Great cruise. Staff very friendly. Poor ship layout.

Carnival Celebration Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

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Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 26

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5

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7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 09, 2023

Ship: Carnival Celebration

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 12488

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

We had a great time on the cruise. The staff are excellent and very friendly. The ship layout is very poor. The center stage area is impossible to get a good seat unless you are 1.5 hours early. The elevators are small and slow, also there are not enough elevators. The food is average for a cruise ship. MDR service was slow and they broke up groups of people who had booked together. The selection in the buffet bar is minimal and the food tastes bland. Pig and Anchor was the best food on the ship. The entertainment was fantastic, the best I have seen on any of my previous cruises. Overall had a good trip. I will be cruising again just on a different ship.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Best ever. No lines.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Food scarce on buffets, MDR took too long, Pop machines for bubbles package would not work.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Way too many kids on board to get near the pools and hot tubs.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Comedians were top notch. Center stage shows are the best I have seen on my many cruises. Center stage has a really poor layout.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

All staff encountered were great to work with.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cleanliness is a 5. Ship layout is a 1 star. Very poor layout.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

We had a square interior cabin. Definitely enough room for two adults.

Ship tip

Stay away from spring break weeks. Keep in mind that just because it is not spring break week in your home area it is spring break somewhere else in the country.

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Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

2 out of 5

Massive crowding lead to back ups in the elevators and stairs. They called 10 numbers at a time instead of 5 numbers with 6400 customers on board caused gridlock.

12 Comments

Itspeace4me 1 year ago

Thank you for the review.

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byhisgrace 1 year ago

Appreciate your feedback

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Wiser1 1 year ago

Glad overall it was a good cruise. Thank you for your review.

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sheri10 1 year ago

Thanks for writing your review. Glad you had a good time overall. Going on the Celebration-in June.

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leog 1 year ago

Thanks for your review. I agree the layout is poor. Kids belong on disney ships or, closets. Food and service has definitely taken a dive. With that said, we get on liberty in June for another carnival cruise!

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Mmjay 1 year ago

I usually cruise during spring break so I generally know what to expect. We all still manage to have a good time. Thanks for your review.

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Sogmoore 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing. I know the crowds would return. All I hope is everyone has a great time.

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javawoody 1 year ago

Thanks for the review

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback. As best as I can determine, Spring Break is all of March and a good portion of April. Glad you managed to enjoy your cruise 🛳

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lsbs 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing.

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience. Glad you had a great time!

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