Absolutely Wonderful Experience!!!

Carnival Venezia Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 27

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5
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Carnival Venezia

8 Night Eastern Caribbean (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 02, 2023

Ship: Carnival Venezia

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 2483

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

The cruise was absolutely worth every penny we spent!!! We had a wonderful time and will definitely do it again soon!!!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
It was very well organized and easy to get on board!! Our luggage arrived pretty quickly with no issues!!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
The food was absolutely excellent!!! The biggest downfall was the lines were forever long!!! They need to work the kinks out of that part.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
We went to the night shows, which were really good!!!! We also went to trivia and that was good as well!!

Entertainment

5 out of 5
No complaints about the stage or DJ's!! Actually the DJ was excellent!!!

Children's Programs

4 out of 5
I have to say the one for 6-8 years old was excellent but the one for 12-14 years old was located in a terrible location! My granddaughter could never find it herself once she had gone once!! I was disappointed in that part.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
I have to say the service was excellent!! I felt really bad for some of the wait staff because I heard many people giving them a very difficult time for no reason. For example, a couple times it was closing time for the dessert bar and other people were mad so they started yelling at the servers because they were trying to put things away! I felt really bad for them several times.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
The layout was the only thing I didn't like about the ship. You have to go up some elevators and not others to get places on the ship. It took days to figure out how to get places and I have gone on other Carnival ships and didn't struggle to get around like I did on this ship.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
The size was fine overall and it was cleaned every day!! I loved the towel animals they put on the beds or hung from the lights!! I was very happy overall with it!!

Ship tip

We had a private photo shoot and it was worth every penny!!! You should check it out!! Be prepared to struggle learning how to get around on the ship. It is challenging but once you learn it, it becomes easier. Also, the pools are very small for the amount of people on the ship so be prepared for that!

Ports of call

New York, New York

3 out of 5
It was very hectic getting to the port because of all the congestion of people trying to board the ship!

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5
We went to Ocean World and it was worth every penny!!! The shows were amazing and we all absolutely loved swimming with the fish!! I highly recommend going there!!!

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5
We loved Grand Turk!! We spent the day shopping and then in Margarita Villa!! That was an absolute blast!!! We loved the swim up bar they had there!!!

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5
The private island was the absolute best day we had the entire time!!! The water was absolutely beautiful and we loved every minute we spent there!! We also love that they feed us while were on the island!!

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
Disembarkation was a disaster!! There were all kinds of issues once we arrived back at the port. The gangway wasn't lined up correctly so they had to stop people from getting off. We actually didn't get off for a couple hours due to this.
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3 Comments

Sogmoore    1 year ago

That to bad the 12 year old did not have a good time. My son is 16 now but has been in every club growing and has always had a great time hopefully next time it will be better. Thanks for sharing

florida2    1 year ago

Thanks for review! I Sail in 5 days on Venezia!

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us

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