A truly amazing ship!

Carnival Celebration Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 7
Helpful Votes: 165

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
Carnival Celebration

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 13, 2024

Ship: Carnival Celebration

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 8245

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 months ago

Review summary

An absolute gem of a ship. So much to experience that we couldn’t fit it all into 1week.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
We got to the port at 10:45am and they were already boarding passengers. We only had to stop to do the check in process then we walked right onto the ship. We finished our muster station demo at 11:20am. Easiest embarkation ever.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
So many places to get a bite to eat. Didn’t even get to try the fry place nor Street Eats. Only the Debarkation breakfast on Lido was disappointing. Everything else was great. The amount of drink stations throughout the ship was a welcome surprise. Always somewhere close to get ice and water.

The Chef's Table

5 out of 5

An incredible experience! The dedicated room they made for Chef’s Table was very impressive. The food was so amazing. If it’s in your budget and you have a will to try different foods I highly recommend you try it.

Miami Slice

5 out of 5

Great pizza with timely service.

Guy's Pig & Anchor Smokehouse/Brewhouse

5 out of 5

We hung out the most at this spot. Barbecue on embarkation day was very good. Enjoyed watching the NFL games on Sunday here. Nice easy spot to have breakfast as well. They have a breakfast buffet in the mornings here. It was very good the 3 mornings we ate here. They also have an ice cream station here.

Chibang!

5 out of 5

Great food and even better service. We all enjoyed our meals and drinks.

Big Chicken

5 out of 5

Truly incredible chicken. Best chicken I’ve had on a cruise ship. However, the biscuits at breakfast very dense and weird.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Lots to do around the ship. So many cool places to just hang out.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Lots of shows and comics with many different times to see them.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Such an easy ship to navigate. Staff always around cleaning.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Our first inside room ever and it was nicely laid out with plenty of storage. Loved not having a shower curtain to deal with. Beds are very firm. Room stayed cool except for the last evening.

Ship tip

Take the time to experience all the dining places on board. So many to choose from.

Ports of call

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5
Did the Secret Sands and Skyline drive excursion. Such a beautiful secluded beach. It was a bit windy so the water was a bit murky for snorkeling so we just found a shaded spot and hung out on the loungers.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5
One of most visually beautiful ports you can pull into in the Caribbean.

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
At 7:20am we were headed to the theater which is where our waiting area was located and when we got out of the elevator there were people in line headed off the ship. We found out that our group was debarking, we had luggage tag #2, so we got in line and were off the ship and in a shuttle at 8:15am. Wish we had heard a notification though.
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8 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     2 months ago

Thanks for sharing

Gwbigdog     2 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

cruising2004     2 months ago

Thank you for your detailed review. Glad everyone had a wonderful cruise!

javawoody     2 months ago

Thanks for the review

TiffyTaffy     2 months ago

Thanks for the details. I’m glad you had a wonderful experience!

mdecruising     2 months ago

Thanks for sharing, glad you enjoyed your cruise

ericbran     2 months ago

I'm glad to hear you had a good time on your cruise. Thanks for sharing.

HeavySeas     2 months ago

Awesome.....thanks for sharing your cruise experience and glad you enjoyed your cruise

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