Carnival Venezia is a beautiful and elegant ship. It is unlike any other Carnival ship. We had a fantastic time.

Item: Carnival Venezia
Rating: 4.6
Author: badlcho

Carnival Venezia Cruise Review

badlcho

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 9

Helpful Votes: 131

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5

4 Night Bermuda (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 13, 2023

Ship: Carnival Venezia

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 2326

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

We had a great time in this cruise. The cruise was pretty much sold out but ship never felt crowded. If you get a chance book a cruise on the Venezia. We fell in love with the Italian theme. Absolutely beautiful ship.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Embarkation was smooth. No hiccups

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

We thought the food was great. The only complaint was the seafood pasta they served one night in the dining room was not that good. The calamari was like rubber. We did not experience any long lines at any of the food venues the entire cruise. The fist night we went to Bonsai Teppanyaki. Food was excellent.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

We enjoyed playing bocce ball. There are plenty of things to do on the ship but we didn’t have time to experience them all.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Can’t comment too much on the entertainment because we didn’t go to the shows but I thought the performers around the ship were very good. My husband and boys went to one of the adult comedy shows and thought the comedian was pretty funny.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

I am giving service 4 stars. Overall the service was great however our room steward had to be the worst one we’ve ever had. She never came around to introduce herself. She charged us for the water in the room even though we never opened them. Guest services took the charge off and said they would speak to her about that. We didn’t make a big stink about it but we didn’t leave her an extra tip

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Ship was clean. Didn’t see dirty dishes in the hallways like we’ve seen on other ships.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Room 2326 is a cove balcony room. The room was nice. Love that the shower had a glass door rather than the dreaded shower curtains. The only thing that was sort of negative was the bed wasn’t as comfortable as on some of the other Carnival ships

Ports of call

New York, New York

5 out of 5

Loved sailing from NYC. I thought the port was nice and easy to get to. We used Uber from our hotel in Time Square to get to the port. We spent 3 days in NYC after the cruise and decided to walk to hotel from the port. It was an easy 20 minute walk to Time Square.

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King's Wharf, Bermuda

5 out of 5

Absolutely love Bermuda. This was my husband and my second time cruising to Bermuda but our sons first time. Our boys fell in love with Bermuda also.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Very smooth and quick

Traveler Photos

14 Comments

deenice4 1 year ago

I'm glad to hear you enjoyed your cruise. We'll be on the Venezia in Sept, I heard and read so many bad reviews for this ship, mostly because it's a newer ship. I'll remain hopeful there will be time for improvement. Either way, I do plan to enjoy myself.

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badlcho 1 year ago

I forgot to mention in my review that I had to go to the medical center because I started to break out in hives before the cruise and they got worse. I was beyond impressed with the service and care they provided. The staff at the receptionist desk were organized and polite. The nurse was fantastic and very personable. I ended up seeing all three doctors because the hives/rash I had looked odd and not consistent with one particular thing. The doctors were outstanding. They treated my symptoms to make me comfortable until I could see doctor back at home. The facilities were very nice too. Setup like a small ER. The cost was reasonable. First visit was $147 and follow up visit $79 and that included medication.

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travelwithhay 1 year ago

Sounds like a great cruise! Really wanna check this ship out!

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CurlyCruiserYAY 1 year ago

Thanks for review. Heading in October and your review builds excitement

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Sogmoore 1 year ago

Great pix and thanks for sharing. We will be on this ship in January 2024.

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BeeMDWV 1 year ago

Thanks for writing this up— this is a new ship and we are sailing to Canada in September so this was helpful

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aarchie67 1 year ago

Thanks foe detailed review and sharing pics.

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Great detailed review! Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

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florida2 1 year ago

Thanks for the review! Leaving in 29 days! Can’t wait!

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Tropicgal 1 year ago

Great review. Thanks for the info

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MichaelW 1 year ago

Thank you for a great review and pics! An Italian themed ship combined with my favorite class of ship, I’ll definitely have to cruise the Venezia!

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seviedebi 1 year ago

Thank you for the detailed review. Will be onboard in a few weeks. Can't wait! Love the italian theme and love NYC! Double vacation for us.😊

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javawoody 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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