Not at all pleased with this cruise.

Carnival Venezia Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 20

Overall rating:

3.1 out of 5
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Carnival Venezia

10 Night Eastern Caribbean (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 30, 2023

Ship: Carnival Venezia

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 1483

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 11 months ago

Review summary

On sea days there was not a lot to do and we had many sea days. Our main complaint is that we both came home not feeling well and took the covid test and were both positive. Is this because of the lack of washing and hand sanitizing stations? We believe it is.

Embarkation

1 out of 5
One of the worst and unorganized embarkations we have experienced.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5
MDR food was mediocre, and not up to our expectations, Did not do any specialty restaurants. The buffet was lacking in quality and variety of food choices.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
trivia and creativity at sea were fun.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
enjoyed the comedians but stage shows were so so.

Children's Programs

had no children on the ship.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
room attendant Edi, was excellent, and a credit to Carnival. Waiters in the MDR were okay, at times had to ask more than once for something, they just seemed to not really care.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
Rest rooms were not always clean and were very hard to find. There were very few hand sanitizing stations and they were not always full. There was no hand washing station in the buffet area. There were lots of places on deck to sit and relax but not all chairs had cushions on them.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
this was the first time staying in an inside cabin and it did have ample room for two. The bed and pillows were hard but our room steward gave us bed toppers which did help. A bit more drawer space would be nice.

Ship tip

Bring plenty of hand sanitizer and find out where rest rooms are in advance.

Ports of call

New York, New York Did not visit port

we just got on and off the ship here.

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island) Did not visit port

we were not interested in the beach.

Grand Turk Island

3 out of 5
Just walked around the shops and did not do any excursions.

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

2 out of 5
Had lunch but it was 3 miles to downtown so we went back to the ship because we were told it was too far to walk and didn't feel comfortable with a cab.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

4 out of 5
Lots of shopping nearby, walked all around and enjoyed the sites. Did not do an excursion.

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
Once it got moving it went relatively well.
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8 Comments

Sogmoore     10 months ago

Thanks for sharing

Anndelyn8     11 months ago

When I cruise I only use the bathroom in my cabin, yes I know it's inconvenient, but let's face its less germs that way.

willwork4cruz     11 months ago

Sorry you got sick. Yes Carnival is pretty much lacking in personal hygiene at the buffet area. You need to take it upon yourself to sanitize before eating. Assume everything you touch in the buffet could make you sick. After you return to your table, sanitation before eating.

Ruby13     11 months ago

Thank you for sharing

Gwbigdog     11 months ago

Thanks for sharing

javawoody     11 months ago

Appreciate the review

cruising2004     11 months ago

Sorry you were disappointed with your cruise.

Niavlys     11 months ago

That is probably what's happening....

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