Mexico

2 out of 5

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

2 out of 5

Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

2 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5

Took a long time , we thought we're going to miss our shuttle,

10 Comments

cruiseplayer 1 year ago

We just did our 75. 76 , and 77th cruise with carnival on the celebration . It is a beautiful ship , but way to big , and places for instance like. Guy,s burgers , the pizza place , the pig and a cot , don’t belong down in the middle of the ship , and No lights at all on any Balcony . Bad, for people that want to sit on balcony at night .

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Wiser1 1 year ago

So this time it wasn’t your cup of tea but try it again later and update us on how it goes. Thank you for your review.

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Appreciate your details. It’s possible that the Blue and Red cards were FTTF or suites. They are also part of that line. Sorry you were disappointed.

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javawoody 1 year ago

Thanks for the review

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Ucmom3 1 year ago

Thanks for your honest review

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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MargieRita 1 year ago

Don’t ever second guess whether you’ll need a fan or not. Just bring a small portable one always.

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heelking 1 year ago

Bring your own fan if you “need a fan” There isn’t a trip where I don’t bring my own personal fan that stays with me all day.

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Mmjay 1 year ago

Hopefully your next cruise will be better! Thanks for the review.

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lsbs 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing.

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