Mediocre Carnival Cruise

Carnival Celebration Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 12

Overall rating:

3.6 out of 5
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Carnival Celebration

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 20, 2023

Ship: Carnival Celebration

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9246

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Carnival Celebration is a great ship. The food was lacking especially the buffets which had the exact same food every day without a change. The specialty restaurants were just OK. Try the Teppanyaki as it was excellent. I cannot say the same for the other specialty restaurants which were "hit and miss". The staff was very helpful and courteous.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5
Buffets were awful with the exact same food every day. Dining room was just OK and some of the specialty restaurants were good with others not so good.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Never had a problem getting a seat near the pool. Plenty of things to do on the ship.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
The Cruise director was excellent. The shows were just OK. Nothing to write home about.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Every staff member was very helpful and courteous.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Beautiful ship.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
The cabin was surprisingly spacious. Nice layout. The shower was surprisingly larger than expected.

Ports of call

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

3 out of 5
Good experience not great

San Juan, Puerto Rico

4 out of 5
Beautiful beaches

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
surprisingly smooth
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5 Comments

Ladyjunecliff    1 year ago

Thanks for the review. Glad the cabin seemed bigger. I would like one of those. I never seem to be able to eat everything at the buffet in a week.

lsbs    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing. We loved all of the other included options for food in addition to the buffet.

marques41    1 year ago

Food was different each day on the buffets when we sailed, and it was delicious

javawoody    1 year ago

What is wrong with having the same food each day in the buffet?

cruising2004    1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

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