Limited food options. Disappointed

Carnival Venezia Cruise Review to Transatlantic

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 17

Overall rating:

3.2 out of 5

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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.

Gibraltar (U.K.)

3 out of 5

No.

Lisbon, Portugal

2 out of 5

It was ok.

Ponta Delgada, Azores

4 out of 5

No

Halifax, Nova Scotia

5 out of 5

Everything was close by. Very nice.

New York, New York

5 out of 5

Yes. We loved it.

Disembarkation

2 out of 5

Very disorganized. Luggage tags were a mad house to get. Long lines at terminal.

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