Nice Ship, Bad Food...

Item: Carnival Venezia
Rating: 3.7
Author: karoy259

Carnival Venezia Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

karoy259

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5

Verified Review

11 Night Eastern Caribbean (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 09, 2023

Ship: Carnival Venezia

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10225

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 7 months ago

Review summary

Not the best cruise I've ever been on but not the worst.

Embarkation

2 out of 5

Slow, and should be updated to go faster and more streamlined like Royal Caribbean.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

Food was horrible and I'm being generous.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Pools were both nice.

Entertainment

Did not attend

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Excellent, here is where things were done correctly and done well. The staff were the best.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Yes, no complaints there.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Very comfortable bed. Lots of storage. Nice bathroom. Comforter much to heavy and hot, something lighter would be nice.

Ship tip

The food is horrible, think twice about booking.

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Ports of call

Grand Turk Island

1 out of 5

Don't bother getting off the ship, there is nothing worth seeing here.

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Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

4 out of 5

San Juan, Puerto Rico

4 out of 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

4 out of 5

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

1 out of 5

I won't leave from the NY pier again. Much easier and user friendly from NJ.

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I was aboard with my Husband celebrating Our Pearl 30th Wedding Anniversary. Our room was NOTHING as described. I explained that we're celebrating We received a suite with an obstructed view. The balcony continued to flood. No light access.

Enjoyable trip.

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