Is the Carnival Celebration worth Celebrating?

Carnival Celebration Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 70

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5
Carnival Celebration

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 07, 2023

Ship: Carnival Celebration

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 10348

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Overall, I enjoyed my cruise. I enjoyed many of the activities and entertainment that were offered on the ship and there were some things that could be improved but outside of those things I had a great time.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Embarkation was smooth and easy. Our check-in time was 10AM. We walked straight through got our muster drill out the way and enjoyed lunch on the ship.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Our main dining room was Festivale. We only went in there twice and that was for both elegant nights. Each time was mediocre plus we miss the actual dancing during show time…now they sing solos. We have been on so many cruises that we have outgrown the dining room. So we ate other places at night and we definitely took advantage of Emeril’s Bistro 1397. Everything was highly seasoned and delicious. BUT that Banana’s Foster OMG idk what is in that however, it is very addicting lol. I ate it three different times. 😋 We made reservations at Rudi’s Seagrill that too was delicious. I ordered the lobster Mac n Cheese, seafood bisque, halibut, and apple cheesecake. It was all so, so good. ChaBang was good as always and Cucina.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
As far as on board activities we really enjoyed playing in the arcade. Now about the casino…..everyday/night we would go in the casino and there would be little to no machines to play on. People were holding machines for others or playing two machines at once. Then some people will hover over you until they ran you away from the machine so they can get on and play. Even though were 3-4 sections of the Casino Maybe Carnival needs to expand or enforce some rules and regulations.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
I enjoyed the shows on this cruise especially Most Magnificent Circus. This was also the last show for the performers from the inaugural sailing. Bitter sweet moment, but fantastic show. I also enjoyed the Love and Marriage show. The evolution party hosted by the DJ was very good, too. I am a platinum member so I enjoyed the diamond & platinum member party, and hearing the stories of other cruisers

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Sweet people and quick service

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Nice new look. I loved my bathroom and the updates to the bathrooms in the staterooms. Bed were comfy as always. Everywhere you looked there was always a staff member cleaning something.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Try the specialty restaurants!

Ports of call

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5
I really enjoyed this port we got off and did a tour to the mountain top which was very beautiful with nice people. We also stopped at some markets, talked to the locals, bought some souvenirs, and headed back to the ship.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5
After coming to this port, many times doing various excursions and tours (which we loved). We now like to get off, capture some photos and head to Señor frogs for delicious drinks, entertainment and food. Though we like authentic cuisine as well.

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5
I love this port! From the helping of the guys in the bicycles helping you get there quicker to the shopping and taking photos. We would’ve did a tour, but we didn’t get off with enough time to spare.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Easy, but cluttered because it was early whereas we usually head to the Lido deck and wait until a later time to be dismissed. Luggage was easy to find.

Traveler Photos

Beignets Lobster Mac n Cheese at Rudi's Halibut at Rudi's Shrimp Tempura Banana's Foster Stone Crab Claws Duck & andouille sausage gumbo Kakuni
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11 Comments

Itspeace4me    1 year ago

Thank you for sharing.

byhisgrace    1 year ago

Appreciate your feedback. We sail on her tomorrow

Frogboo95    1 year ago

Thank You. The Ship is Great. Cruising is so much much. I'm glad you got to enjoy cruising, too. Hope it becomes your new way of vacationing.

bossy84    1 year ago

Hello, thank you for the review! How was the 80’s party, hot white party and Motown show?

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

lsbs    1 year ago

Thanks for the detailed review.

Wiser1    1 year ago

You make me want to go before October. lol. Glad you enjoyed your time away from home.

Mmjay    1 year ago

The food is not as good since most of the cruise lines started economizing. Thank you for your review.

Cruisematic    1 year ago

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed review. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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