Carnival Venezia

Carnival Venezia Cruise Review

tomyoung

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 4

Helpful Votes: 34

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5

9 Night The Bahamas (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 14, 2023

Ship: Carnival Venezia

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Met and for the most part exceeded expectations. Negs were Some small spaces, very small Casino w no bar. Terrible Escargot served in a Brulee bowl. Come on man. Everything else was 5 stars but I love Escargot and the Casino and drinking while Gambling. So this mattered

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Arrival time 1230, onboard by 1250

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Food was Outstanding. I always give the positive and negative. Positive MDR had great choices. Neg, Escargot was horrible. I have had lots of Escargot. This was not good. First night had a Chicken and Sausage dish in MDR. It was perhaps the best food I ever ate in 35 Cruises. Guys Pizza Burger is Memorable!! Finally Bacon is an endangered species.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Joey, the Cruise Director was the best ever!!!. Pure energy.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Again Trivia Sailaway, Comedians Production Shows all outstanding

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

No issues with any workers. All pleasant, some more than others.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Shi design is SMALL Venues. It is what it is. Casino is Tiny and no Bar and Impossible to get drinks in an expeditious manner

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Efficient not over sized

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Easy

12 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 4 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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Sogmoore 1 year ago

Thank for sharing

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kelskazoo22 1 year ago

Thank you for reviewing!

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javawoody 1 year ago

Thanks for the informative review

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed and informative review. Sorry the things you enjoy the most were lacking. Glad you enjoyed your cruise in spite of it.

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hollysmomtravel 1 year ago

We just did this ship also. "Very smokey" casino is an understatement. The majority of the ship reeked of the smoke. I also agree about the bacon. I never saw any this trip.

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willwork4cruz 1 year ago

Great review. Thank you for sharing the reason behind your critique. You like what you like so if the escargot wasn’t good, its a big deal. I agree the new menu deserts are pretty lacking. A few tweaks and Carnival food could be really great.

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mary0909 1 year ago

Thanks for the review, so glad you let us know about the small casino.Thats a shame. We usually do spend one evening there.

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cruisent 1 year ago

I was debating trying this ship but a tiny casino is a no-go for me. I need a bunch of 🎰🎰🎰 to choose from!

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maryred 1 year ago

Excellent review. Just to point out though HMC is a privately leased island the rental is in the name of Holland American Line, a sister company to Carnival.

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Glad you had an awesome time on your cruise. Thank you for your detailed review.

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us

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