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Carnival Venezia Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 11

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
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Carnival Venezia

10 Night Eastern Caribbean (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 25, 2024

Ship: Carnival Venezia

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7405

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 15 days ago

Review summary

Would go on the Venezia again. Don’t listen to all of the negative reviews. We had a blast and have no complaints. We had so much fun.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Busy but lines kept moving

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Huge variety of food. Buffet very clean.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Live music on this ship is phenomenal. Bingo was fun. Halloween themed events were cute. Trivia was a lot of fun. Pools were enjoyable. Plenty of chairs.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Stage shows were fine. Live music was outstanding, cannot say enough good things about it. Comedians were funny. Cruise director was so so.

Children's Programs

We didn’t travel with children.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Room Steward Aleks was above and beyond. Servers in MDR were lovely. Bartenders were great. They seemed over worked, but were super friendly. Was really impressed.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Everywhere you looked someone was cleaning something. Cleanliness was above and beyond. Ship layout was great for a first time cruiser. Very easy to navigate.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
I personally had a hard time getting used to the ship rocking while I slept, apparently I’m in the minority. Room was beautiful.

Ship tip

Be flexible and go with the flow. Your experience is what you make of it.

Ports of call

New York, New York

5 out of 5
Debarked and embarked

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5
We did a 5 1/2 hour guided bus tour. I would do it again in a heartbeat. This was the port I was least looking forward to and it was one of the best.

Grand Turk Island

4 out of 5
We rented a golf cart and drove around the island, felt very safe the whole time. Jack’s Shack was over priced but good food. Margaritaville was fun.

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island) Did not visit port

Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5
Did a bus tour, would not do it again. It was my least favorite port. Too crowded and expensive.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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8 Comments

Gwbigdog     11 days ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

bonefixer     12 days ago

Thanks for sharing!

willwork4cruz     14 days ago

Great review, glad you enjoyed it. Yes being rocked to sleep can be very calming as long as it’s not too much. Just remind yourself that you are on a moving ship so you should be feeling the motion. If you don’t feel it, then you can be worried.

cruising2004     14 days ago

Welcome! Glad you had a wonderful time!

Bruce51     14 days ago

Thanks for your review..... I agree it's a great ship and crew..... Loved Hans in the Piano Bar

HeavySeas     14 days ago

Awesome.......thanks for sharing your cruise experience and glad you enjoyed your cruise

punkinpie     15 days ago

Leaving on ships return 15th Rocking pues me to sleep tho lol

lions69     15 days ago

Thanks for the review, going in March can't wait- ignoring bad reviews, looking for positive ones

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