1. Home
  2. Reviews
  3. Carnival Venezia reviews
  4. Transatlantic cruise review

Limited food options. Disappointed

Carnival Venezia Cruise Review to Transatlantic

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 20

Overall rating:

3.2 out of 5
Verified Review
Carnival Venezia

15 Night Transatlantic: Carnival Journeys (Barcelona To New York)

Sail date: May 29, 2023

Ship: Carnival Venezia

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7395

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

The ship was nice, but the way the dining was done was horrible. The buffet was lacking varíety. The restaurant was barely open for breakfast or lunch. Certain days it was closed. Day time activities were terrible and not interesting. The spa was lacking a steam room and prices were ridiculously high for services. The shopping on board was mediocre. We hated having to reserve everything on the phone. Shows, dining etc.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5
Disappointing. Reservations had to be made daily for dining room. Buffet was horrible. Very little selection.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
Shows, dancing, too cold for pool. Little in the way of activities during the day. Boring fir us.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Not very high quality on any of it. Some stage shows were just ok.

Children's Programs

No kids with us.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
Room steward ok. Dining staff very slow service v

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Pillows not comfortable. Bathroom wasn’t cleaned well. The cabin steward had way too many cabins to do alone.

Ship tip

Don’t pay the high prices of the specialty restaurants. Be prepared to gave long waits to eat in the dining room.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Barcelona, Spain

2 out of 5

Malaga, Spain

5 out of 5
Yes. On our own.
Thumbs Up

Gibraltar (U.K.)

3 out of 5
No.
Thumbs Up

Lisbon, Portugal

2 out of 5
It was ok.
Thumbs Up

Ponta Delgada, Azores

4 out of 5
No
Thumbs Up

Halifax, Nova Scotia

5 out of 5
Everything was close by. Very nice.
Thumbs Up

New York, New York

5 out of 5
Yes. We loved it.
Thumbs Up

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
Very disorganized. Luggage tags were a mad house to get. Long lines at terminal.
Was this review helpful? 20
Flag

6 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     5 months ago

Thanks for sharing
Thumbs Up
Flag

MNAndy    1 year ago

This sounds like a first time cruiser went on an inaugural transatlantic…
Thumbs Up
Flag

florida2    1 year ago

Thanks for the review! I’ll be on Venezia in August 4 day to St John New Brunswick! Personally 15 days on a cruise ship would bore me too! Lol
Thumbs Up
Flag

Itspeace4me    1 year ago

Thank you!!!
Thumbs Up
Flag

Sogmoore    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing I hope things get better by the time we are on this ship.
Thumbs Up
Flag

Lizzie323    1 year ago

@maryred - please say more - I’m interested
Thumbs Up
Flag
Log In To Submit Comments

Other reviews of this sailing

First Transatlantic
Not for vegetarians
First transatlantic cruise