Great Cruise but ship to big for my tastes

Carnival Celebration Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

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

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: 1 year 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

The Carnival Deli

5 out of 5

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

Carnival Kitchen

5 out of 5

Fun and informative

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

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

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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7 Comments

cmglover25    1 year ago

Looking forward to going in September of next year. Thank you for your review.

Sogmoore    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

NIKKI7484    1 year ago

Nice review. I enjoyed this ship last May and am looking forward to doing this ship itinerary next month.

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for the detailed review, I also prefer smaller ships.

cruising2004    1 year ago

Thank you for the detailed review. Glad you had a wonderful cruise.

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed review. Happy you were able to try so many food and drink locations and several activities on the ship. Glad you enjoyed your cruise even though you found it too big.

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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