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Carnival Celebration Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 7
Helpful Votes: 71

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
Carnival Celebration

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 12, 2023

Ship: Carnival Celebration

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 14322

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 11 months ago

Review summary

Had a really good time. Wish I had the restaurant package because the MDR was not enjoyable. Overall found the cruise to be a relaxing vacation and would recommend it.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Easy on. No delays and all was organized well.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
The food and service in MDR was not good at all. Buffet was limited at breakfast and not nearly what we’ve experienced on past cruises. Guys Burgers and Big Chicken were great. We enjoyed a couple of the specialty restaurants but overall I’d say the food was disappointing on this trip.

Carnivale and Festivale Restaurants (Main Dining Rooms)

1 out of 5

Awful. Food was not good at all. We usually really enjoy MDR but this time it was a big fail. Last sea day we went to the brunch and I ordered six begneits but they brought twelve by mistake. I said I only ordered six so the waiter said he would let the manager know so they could adjust the charge. The head waitress showed up and asked if it was ok to charge me for twelve since they brought twelve. I said no because I had only ordered six. So she said they’d “have to take the rest” (there were six left on the plate) and she took the plate that we’d been eating from. How weird! It’s not like they can serve them to anyone else. Oddest experience I’ve had on a cruise.

Chibang!

5 out of 5

Really good. Went twice and got things from both sides of the menu.

Big Chicken

4 out of 5

Chicken tenders were tasty but dry

JavaBlue Café

5 out of 5

Best service on the ship. The breakfast sandwich was great.

Guy's Burger Joint

5 out of 5

Always good!

Cucina del Capitano

4 out of 5

Pretty good food. Great service.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Saw the circus themed show. The cast worked so hard but the venue for this show was not good. Most seats had a very limited view of the performers and the performers had limited space so it was very jumbled and hard to watch.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Happy with all service except MDR.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Nice size. Loved the shower design. Lost of storage.

Ship tip

Take the stairs as much as possible. The elevators are small and hot.

Ports of call

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5

Miami, Florida

4 out of 5

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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7 Comments

Sogmoore     10 months ago

Thanks for sharing

cbyron3     11 months ago

I loved the new menu in the MDR and service was fast and execution was genervert good. LOVED the food at Chibang, and the Italian was good, but service was extremely slow... not inspired to pay for specialty dining above the free options.

Spectre     11 months ago

Thanks for the review!

javawoody     11 months ago

Appreciate the review

cruising2004     11 months ago

Glad all went well except for the MDR. Thank you for your review.

Gwbigdog     11 months ago

Thanks for sharing

AuntPinkie     11 months ago

Appreciate your details. Sorry the MDR was a bust. Glad you enjoyed your cruise in spite of it.

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