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Carnival Venezia Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

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4.7 out of 5
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Carnival Venezia

12 Night Southern Caribbean: Carnival Journeys (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 28, 2023

Ship: Carnival Venezia

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10235

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Overall great cruise - love a Journeys as it goes to different places, also loved the great staff and entertainment on board. Ship was ok - would book again for the right itinerary which is why we booked it initially.

Embarkation

3 out of 5
slow, not well organized, took a long time to finally board

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
We did a LOT of the specialty restaurants and they were all great with excellent service - steakhouse, Il Viaggio, Bonsai Sushi and Teppanyaki. buffets were average but so many options we couldn't complain - Guys Burgers, Tomodoro, an Italian grill on sea days, dining room pasta bar on sea days and Chinese at the seafood shack on sea days!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
running track was longer than most - loved that, spa was great as well as serenity area, fit ness center a bit small but not to crowded

Entertainment

5 out of 5
All shows were amazing! Musicians and DJ's all great - the Venezia rock band was outstanding!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
All service everywhere was great

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
cleanliness was good, layout was interesting - only thing we didnt love was the lido deck - it is very closed in(part of the Italian style) and the roof was closed on several days that made it stiflingly hot(people were calling it the free sauna treatment)

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
typical balcony cabin but shower actually had a DOOR, not a curtain!

Ports of call

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

3 out of 5
touristy and American - not many great excursions

Roseau, Dominica

5 out of 5
Absolutely beautiful under advertised island - called the garden isle of the Caribbean-people were great - we did a tour and hiked to waterfalls and swam in the rain forest, botanical gardens as well as sightseeing and shopping

Bridgetown, Barbados

4 out of 5
typical Caribbean - expensive and people bugging you to buy stuff

Castries, St. Lucia

5 out of 5
took our own Taki and toured and shopped then did a short trip to the Pitons - driver was great - didnt feel ripped off-gorgeous place

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5
been here multiple times so go to some local places and swim now as we've seen all the sights - love the people here

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
A bit slower than other cruises but ok
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6 Comments

maryred    1 year ago

Was on the same cruise and agree with all observations.

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for the review

Sogmoore    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

cruising2004    1 year ago

Glad you had a wonderful cruising experience. Thank you for your review.

galaxy2272    1 year ago

Nice review

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us

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