Carnival Celabration 9/24/23

Carnival Celebration Cruise Review

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 64

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5
Carnival Celebration

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 24, 2023

Ship: Carnival Celebration

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

The staff was so nice - my cabin steward was awsome - the MDR staff called me by my name every night and always remembered me. Only a few rude customers and 2 bartenders that helped people out of order.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Fast - just take a later flight and you can relax and get off late and quick. The transfer from Carnival to get to the airport took forever to get on the bus good 30 mins waiting.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
MDR was hit or miss - the 2 Elegent nights had the best food. All the fast food was top notch - awesome stuff. Guy's burgers - Big Chicken- Pizza - tacos - street eats. Specialty dining - Sushi was great - Tepenyaki same as usual (not bad) - steak house (must do) Chi Bang - Asian side was great - mexican side was ok. Cucina Del Capitano - very good, tip go early before 6PM or you will be waiting for 45 to 70 mins for a table. Buffett - better then Mardi Gras - it was 7 out of 10. Pig&Anchor was ok - some of the meet was dry - the sides tasted good.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Lines are long for everything - slides, Bolt - basketball court - ropes course - gym in the mornings. Putt putt gold was the only thing that was fast.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
You have to get there 30 to 45 mins early to get a good seat anywhere. The center stage is always packed and if you do not come early you will stand or sit on the back with a obstructed view. Comedy not bad, liked 1 comedian- music had 2 good show - motown and a 80s 90s band one night - white party was ok - 80s party was really fun.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Everybody was so awsome - expect for 2 bartenders - one in pig&anchor and the other in the Rum frog bar. Cabin steward was so good. MDR and Buffett staff so nice. Sushi staff over worked on Sat night - Tepenyaki staff so nice. All.the fast staff were so nice and fast.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Some venues not enough seats. Deck 6 & 7 you can go all the way across the ship but you have to go through the casino ( smoke area) Chair hogs near the pool - everywhere else there are plenty of chairs to sit. Watch out for the jogging track - got run over by a jogger.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Inside cabin - I was solo so plenty of room for me, but 2 or 3 pro people it would be a tight fit - clean and you can see ot was very morden and new.

Ship tip

Come on during your time slot, so many people just waiting outside to get in. I came 5 mins after my time slot and got on the ship very quickly.

Ports of call

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

4 out of 5
Went on the Carnival excursion - champagne and sail cruise - honeymoon beach was so nice only 2 boats there.

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

4 out of 5
The Carnivel shore excursion was really good - waterfall side and ziplining.

Miami, Florida

4 out of 5
Traffic at the port area was really bad, but once in fr ok nt of the ship easy to get onboard.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

4 out of 5
Been there many times- just walked around, went to eat and drink at local resturants.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Everyone try's to get off fast ! Don't do it, if you dont have too. If you can get a late check out number - late fight, it's really relaxing and easy.
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8 Comments

Waterlillimm    1 year ago

Lots of great tips! Thanks for taking the time to give us the details!

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

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envy1219    1 year ago

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Sogmoore    1 year ago

Great detail review thanks for sharing

lsbs    1 year ago

Thank you for the review. Glad that you enjoyed your cruise.

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

javawoody    1 year ago

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cruising2004    1 year ago

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