Great Cruise but ship to big for my tastes

Carnival Celebration Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

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Review: 1
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Overall rating:

5 out of 5
Carnival Celebration

7 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 19, 2023

Ship: Carnival Celebration

Cabin number: 4201

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 7 months ago

Review summary

Great time but ship is to big for my tastes,but alot of fantastic food options

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Great food with alot of options

Guy's Pig & Anchor Smokehouse/Brewhouse

5 out of 5

Great drinks,food and music!!!

Lido Marketplace

5 out of 5

I love the variety to choose from from breakfast through dinner

The Chef's Table

5 out of 5

First timer doing this and absolutely loved it

The Watering Hole

5 out of 5

Cool bar and was never to busy as it was out of the way from main area's

The Carnival Deli

5 out of 5

My God to sandwich more than once was a Cubano and it always was excellent

Swirls

5 out of 5

Can never go wrong with ice cream

Street Eats

5 out of 5

I loved the different foods they had there

Rudi's Seagrill

5 out of 5

Phenomenal food as I am a seafood freak!!!

Redfrog Tiki Bar

5 out of 5

Great drinks always was packed

Miami Slice

5 out of 5

Good pies and slices

Limelight Lounge

2 out of 5

Venue was way to small for ship and could never accommodate all who wanted to go there

Latitudes

5 out of 5

Great area and drinks

JavaBlue Café

5 out of 5

Great variety of breakfast fare like pastries and sandwiches,and of course tasty coffees and drinks

Guy's Burger Joint

5 out of 5

Best burgers on land or sea,hands down

Fahrenheit 555 Steakhouse

5 out of 5

Always rib steak,and always perfection

Emeril’s Bistro 1397

5 out of 5

Very different and very good food

Cucina del Capitano

5 out of 5

Excellent and great variety of Italian fare

Chibang!

5 out of 5

Different,and tasty for sure

Carnival Kitchen

5 out of 5

Fun and informative

Carnivale and Festivale Restaurants (Main Dining Rooms)

5 out of 5

Great food and service as always

Bonsai Teppanyaki

5 out of 5

Always fun and food is excellent

Big Chicken

5 out of 5

Phenomenal sandwiches

24 Hour Room Service

5 out of 5

On time every time

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Enjoyed pools and back deck as always but with so many people on board venues for entertainment filled up quickly

Casino

5 out of 5

Great casino as I did ok in it

Virtual Windows

5 out of 5

Cool shows on the screens

Tides Pool and whirlpool

5 out of 5

My go to place almost every morning and afternoon

The Gateway

5 out of 5

Cool place with music and fantastic cocktails

Summer Landing

5 out of 5

Cool area for chilling if you could get a chair

Serenity Adult-Only Retreat

5 out of 5

If you could get a chair there it was great

Patio Pool

3 out of 5

Ok area but to loud for conversation

Cherry on Top

5 out of 5

Lots of different types of different candies

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Bands and music all over ship were excellent

Children's Programs

No kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Room steward,and all waiters and bar staff were excellent(could have used more staff on such a huge ship

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Always clean

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Went for cove cabin and loved it, being so close to water is exilirating

Ship tip

Don't go during school vacations if possible

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5
Always fly down early before cruise to enjoy Miami

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
Did all inclusive for first time a Mr Sancho's loved it

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

5 out of 5
Did Maya Chan all inclusive,very intimate drinks and food excellent

Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5
Did a snorkel tour via catamaran fun and food and cocktails after

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Piece of cake
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