It was OK

Carnival Venezia Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5
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Carnival Venezia

11 Night Eastern Caribbean (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 04, 2024

Ship: Carnival Venezia

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7503

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 month ago

Review summary

We made the best of our cruising experience. I would probably give it an overall rating of 3.5. I would recommend this for individuals that just want to lay back and relax and are accustomed to small ships. But if you are extremely active this is not for you. Also, if you are not accustomed to smoking this ship is definitely not for you. If you do choose this ship, get to know Georgia the Cruise Director and Chacho at the Comedy clubs they are both very uplifting individuals. I usually travel with large groups; this time we chose to go on our own and overall, it was OK

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Embarkation was quick, efficient, and ontime

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
My first experience was that the time specific dining had to be verified each night. We also had different tables every night and didn't have an opportunity to meet our waiters or dining room staff. It really seemed as if the dining room staff were not happy at all, and I felt it.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
Went to use the mini golf and it only and a few holes the holes were numbered in a confusing manner. Went several times to use the rope obstacle course and it was closed. The pools were extremely small. There were times we couldn't use the pool because it was cold and the roof was open

Entertainment

4 out of 5
The stage shows were excellent though the final nights rock show was not what I expected. The Dj's were excellent as well as most of the comedians

Children's Programs

No children in our group

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
The waiters were no what I am accustomed to on cruises. They didn't seem happy at all, and it reflected. My room steward was excellent and very personable, he made me feel very welcome. Georgia the Cruise Director and Chacho at the comedy club were the only redeeming factors on this trip. Your photographers took some great pictures especially your professional photographers,

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
The ship was extremely clean. the design didn't really impress me.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
The room was comfortable and kept extremely clean by our steward

Ship tip

If you're looking for a quiet cruise this is for you. If you are a party animal always looking for action I wouldn't recommend

Ports of call

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

2 out of 5

Grand Turk Island

4 out of 5

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5

San Juan, Puerto Rico

4 out of 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
We couldn't hear announcements. The app wasn't sending group notifications. We had to walk the full length of the boat to get off. Once we were off the ship the facial recognition made the process very simple.
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6 Comments

Gwbigdog     29 days ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

DeeNaf     1 month ago

Thanks for sharing your experience.

cruising2004     1 month ago

Thank you for your review.

javawoody     1 month ago

Appreciate the review

HeavySeas     1 month ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience

cpd407     1 month ago

Thanks for sharing

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