Great First Cruise

Item: Carnival Venezia
Rating: 3.8
Author: kkay0077

Carnival Venezia Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

kkay0077

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 10

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5

10 Night Eastern Caribbean (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 23, 2024

Ship: Carnival Venezia

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6285

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 9 months ago

Review summary

The bars and people were great. Great first experience!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Super crowded and crazy but smooth

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

All main dining, including specialty restaurants and dining fell a bit flat

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

There were only 2 small pools so we didn’t get to swim, the activities were nothing really appealing to us. A lot of trivia.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Nightly string trio was great! Some of the comedians were good others not so much.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Almost all of the staff we came across were very nice, there was usually a bit of a language barrier so they tried to help the best they could.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

The ship was a bit spread out and maze like. Everything was very clean though.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Very clean, decent size, mattresses were terrible though.

Ports of call

New York, New York

3 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

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Relatively easy still slightly chaotic though

8 Comments

willwork4cruz 9 months ago

Welcome to cruising! Some things about cruising are not so great like the tiny pools. Overall, I hope the good outweighs the bad for you.

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pjweth 9 months ago

Unfortunately they need to keep the pools small water Weighs a lot. Plus the pools are on top of the ship makes them top heavy.

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HeavySeas 9 months ago

Thanks for sharing and glad you enjoyed your cruise

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AuntPinkie 9 months ago

Welcome to the wonderful world of cruising. Appreciate your feedback. Most pools on cruise ships are for “playing” not swimming. Glad you mostly enjoyed your first cruise.

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cruising2004 9 months ago

Welcome to cruise life! Glad you had a wonderful time! Hope to see you aboard sometime!

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Niavlys 9 months ago

Happy to hear that you enjoyed your first cruise...wishing you many many more... Cheers and tks for sharing

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karlgrgurich 9 months ago

Sounds like the first cruise went fairly well!

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javawoody 9 months ago

Glad you enjoyed your first cruise

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