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Item: Carnival Celebration
Rating: 4.4
Author: Rachel123

Carnival Celebration Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Rachel123

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 4

Helpful Votes: 84

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 09, 2023

Ship: Carnival Celebration

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 12495

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

We really enjoyed the trip and the new ship. I don't like the fact that Carnival has done away with self service laundry on these new ships. We have lots of workout clothes and it has to be washed. The 5 bags for $50 is what we used but the bags are very small and more costly than using self serve laundry. The ship is big enough to have this service. We are not Platinum/Diamond so we have to pay it.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Embarkation was fine but traffic to the port was terrible. Tunnel was closed for awhile until they finally opened it.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

MDR and buffet were fine - not as busy as the older ships due to the new layout

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

We love playing trivia, the comedy shows and using the fitness center

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Really liked Family Feud

Children's Programs

Older teens

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship personnel are always great

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Layout was great and looked really clean

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

The room was really small. It's really only suitable for 2 people. The bathroom was tiny too. 2 shelves for 4 people doesn't cut it. No, I didn't like the room.

Ship tip

Just have fun

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Ports of call

Miami, Florida

4 out of 5

No excursions, just stayed in Bal Harbor before our trip

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

No issues and got an Uber fairly easily.

13 Comments

byhisgrace 1 year ago

Appreciate your feedback

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byhisgrace 1 year ago

Appreciate your feedback

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Sogmoore 1 year ago

That’s to bad about the laundry. We are on the carnival lumerosa at it has no self Laundry. Thanks for sharing

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Catcruise70 1 year ago

Thanks for a great review!

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lsbs 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing.

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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Itspeace4me 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience.

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Wiser1 1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your experience

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Mmjay 1 year ago

Glad you liked the trivia games and the shows. If the bathrooms are as small as the Mardi Gras then yes, that is small. Thank you for your review.

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leog 1 year ago

Thanks for your review. I agree the bathroom and room in general is smaller. Love the shower door though. Hated the curtain. Ewww.

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javawoody 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback. I’ve heard that the bathrooms are smaller. I find this is sad. Glad you still enjoyed your cruise.

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience. Glad all enjoyed!

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