Lousy
Carnival Venezia Cruise Review to Canada, New England, New York
4 Night Canada & New England (New York Roundtrip)
Sail date: August 19, 2023
Ship: Carnival Venezia
Cabin type: Balcony
Cabin number: 9476
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 10 months ago
Review summary
We chose this cruise because we had been on Carnival in the past, though not since 2017. Back then it it was very good. The pros: room with balcony was clean and well taken care of. The cleaning person did a good job and was very friendly, even remembered our names. The cons: The buffet food was mediocre at best. There was no bacon or lox for example. There was no omelette making station. The coffee was bitter. The only free waiter serving restaurant served small portions and the food was not very good. On our 2nd night my wife and I were seated right across from where the waiters brought back the dishes and we were practically in the walking lane of guests and personnel. I had to practically lean away as people walked by so as not to be bumped into. We asked for another table and were denied. Also we ended up leaving before dessert arrived as the wait between the main course and dessert was 15+ minutes when we gave up. I called the main desk and complained. I was told the maitre di would call. He did come to our table the next evening and apologized. It would have been nice if he offered us a free drink or something but did not. The pools are tiny, the entertainment mediocre. The only quality, genuinely respectful employees we saw were the people who took care of the rooms.Embarkation
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We chose this cruise because we had been on Carnival in the past, though not since 2017. Back then it it was very good. The pros: room with balcony was clean and well taken care of. The cleaning person did a good job and was very friendly, even remembered our names. The cons: The buffet food was mediocre at best. There was no bacon or lox for example. There was no omelette making station. The coffee was bitter. The only free waiter serving restaurant served small portions and the food was not very good. On our 2nd night my wife and I were seated right across from where the waiters brought back the dishes and we were practically in the walking lane of guests and personnel. I had to practically lean away as people walked by so as not to be bumped into. We asked for another table and were denied. Also we ended up leaving before dessert arrived as the wait between the main course and dessert was 15+ minutes when we gave up. I called the main desk and complained. I was told the maitre di would call. He did come to our table the next evening and apologized. It would have been nice if he offered us a free drink or something but did not. The pools are tiny, the entertainment mediocre. The only quality, genuinely respectful employees we saw were the people who took care of the rooms.