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Item: Carnival Venezia
Rating: 4.1
Author: anne0402

Carnival Venezia Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

anne0402

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 38

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5

Verified Review

9 Night The Bahamas (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 14, 2024

Ship: Carnival Venezia

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6258

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 10 months ago

Review summary

This ship was very crowded. There were several occurrences with drunken people and at one point security had to come to the pool deck to stop a fight.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

The porter got a little rude when we didn't tip him. I was actually concerned that he wouldn't put our luggage on board

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

The food was amazing on this ship.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

The pools were very small and very crowded

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Very disappointing.

Children's Programs

No children

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

It was ok. No one really went out of their way as on previous cruises

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Beautiful ship!

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Very nice cabin. The bathroom could have been bigger but, other than that, it was nice.

Ports of call

New York, New York

5 out of 5

We lived near NYC

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Miami, Florida

4 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

4 out of 5

Freeport, Grand Bahama Island

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Very speedy

11 Comments

cooper71 10 months ago

Troll

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Gwbigdog 10 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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cruising2004 10 months ago

Thanks for sharing.

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karlgrgurich 10 months ago

Certainly some concerning things!!

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esrescuer 10 months ago

Your luck your luggage made it on the ship! You broke a major cardinal rule dealing with Union Dock Workers by not tipping! Just given $2 dollars says thank you for your service. We always give the porter $5.... It's called respect!

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Lynnmarie34 10 months ago

Why would you not tip someone that's doing you a service? 🙄

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javawoody 10 months ago

Just an observation, but it seems that short cruises departing from New York tend to have unruly passengers

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heelking 10 months ago

You need to tip the porters. You can afford a cruise but not $1 a bag?

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SissyRicky 10 months ago

I like Carnival, but I’m always concerned about the rowdy people and fights. I decided to try other cruise lines to find one that suits me best.

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AuntPinkie 10 months ago

Appreciate your feedback. Sorry this cruise didn’t meet your expectations.

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Brittni1223 10 months ago

Carnival is def a “get drunk and party” cruise line! At least from my experience. Thanks for the review

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Beautiful ship, overall.

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Very relaxing.