40th anniversary cruise

Item: Carnival Celebration
Rating: 5
Author: louiew59

Carnival Celebration Cruise Review

louiew59

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 9

Helpful Votes: 118

Overall rating:

5 out of 5

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 07, 2023

Ship: Carnival Celebration

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

I was a little hesitant about the size of the Celebration. I was concerned there might be too many people and it would be crowded. Nothing could be further from the truth. I believe with the elimination of the atrium it gave a lot more useable space and spread the people out more. My wife even commented after we got back no more small ships. Overall, the ship was amazing. The restaurants were top notch. The entertainment was great.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

The food in the main dining room was good as always. We ate from Emeril’s Bistro, Cucina Del Capitano, Bonsai Teppanyaki, and Guy’s Pig & Anchor, and all were excellent.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

For the first time, since we started cruising, we attended the stage shows. They were awesome. We will have to check them out when we cruise from here on out.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

We loved the ship layout. With no center atrium taking up so much space the ship never seemed crowded, even though there were over 6 thousand guests on board.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

I would always recommend a balcony cabin. Take time and explore the ship. It’s beautiful and well laid out.

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Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5

We did the Magen’s Bay and Paradise Point Skyride excursion. Magen’s Bay was beautiful. The only problem was that we only got to spend about 2 hours at the beach. The next time we go we will just take a taxi to and from Magen’s Bay. There are tons of taxis waiting to take you back to the port. The Skyride was a great experience. There is also a restaurant at the top as well as some shops.

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San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

We did a self guided walking tour of Old San Juan. We really enjoyed it and would love to do it again. There is too much to see in just one trip.

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Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5

We did the Hands on Chocolate Experience at Chocal. It is a chocolate farm/factory. We were taught about chocolate production from planting of the trees through the entire production process. It was awesome and would totally recommend it.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

11 Comments

Tropicgal 1 year ago

Totally experienced the new layout of this ship. We were on a B2B in June and would return to this ship. Thanks for reviewing.

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tavo6 1 year ago

Thanks for your review

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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javawoody 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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Wiser1 1 year ago

Thank you for your positive feedback. So glad you enjoyed your cruise. October seems forever away. lol

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ddme 1 year ago

Thanks for the detailed review. Glad you enjoyed your cruise. 6,000 guest seems very crowded to me. Of course, my hometown has less then a thousand. LOL

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Happy 40th Anniversary! Glad you had a wonderful cruise. Thank you for sharing your experience.

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DrBobSal 1 year ago

Thank you for the review! Excited for our cruise on Celebration on 7/23.

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MichaelW 1 year ago

Thanks for the detailed review and I’m glad you guys had an amazing cruise! This makes me even more excited about the arrival her sister ship in Galveston, Jubilee! Cheers to many more great cruises! 🍻🛳

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NIKKI7484 1 year ago

Thanks for providing a detailed review.

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Carnivalfoodie 1 year ago

Nice review. Thanks 😊

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