First XL ship on Carnival and it didn’t disappoint!

Item: Carnival Celebration
Rating: 4.4
Author: erinmonty

Carnival Celebration Cruise Review

erinmonty

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 12

Helpful Votes: 134

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 15, 2023

Ship: Carnival Celebration

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 17272

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 month ago

Review summary

My first experience on an XL ship. Can’t wait to try more.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

The Golden Jubilee bar was our favorite! Loved the vintage cocktail menu! Loved the Cuban themed pizzas and sandwiches that I hadn’t seen on the other boats. YUM! First experience with Shaq’s Chicken. Not too bad, better than Guys Burgers IMO, but Blue Iguana is still my favorite.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

The Circus themed show was so good we went twice! I absolutely loved it.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Day one scared me to death. Everything was so crowded, lines were extreamly long and I was thinking the XL class just wasn’t for me, but I think it was just everyone’s initial excitement of being on vacation. By day two everything had calmed down and the ship became manageable. If crowds intimidate you plan on boarding as late as possible, unpack and let the crowd die down before exploring the ship.

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