Carnival Celebration Cruise Reviews - Reviews

Cruise itself was good. Ship was very clean and beautiful. Staff were great as usual. Before reading the opinion below, please know that we had a great time. The complaint below would be greatly remedied by better manners from the kids or parents watching closer. Carnival needs to have a more robust system regulating minors. I cannot stress the level of frustration we had EVERY SINGLE EVENING. We understand kids being kids and having fun during the day. It's after the 5:00pm or 6:00pm time frame that it got bad. "Children" (non-teenagers) were not the problem. The problem were teenagers roaming in packs with no respect for fellow passengers. We experienced numerous examples of: - running uncontrolled through crowds almost knocking people over - budging in front of people waiting for elevators. No care that others had been waiting much longer - Rudely speaking to others. I witnessed many instances of senior citizens being made to feel uncomfortable because of how they were talked to. - Lack of care of littering - throwing and slamming balls off stairways and walls - Throwing food off the balconies. We saw instances of pizza/food being tossed Carnival staff need look out for this behavior and stop it immediately. Also, Carnival needs to have a curfew of 10:00pm for minors. Having a 1:00am curfew is ridiculous. What we experienced is most likely experienced on other Carnival ships. If something isn't done as with other issues (ie: marijuana (which we still smelled often), fighting, personal speakers)....Carnival's reputation is at stake as this is what we had already heard online and from others prior to our recent cruise. What we had heard was simply confirmed.

I am a Platinum member and waited on platinum line while many others were taken care of. There should be a separate person taking care of Platinum members only not just a line. No computer area to access and print out papers for my next cruise. No priority seating for Platinum members at my time dining. Not enough stalls in restrooms by dining and theater. HATE!!! automatic restroom doors, they stay open and I witnessed many men zippering their pants in full view. Also women restroom door stays open to long to have privacy for us women. Smoke in casino and on decks. Saving of seats and lounge chairs

Celebration is a big ship with a lot of diversity. Children were better behaved than adults.

We booked this cruise for a family group. We had excellent weather and enjoyed most of the cruise. The Backyard band in the Pig and Anchor restaurant were excellent and some of the best musicians I’ve ever heard. The comedians were also very entertaining. Our room Steward was very attentive, helpful and cheerful. The food in the dining room did not meet my expectations. Other food venues were much better. We had a broken TV in our stateroom that took over 24 hours to get replaced.

Everything about the cruise was amazing! The ship was kept absolutely clean, the staff was friendly, courteous, and professional, and the comedians were top notch.

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

Carnival is always a good time. This ship had the best entertainment I've had on a Carnival cruise. Add to that great food options and fun activities and you can't beat it. It is a big party at sea. If you are not into the drinking scene, there are plenty of places to go where you can avoid most of that.

For a first cruise it was a great experience. Will do it again.

This ship I'll only take if it's Free cause I want be paying for all the stuff wrong with it

food was average. Italian specialty was not good and staff rude. Pig and Anchor dinner was awful. Dining Room Brunch was the best

Great ship, eateries, excursion variety and the ports are great as well.

Good cruise that could have been excellent. Very nice experience for new cruisers.

VERY DISAPPOINTED in the St. Maartin Island tour of French and Dutch sides... being crammed in a box (small bus) is not ideal - they just crammed too many of us on one bus to save some money??. I could not get out to take photos without considerable time delays. Having other tourists climb over the seating at the front to get a seat was not safe... especially when this one fellow cruiser, was handicapped. I should have asked for a partial refund for the two of us...

Our cabin person was Pante and he was awesome. Our wait staff consisted of Wonshimi - bread, Jurie and I Putu. They were the best, Never did I have an empty water glass. They were very attentive, we never missed a night at the main dining room!

Overall, it was a great first cruise with the family. The ease and service of the vacation was the best part. The excursions were a little busy and booked up to the max, so I am glad I only booked one excursion on the cruise. Go snorkeling in Saint Thomas. It was the best experience for our family.

Cruise was a lot of fun, the ship was beautiful and huge. Elevators tend to be a pain. Food and Entertainment was good.

Overall this was an amazing cruise! Staff, entertainment, food, alcohol, activities, cruise director, room attendants were all top notch! One thing I would say was a bit of a frustration was the unattended kids/teens running around and the fight that broke out on the ship. Other than that we loved Carnival Celebration!

The carnival app barely worked. Guest service was horrible.

I needed an end of the year release and the cruise hit the spot. The view, the ports, the people amazing.

We expected more similarities with the Vista and other older classes of ships with a grand central area and outdoor promenades etc. The Celebration is a very inside focused ship which is not to our liking.