Nice ship, quality of food and service could improve.

Carnival Jubilee Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

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

Overall rating:

3.2 out of 5
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Carnival Jubilee

7 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 23, 2024

Ship: Carnival Jubilee

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 9468

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 8 months ago

Review summary

Was a nice ship, but due to the lack of attentiveness by the staff we will likely not sail with carnival again.

Embarkation

1 out of 5
The port is a nightmare. Transportation is near impossible to find needs to be completely redone.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Drinks were good. Chibang, the Italian resturant and main dining room provided food, but it was by no means great quality. We are at the 555 steak house and that was amazing food. The rest of the restaurants, while plentiful were underwhelming.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Rollercoaster and pools were good. Hard to find seats past 930 am.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Some of the shows were repeated, on a 7 night cruise made for a few bland nights.

Children's Programs

5 out of 5
Kids were happy with the kids club!

Service and Staff

2 out of 5
All the staff was busy running around. We felt like they were more in tune with slinging food then providing actual service. Drinks weren't offered at some restaurants. Bread was forgotten. Waitstaff was sometimes no where to be found in the middle of the day.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Ships layout was solid and clean. Pool seating was lacking but other then that we were happy with it.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
The site was a nice size for our family of 4. Only downfall is it's a lower level balcony which extends out so everyone above you can see you in your balcony. Not private.

Ship tip

Galveston port is a nightmare, plan accordingly.

Ports of call

Galveston, Texas

2 out of 5

Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

4 out of 5
Lots to see. Did a private tour.

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

3 out of 5
Rented a golf cart and drove around. Very run down area. Beach clubs are plentiful.

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
Getting off the ship was OK, getting out of the parking lot took over an hour.
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9 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     2 months ago

Thanks for sharing

1rick1     8 months ago

Thank you for sharing.

Lounray     8 months ago

Thanks for sharing

PerkyGranna     8 months ago

Suggestion: Apply for one of the staff positions and make it wonderful!

karlgrgurich     8 months ago

Hope your next experience is better

javawoody     8 months ago

Appreciate the review

Gwbigdog     8 months ago

Thanks for sharing

MichaelW     8 months ago

My experience on the Jubilee was the opposite as are so many others. Another review posted of the same cruise said the crew were always friendly, smiling, helpful. You get what you give; smile and you shall receive.

cruising2004     8 months ago

Thank you for your review.

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