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Item: Carnival Venezia
Rating: 4.5
Author: MelAndChris

Carnival Venezia Cruise Review

MelAndChris

Contributor Level: First Mate

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Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 28

Helpful Votes: 335

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

11 Night Eastern Caribbean (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 04, 2024

Ship: Carnival Venezia

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 8348

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 days ago

Review summary

Trivia was always fun. The Venetian Welcome is awesome and shouldn’t be missed.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

This was the second leg of a back-to-back so embarkation was quick and easy.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

All the food in the main dining room was good, but the buffet was bad.

Guy's Burger Joint

2 out of 5

One time a cruise is one time too many. Burgers were tasteless and dry.

La Strada Grill

5 out of 5

Everything here was very good. Good variety of selections.

Tomodoro

5 out of 5

Great food and fast service. Love all the options.

Lido Marketplace

2 out of 5

Food was cold and not appetizing to look at.

Canal Grande Restaurant

5 out of 5

All the food here was good. Service was fast and friendly.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Casino was good but bar was slow. Wish they didn’t allow smoking.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Production shows were good. Comedians were mostly good but a few weren’t worth seeing.

Teatro Rosso

5 out of 5

The shows were all very good.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

All the crew were friendly and helpful. Service in the main dining room was fast and friendly.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

The ship was clean and well laid out.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

This was an accessible cabin but was the smallest accessible cabin we’ve ever had. Didn’t like the fact the beds had to stay as two twins. There was not a lot of storage space. Overall the cabin was very clean and well maintained.

Ship tip

Show up to shows early and be prepared to stand in line.

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Ports of call

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

Loved it. Great stores in walking distance from the port.

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Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

4 out of 5

Nice island. Wish there was a dock and that you didn’t have to tender.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Disembarkation was quick and easy.

5 Comments

Gwbigdog 7 days ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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Bruce51 7 days ago

Glad you had a great time. Thanks for the review. The best thing in entertainment on the Carnival Venezia was Hans the piano bar player. He made our whole cruise great He was awesome

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Spectre 7 days ago

Love the Celebration!!!

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HeavySeas 7 days ago

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

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cruising2004 8 days ago

Glad you had a wonderful time! Thank you for your review.

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Other reviews of this sailing

It was OK

Would like a redo with a clean cabin

Very pleasant vacation