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Carnival Celebration Cruise Review

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Reviews: 6
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Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
Carnival Celebration

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 09, 2023

Ship: Carnival Celebration

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 11438

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 8 months ago

Review summary

I was pleasantly surprised with Celebration and Carnival's decision to build and design mega cruise ships. The distinct neighborhoods with eateries, nightlife, entertainment, restaurants and options galore were a hit.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
I flew to Miami from Houston on embarkation day. Total embarkation time from my Uber drop-off at the cruise port to stepping onboard Celebration was maybe 15 minutes. Super fast, very efficient.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Carnival Kitchen

5 out of 5

Took the cupcakes class and had a great time decorating them.

Limelight Lounge

5 out of 5

All of the PG and non PG comedy shows were awesome. Add to your planner

Big Chicken

5 out of 5

BEST chicken sandwich

Rudi's Seagrill

5 out of 5

BEST meal overall

Emeril’s Bistro 1397

5 out of 5

An absolute MUST!!

Latitudes

5 out of 5

BEST Bar Staff and BEST cocktails!!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
It's Carnival so you're going to get the best guest experience. The only negative is housekeeping. My cabin had to be cleaned twice before I could unpack. Lots of hair in the fridge, dirty towels and filthy surfaces.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Great cabin layout and design

Ship tip

Please inspect your cabin for cleaness.

Ports of call

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5

Bonaire, Netherlands Special Municipality

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
Embarkation was A+ but disembarkation not so much. Very easy to get off the ship, but luggage was mis-labeled and it took 30 minutes to find it.

Traveler Photos

Lobster Mac and Cheese at Rudi's Seafood Bisque at Rudi's Hotel Services Not So Clean Main lobster and crab risotto at Rudi's My Cupcakes at Carnival Kitchen Beignets at Emeril's Lobster roll at Seafood Shack
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