I wanted to wait until I wasn’t upset anymore , to write a honest review. Ship was beautiful, but overall cruise was disappointing. We are carnival, faithful, but this cruise was disappointing to say the least.

Item: Carnival Celebration
Rating: 3.2
Author: Sdgalla

Carnival Celebration Cruise Review

Sdgalla

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 5

Helpful Votes: 118

Overall rating:

3.2 out of 5

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 10, 2023

Ship: Carnival Celebration

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 10349

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 months ago

Review summary

Overall, it was OK cruise but for the amount we paid and the duration, the food could have been better and by that I meant that it should’ve been at healthy temperatures. This is the first time getting sick. Yes, we will cruise Carnival again, but it sucked to be down with stomach cramps, vomiting and diarrhea for three days. So from here on out we’re gonna be skeptical.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Majority of the food, especially in the MDR was lukewarm at best ended up getting food poisoning from Cucina. Basically, we lived off bacon, fruit and pizza the rest of the cruise. I understand there’s multiple options that regular people can have, but I had a gastric bypass and I cannot run from spot to spot and continuously eat to make up for the short comings with the poor quality and temperature of food.

The Carnival Deli

4 out of 5

Always a safe bet was great.

Street Eats

3 out of 5

It depends on the day, but wasn’t a disappointment.

Miami Slice

5 out of 5

Always a home for un for us!

JavaBlue Café

4 out of 5

Always good fell in love with some food options we never tried before.

Guy's Pig & Anchor Smokehouse/Brewhouse

2 out of 5

After getting food poisoning from Cucina, we tried pig and anchor was skeptical had to send food back because it was cold, and was afraid of getting sick again.

Guy's Burger Joint

5 out of 5

My husband’s favorite as always.

Emeril’s Bistro 1397

3 out of 5

So sad they didn’t have the kids cheeseburgers on this ship. Was one of our favorites on the Mardi Gras.

Cucina del Capitano

1 out of 5

Was giving the opportunity to try it again, but we did not considering we got food poisoning the night we ate at Cucina.

Chibang!

3 out of 5

It was just okay, better than the MDR.

Carnivale and Festivale Restaurants (Main Dining Rooms)

1 out of 5

Extremely long dining time food never came out hot once.

Bonsai Teppanyaki

5 out of 5

The best food we had on the ship hands down!

BlueIguana Cantina

4 out of 5

Sad they did not have my shrimp tacos.

Big Chicken

4 out of 5

Always good love the chicken strips.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Serenity Adult-Only Retreat

5 out of 5

Have a nice relaxing time as always. Only downsize on our sailing the bar didn’t open until 2pm.

Casino

2 out of 5

My husband love the casino but it was hard to find slots on our sailing.

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Centers Stage is a joke they need to make people register for shows in this venue and close it off. We had to wait more than 1 1/2 hours just catch the circus show for the two of us. Other people are saving like 13 seats. The show had already started and there was no one sitting down. It was ridiculous.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

The staff is always nice.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Lucy was awesome!!!!

Ports of call

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

4 out of 5

Oh my goodness, you gotta go to Blue B**** and have those voodoo wings. They are so delicious.

Thumbs Up 0

San Juan, Puerto Rico

4 out of 5

Had food poisoning so we didn’t really get to enjoy it. My husbands employee is from San Juan and he gave us a bunch of tips that we wanted to try but I was too sick to do so.

Thumbs Up 0

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

3 out of 5

Miami, Florida

4 out of 5