A Christmas to remember

Item: Carnival Venezia
Rating: 3.2
Author: jimupny

Carnival Venezia Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

jimupny

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 29

Overall rating:

3.2 out of 5

Verified Review

10 Night Eastern Caribbean (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 18, 2023

Ship: Carnival Venezia

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 2394

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 11 months ago

Review summary

We decided to take our sons 24 and 21 yes old on a holiday cruise, after spending Apprx. $8000 on everything , we definitely have buyers remorse. The weather was awful, not the cruise lines fault, but not enough space and activities to manage such a mob of rude and messy people. Older teens hanging out all over stairs leaving food and dishes all over them, starring at you trying to pass them, the cursing . The serenity deck was the same. Shame on the parents. They need to change their unsupervised rule. If you are adults going on a cruise without children, reconsider your cruise line choice. My wife and I consider a cruise as a luxurious experience, formal night in dining room consisted of ripped jeans, backwards hats, rude talk, real classy experience.

Embarkation

2 out of 5

Chaos

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Main dining room slow, buffet food was never hot

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Pools overcrowded with unruly teens

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Average

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Bar staff at Frizzante bar were great

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Due to the clientele, the ship was constantly filthy, dirty dishes left everywhere, on elevators, stairs, hallways, I felt awful for the ships staff

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

It has a very used smell to it, my wife would spray perfume daily to try to dull the smell

Ship tip

Not as luxurious as advertised

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Ports of call

New York, New York

3 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

2 out of 5

Princess Cays (Cruise Line Private Island)

3 out of 5

Grand Turk Island

4 out of 5

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

2 out of 5

Stood in long lines to get off ship, very unorganized

12 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 4 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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bigcrtt03 11 months ago

Thanks for your feedback, WOW.😯

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Ruby13 11 months ago

sorry for your experience and the weather

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Gwbigdog 11 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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willwork4cruz 11 months ago

If you want a luxury cruise and have a budget of $8,000, why would you sale on Carnival? That’s like complaining that your McDonalds hamburger wasn’t filet mignon. Carnival is what it is no matter how much you pay for it. Next time, book the type of cruise you want to experience.

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Sogmoore 11 months ago

Besides weather a cruise is what you make of it. Thanks for sharing

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Lawnboy1956 11 months ago

Carnival at holiday times is a bad choice if you don’t want unruly children and teens. If you are looking for a more luxurious and quieter cruise book Holland America it’s well worth the extra money.

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javawoody 11 months ago

Appreciate the comment

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karlgrgurich 11 months ago

Wow. No thank you. I wonder if Carnival will ever fix this issue

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cruising2004 11 months ago

Sorry this cruise was not the best experience for you. Thank you for your review.

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XtraviX 11 months ago

I avoid Carnival for all the reasons you have stated. It works for some people, but not for me.

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CruzeFan 11 months ago

Sorry, it wasn’t what you anticipated. Taking a cruise around a holiday or while schools are out of session is rarely a good experience.

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