Better than Expected

Item: Carnival Venezia
Rating: 4.2
Author: ldobriko

Carnival Venezia Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

ldobriko

Contributor Level: Third Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 5

Helpful Votes: 138

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5

Verified Review

10 Night Eastern Caribbean (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 23, 2024

Ship: Carnival Venezia

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8240

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 months ago

Review summary

Food was much better than on other Carnival cruises. Cruise director kept things moving.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

The main dining room was very good for dinner. Service great; food very good. The buffet was good for breakfast; lunch buffet just OK. However, the pizza, hamburger bar and burrito bar were excellent.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Shows were good. Comedy club good also.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Service was excellent across the ship.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

The ship was clean. The theater and other entertainment venues were not large enough to accommodate the quests.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Cabin was a good size and very clean.

Ship tip

Get to shows early or you may not get a seat.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Princess Cays (Cruise Line Private Island)

3 out of 5

They only had one lunch station open. Too crowded.

Thumbs Up 0

Grand Turk Island

4 out of 5

Did an excursion to the beach which was fine.

Thumbs Up 0

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

4 out of 5

Did an excursion to beach which was fine.

Thumbs Up 0

San Juan, Puerto Rico

4 out of 5

Did an excursion to the beach which was fine.

Thumbs Up 0

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

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