carnival Celebration was a wonderful ship!

Item: Carnival Celebration
Rating: 4.9
Author: SMTripp

Carnival Celebration Cruise Review

SMTripp

Contributor Level: Second Mate

191 Days Till Next Cruise

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 84

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5

7 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 19, 2023

Ship: Carnival Celebration

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10408

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Great ship, trip, and food. We didn't have enough time to see and do everything, and definitely could've had another week!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Super easy and went quickly

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

We never needed to go to the buffet since there were sooooo many choices! Shaq's chicken was a favorite. Main dining room was pretty good. Service in main dining room was hit or miss and they were slow, but we were on vacation so it didn't bother us too much.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

We tried most things and lines were fast.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Entertainment was great! My only complaint would be the center stage. It was beautiful, but very unorganized for major shows. People saving spots hours before, not enough room for ppl, and if you get a spot to see through then there's people walking around talking since it's in the same area as many other stores etc.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Our room attendant was good. Didn't see him much, but room was cleaned everyday and I got animal towels daily(I told him I liked them) Main dining room was borderline. I don't know if they were under staffed or not, but they seemed rushed a lot and it took forever to get things.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Balcony cabin was spacious and I spent lots of time on the balcony! The bathroom was smaller, but it was fine

Ship tip

Don't over pack!

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Ports of call

Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5

We took an excursion to Maya Chan and it's was great! Beach, snorkeling, unique animals (it's also a rehabilitation/rescue) shopped in mohagany bay but never went over to the beach.

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Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

5 out of 5

We just stayed in the port and went shopping. They had a pool (didn't use) and some entertainment.

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Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

We took a cab ($15) to Paradise Beach for an amazing all inclusive day!

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Miami, Florida

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Super easy and fast!

Traveler Photos

Chris (Flying Scotsman) great cruise director!

Watching Horizon sail in to port of Miami

8 Comments

Rachel123 1 year ago

We leave in 30 days can't wait. This will be our first time on this class of ships. My one complaint for this class of ships is no self-serve laundry. I am not platinum yet and there are four people in our group. Some of them work out everyday. I normally cruise on ships that have self-serve since it's so expensive to have the steward do it.

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Wiser1 1 year ago

Thank you so much for sharing your positive experience.

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envy1219 1 year ago

Thank you for sharing. I can't wait for our cruise in May.

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed and informative review. Glad you thoroughly enjoyed your cruise. Happy you planning another so can do the things you didn’t have time to do this time.

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Mmjay 1 year ago

So glad you had a great time! Thanks for the review.

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javawoody 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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BobbyGreen904 1 year ago

Awesome.

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