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Carnival Venezia Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 6
Helpful Votes: 75

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5
Carnival Venezia

9 Night The Bahamas (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 14, 2024

Ship: Carnival Venezia

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 11218

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 9 months ago

Review summary

WHAT WE LIKED - [ ] Pizza - [ ] Crew was wonderful everywhere every day - [ ] Embarkation and debarkation were soo smooth and quick WHAT WE DIDNT LIKE - [ ] Beds extremely hard and uncomfortable - [ ] No bar in casino - [ ] No quiet area and it’s noisy everywhere - [ ] Inadequate cool pool - [ ] Deck 10 was FREEZING SERENITY - [ ] No food in serenity - [ ] Bars don’t open till way too late. It was packed every warm day and no drinks

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Super smooth and quick. One hr and 15 minutes curbside to boarding.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Tomodoro consistently delicious and fresh. Pizzeria got a 9 out of 10 with thin crispy crust and tasty toppings. Guy’s was fabulous as always, loved the mozzarella burger. Booooring buffet. After a couple of days could go through it blindfolded. Main dining meals mostly either under or over salted and bland. Italian restaurant fell flat except for orzo soup, stuffed sausage appetizers, and gelato cake. Otherwise it all tasted the same.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Sean Kent late show hysterical.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Everyone smiling and friendly, warm and welcoming, absolutely everywhere.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Layout only gets a 4. Deck 5 have to cut through smoke filled casino. Deck 3 main restaurants level is blocked midship. Elevators were easy and efficient after the first day. Cleanest. Ship. Ever. Spotless. Pristine. Gleaming.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Don’t sail from New York in January. 4 days of freezing onboard.

Ports of call

Nassau, Bahamas

2 out of 5
Nassau gets old. Been there done that.

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5
Half Moon Cay is fabulous. White powder beach and sparkling blue water. Everything costs extra tho. Umbrella, drinks, etc. the ship card is accepted at some place as but bring cash for straw market.

Freeport, Grand Bahama Island

2 out of 5
We did the Pirates Cove excursion through carnival. WHAT a waste of time and money. Arrived at destination almost an hour late. Drinks were syrupy sweet and gross but you can ask for fresh cocktail. Would not get off the ship next time. Would have preferred three days at half moon cay.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very smooth and well organized.
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9 Comments

jerzygrl     8 months ago

Hi what time do they let you off the ship once back in my

Ashlynskitty     9 months ago

Thanks for sharing

maectpo58     9 months ago

Thanks for a nice detailed review. I am going in 2 weeks, same itinerary. Looking forward to this vacation.

Gwbigdog     9 months ago

Thanks for sharing

Gwbigdog     9 months ago

Thanks for

tropiks009     9 months ago

Thank you for your review. We are not going til 2025 out of Port Canaveral so maybe some of the kinks worked out. Glad you had a good time

javawoody     9 months ago

Appreciate the review

Niavlys     9 months ago

Thank you for your review

cruising2004     9 months ago

Thank you for your review.

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