Horrible, but staff was wonderful!

Carnival Celebration Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 25

Overall rating:

3.2 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: 9249

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Ship too big, Too many people and always waiting in line, charged for everything, feels like you're getting nickeled and dimed. No internet services unless you pay, TV channels minimal overall feeling like you're being held hostage. Could hardly wait to get off ship and will never return. I'm sorry this is so direct, but I wanted someone to know. But, the staff was awesome! Fauzi, our stateroom attendant was wonderful! He was super polite and super helpful. He did an excellent job cleaning our room. The dining staff made dinner so much fun. Joel was excellent. He provided excellent service and he was hilarious! His helpers were just as fabulous! Adit, the magician, was fantastic! We loved his magic tricks! The host, her name began with a "P", was sweet and helpful.

Embarkation

2 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5
Staff was great and food was mediocre

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Obstacle course was great, Pools were too crowded. 5,500 people all trying to get to the pool on sailing days....... really?

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Comedy and singing stage shows were great!

Children's Programs

N/A

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Great!

Ship Quality

2 out of 5
Too crowded. No sanitizing going on at the buffet. If you're 400 lbs or on a scooter you would probably like it.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Our guy was great! Room ok. Fauzi was excellent! He was polite and super helpful.

Ship tip

Don't sail on a ship this large.

Ports of call

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

3 out of 5
Truck ride was great! Mega was awesome.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

1 out of 5
What a mess this place is.

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

4 out of 5
Went ot the beach and it was wonderful. Except for getting bombarded with poor people asking for money.

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
What a mess.
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5 Comments

Ladyjunecliff    1 year ago

Sorry you were disappointed. The cruises advertise buying an internet package. They have to buy a satellite service and pass the cost on only if you use it.

Gheemaster38    1 year ago

Is this your first cruise? I always say the Mega ships are not for first time cruiser. They prove to be a nightmare in most cases. The Horizon would have been a better choice.

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

AsYouWishTravel    1 year ago

Internet/wifi is never free on any ship. TV channels don't matter since you're never in your room anyway.

marques41    1 year ago

Great ship I did not get nickelodeon and dimed

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