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Carnival Venezia Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 4
Helpful Votes: 40

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
Carnival Venezia

12 Night Southern Caribbean - Carnival Journeys (New York To Port Canaveral)

Sail date: December 06, 2024

Ship: Carnival Venezia

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 5210

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 hours ago

Review summary

Wonderful cruise. Met a lot of people who were on back to back to back cruises. We were on deck 5, Terrazzo Staterooms, which was very nice. Had a Continental breakfast every morning for all quests staying in the Terrazzo staterooms as well as frozen fruit every afternoon, also entertainment nightly. Would definitely book this area again.

Embarkation

3 out of 5
Literally stood in line for hours. Staff seemed to be as much in the dark as passengers were.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Excellent food at every place we ate at. Service was exceptional. Quality and quantity were very good.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Ships musicians were very good at the bars/nightclubs. Comics were either really good or just mediocre. Limelight lounge was booked for a comic on one night at 6 pm, and the comic never showed up til 6:15. He said he overslept. Not very professional.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Carnaval has the best staff and crew in the entire fleet of all ships.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Loved the Italian theme and the beautiful pictures throughout the ship. Cleanest and most well maintained ship I have been on in a very long time. Cuddos to the Catain,Staff, and Crew.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Explore the entire ship. There are lots of ornate pictures and designs throughout the ship.

Ports of call

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5
Love Aruba. There are so many shops, bars, and places to visit. People are very friendly.

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5
Most favorite island to visit in the Caribbean. Always cross over the floating bridge into old town Curacao and have a couple of local beers at one of the many bars. Then shop for a few items before returning back to the area next to the dock.

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5
Another great island. Very educational and last port for shopping before returning home.

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5
Easy debarkation. Rented a car from Budget, and they picked us up at the port. Very convenient.

Frederiksted, St. Croix, U.S.V.I.

5 out of 5
No excursions, but we did walk around and enjoyed the local crafts.

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5
No excursions, but I did some shopping and exploring on our own. Weather was wonderful this time of the year, mid 80's.

New York, New York

5 out of 5
Something like 27 degrees when we got on the ship. Late departure. No excursions.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very efficient. Can't please everyone when 3500 passengers are all trying to leave at the same time. If everybody were to abide by the rules and listen to the crew, things would have been smoother, but that would probably never happen.

Traveler Photos

The balcony was very large. About 10 feet by 12 feet with 2 loungers a table, and a hammock.
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3 Comments

HeavySeas     39 minutes ago

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

Gwbigdog     7 hours ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

cruising2004     7 hours ago

Glad you had a wonderful cruise! Thank you for your detailed review.