Horrible ship design, overcrowded, & poor service

Carnival Celebration Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 15

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
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Carnival Celebration

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 11, 2024

Ship: Carnival Celebration

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 12288

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 10 months ago

Review summary

Carnival dropped the ball with the new Excel class ships. These ships are overcrowded and the crew buckled under the pressure from the immense crowds packed in small areas. I'd advise to stay away unless you like wasting hard earned vacation money in trade for a not so good experience. Other cruise lines do better with bigger ships than Carnival

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Children's Programs

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

1 out of 5

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Ship tip

Picture a ship overcrowded with over 6,000 people and a worn out crew because Carnival tried to pack too many people in areas of the ship that can't handle it. Not a problem with other cruise lines

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

4 out of 5

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

3 out of 5

San Juan, Puerto Rico

3 out of 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

2 out of 5

Traveler Photos

Dr Suess Breakfast
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11 Comments

javawoody     10 months ago

Bigger is not necessarily better

Mary804     10 months ago

We just did a back to back on the Celebration and the Icon and like the Celebration better. We felt it much less crowded. The Icon had long line everywhere and you could never find a available beach chair. The food was better also. We are planning a trip now on the Jubilee.

reneegee0405     10 months ago

Love this ship. Didn’t find it crowded at all.

mreddick     10 months ago

Thanks for sharing your review

lsbs     10 months ago

Thanks for the review. Hopefully your next cruise experience is better. Enjoy every class of ship myself. I can do as much or as little as I feel like doing on any given day on any ship.

bienfang10     10 months ago

Only Vista class. Just right...for us...

Gwbigdog     10 months ago

Thanks for sharing

byhisgrace     10 months ago

Thanks for your review. I rather enjoy the XL class Ships. They are not for everyone.

cbyron3     10 months ago

Agreed that the excel class is a miss. I love the Vista class, but I'm one and done on the xcel. Of course, they just ordered another one ...:(

karlgrgurich     10 months ago

Can understand your point of view

HeavySeas     10 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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