Carnival Celebration Cruise Ship 2024 | Our Honest Full Review | The Good, Bad & Ugly
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- Опубликовано: 12 июл 2024
- We are on the first Carnival cruise on the Carnival Celebration Cruise Ship! We tell all in our Carnival Celebration Cruise Ship Honest Full Review of the Carnival Celebration Cruise Ship. We tell the Good, Bad and Ugly in our honest cruise ship review of all the unique additions on Carnival Celebration including 820 Biscayne, The Gateway, The Golden Jubilee, Punchliner Comedy Club, Piano Bar 88, Celebration Central, Carnival Cruise Line Food, Shaq’s Big Chicken, Guy’s Burger Joint, Main Dining Room, Carnival Entertainment, Carnival Casino, Carnival Cruise Ship Crew and so much more. There is one UGLY thing on Carnival Celebration that provoked TRULY DISGUSTING BEHAVIOR and may make us never do this again! Overall, we were surprised by the changes to Carnival Celebration versus Carnival Mardi Gras for Carnival Cruises 2022!
In the cruise news latest we are onboard Carnival Celebration Cruise Ship 2022 Maiden Voyage. With the latest cruise news comes the new Carnival Celebration cruise ship with 6 zones and new things onboard. The six Carnival Celebration zones include Celebration Central, 820 Biscayne, Summer Landing, The Gateway, The Ultimate Playground and the Lido. In the Celebration Central Zone are many specialty dining venues, shopping, photos, bars and entertainment venues including Piano Bar 88, embarkation center, Celebration Central Plaza, Center Stage and Bar, Java Blue Cafe, Cherry on Top, Hipfish Accessories, Island Traders, The Carnival Store, Empress Casino, Tropicale Bar, Pixels photo gallery, Front Street Watches, Effy, Bonsai Sushi and Teppanyaki, Dreams Studio, Effy, Aquaria Bar, ChiBang! Chinese and Mexican Cuisine, and Havana Bar & Pool. In 820 Biscayne there are multiple specialty dining and bar venues including Cucina del Capitano, Bar 820, and Rudi’s Seagrill as well as complimentary dining venues including Miami Slice and Deco Deli as well as Carnival Adventures & Guest Services. The Gateway includes specialty dining and bars such as Emeril’s Bistro 1397, Carnival Kitchen, The Golden Jubilee and Latitudes Bar as well as one of the main dining rooms Carnivale Restaurant. Summer Landing includes Guy’s Pig and Anchor, The Watering Hole, Heroes Tribute Lounge, Port Side Liquor and Tobacco, the Patio & the Patio Pool. Spanning Decks 17-19, the Ultimate Playground which includes all the classic Fun Zone outdoor features such as Mini Golf, Water Works, jogging track, SportSquare, Sports Court, Ropes Course, BOLT Ultimate Sea Coaster and Guy’s Burger Joint. In everyone’s favorite The Lido includes the RedFrog Tiki Bar, Blue Iguana Cantina, Seafood Shack, Street Eats and the Beach Pool. In our Carnival Celebration Full Review we tell you the Good and Bad onboard Carnival Celebration Cruise Ship! We talk through the excitement of cruising in 2022 onboard Carnival Celebration and review the Carnival Celebration cruise ship new additions and features. What are your thoughts on Carnival Celebration Cruise Ship? How does Carnival Cruise Lines new cruise ship compare to the worlds largest cruise ship? Would you cruise Carnival Cruise Lines Biggest Cruise Ship Carnival Celebration?
We had the incredible opportunity to sail Royal Caribbean Cruise Line's Adventure of the Seas FIRST sailing out of Nassau, Bahamas on June 12th, 2021. We were also onboard the FIRST sailing out of the US on Celebrity Edge on June 26th, 2021. Celebrity Cruises was the first major North American cruise line that sailed from a North American port since March 2020. We were also on the first Carnival cruise out of Florida on July 4th Carnival Horizon sailing. We were on the Carnival Mardi Gras cruise ship maiden voyage sailed on July 31st, 2021.
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Update: Guy’s Pig and Anchor reportedly has a charge now onboard Celebration. This was complimentary for the Maiden Voyage.
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I wasn't impressed on the Mardi Gras I definitely wouldn't pay for it on Celebration.
Now, that’s one place people will no longer have dinner at, making it more crowded at the other areas, esp the MDR!!
I’ve heard from people on board that it is still included.
@@reemitchell1147 I agree. They would have to pay me to eat there. We were on Mardi Gras in Nov and never went because of previous dining experience. Going on Mardi Gras in a few weeks and will be avoiding it again.
The website says free lunch and additional for dinner
I wish Carnival would implement a reservation system for their more popular shows on these larger ships. The reservation system on Symphony was wonderful. Thought I would hate it, but I got to see all the amazing shows onboard with little to no wait and in an amazing seat at that. No drama included. 😅❤️
We completely agree! 🥳
I was thinking the same thing. I hope they add a reservation system before we go in April
Maybe they can broadcast that show to the Lido deck big screen. Then people who don’t feel like they need to be right there but want to see it can catch it from the lido.
Not a bad idea!
Good idea
Smart very smart
That's a great idea
Just got off the Celebration after 8 days - A huge thank you to you both for all the info pre-cruise as it made our trip more enjoyable. A few things I noticed after sailing on their 4th sailing. 1. The ship never felt crowded which is insane. We were prepared for an experience like other large ships and it never happened. Our group of 7 could find loungers together anytime anywhere on the ship. We never have a problem seeing any show and really didn't get there more than 20-30 minute early. 2. The steakhouse blew us away. The intimate settings and the food was crazy good! 3. The latitudes bar has some of the best drinks I have ever had on a cruise ship! 4. The elevators are working great and also never had a problem catching one! 5. The fresh creations salad bar was outstanding for lunch and a nice change up from the other food you can get on board.
Once again, thank you so much JJ cruise!!
I am so glad you put this video out! You are so right with the food and the entertainment they provide. These cruises are not cheap. No one should have to save a sit, or wait for hours for a show to start. If people are arguing to the point of wanting to fight, then Carnival NEED to intervene and try something new. I cherish my vacation and I am quite sure others do too! We don't want to see or hear arguments or see fights!
I was on the Carnival Mardi Gras this past August. Now, I really love Carnival. However, I was disappointed with the embarkment day and let's not talk about the MDR food. I went to eat every evening and I often wonder maybe I should have eaten at the specialty restaurants. The food was okay, nothing to say it was delicious. The buffet was terrible. The lack of choices was sad. Carnival needs to know that every family can't afford the speciality restaurants every night so their MDR food should be up to par with the rest of the speciality restaurants and the buffet should match the MDR food in a good way.
Thanks Yvonne for your honest thoughts from your recent experiences. We completely agree that these areas of MDR Food and Seating availability are areas that, if improved by Carnival, would make customer satisfaction skyrocket! 🚀
I just got off and I wish I would have seen this to be prepared for my cruise. You were spot on with all the info. We met a fellow cruiser and he mentioned your channel and I am so glad he did. Definitely will be watching more of them for future cruises!
Hey guys really enjoy your channel and I’d like to thank you for always responding to my questions. Keep up the good work.
Thanks again,
Ira
Thanks Ira! We try to respond to as many comments as possible but have definitely missed a few just because there are so many 😅
Happy we responded to most of yours! 🥳
Welcome back hope your around the world cruise was a blast. Keep up the good work guys
Thanks William!! It truly was one EPIC trip!
We are so grateful and cannot wait for even more amazing journeys to come! 🥳
Great content as always,it's better to let people know what's going on than not,been watching since your 1st vlogs, congrats on all the new subscribers
Thank you so much Stephen!! 🤗
I love your reviews. I enjoy watching you. Your personality are so cheerful and bubbly and I love that. I like your honesty when you do your reviews. I love when you are doing a live show how you interact with you viewers. Keep on doing what you are doing you guys are great. your energy is fantastic. I look forward to your next review.
Thanks Donna!! This is so great to hear! We really appreciate your kind words 🤗
We were also on this cruise and every one of your comments was right on point. I couldn’t believe the seating issue and people waiting 3 hrs before the show to get seats. I was thinking they should move the shows to the main theater but then realized that the circus show cannot be performed there because of the low ceiling. Royal Caribbean has a much bigger and greater ceiling space in their theaters and have done many production shows with aerial acts. Maybe on the Jubilee they will transform the theater. The center stage area should be used for cover bands and game shows. Production shows need to be held in a large theater.
Another ugly was the chemical/chlorine taste of the
water in some of the venues.
Great and spot on review 👍
Thanks so much for watching and sharing your similar experiences from our cruise!! 🤗
Loves the sunny vibes from both of you and enjoyed all your videos as you are honest with your experience. We have cruised around the world since 1996 and seen the good the bad and the nasty. Nowadays, we cruise with our loved ones or good friends and never share our table with other strangers. Best to have rooms that have your butler arrange your meals and showtime for you so you don't have to wait in line. So sorry that you had that nasty experience. Wishing you both all the best and keep smiling, hope to see you sometime on one of our cruises.
Thanks Jules for Watching! We hope to see you on a cruise one day too! 🥳
Love your videos. Lot's of helpful info on all your trips.
Thanks Cat! We are so glad you find our vids helpful! 🥳
Hey Guys, Great Job the past two weeks with your video reviews. We have been following your Journey and appreciate what you have done. We are on the Dec 4th Cruise of the Celebration, and there are 13 of us with 8 Cabins. I booked 2.5 years ago and managed to get family and friends to tag along the latest person doing so exactly a week ago, we are excited. Six of us were on the Carnival Mardi Gras back in February 2022 and thought the same about Guys Burger and Pig House back then. We felt the same about the shows then as well and I am sorta sad to think of the fact we all want to see this show together and probably will not get to, or at least not comfortably due to lack of seating, etc. On Mardi Gras, people were sitting on the stairs for the shows and at times it seemed that there were as many people standing as there were sitting sadly. It is a great concept but in all reality like you said it just does not work. and lastly, We all TOTALLY AGREE about the size of the Bathrooms. I assumed they would have made those on this ship a bit bigger but....yeah, I do not understand why they would make them smaller than those on ships that are years to decades older than these new vessels? I will send you a video of our experiences for you to share on your channel. I have videos from prior cruises the Triumph and sister ship Victory as well as Mardi Gras with every intention of doing what you guys do but it is not my thing. I usually just shoot/record and share via social media. Healthy food seems to be an issue on all Cruise lines and not looking forward to not being able to just go and get an EARLY morning/Late night snack other than Pizza. Guess we will just have to be proactive and get sandwiches and store pre-bedtime in the fridge. Anyways, thanks ago we are gonna miss watching your adventure on this AMAZING ship.
Thanks Jay for watching these past 2 weeks!!
We are curious to see how your cruise changes within these next weeks. Here’s hoping you already see improvements!! 🤞🏽🥳
I totally support Shaq's Big Chicken being open 24/7!
100% agree with you guys! I was on the sailing with you two (I was one of the guys in the ping pong ball challenge clip from 9:02 to 9:08), and have to say that your ugly portion of the review is spot on. The development and performance of the circus show was amazing, the execution of it in the space provided was an EPIC FAIL. Whoever developed that show needs to actually sit in all the seats to see how their guests are going to be able to see the show (or in most cases not see it). This quality control oversight was such a disastrous belly flop and when we saw how Carnival was handling the seating issues the first day, we never went back and avoided that area during the showtimes because of how nasty people were to each other.
We ate in the MDR almost every night. Some of the nights the food was amazing, came out fast and was super hot. Other nights it was super slow (up to or over 2 hours for dinner some nights), and we couldn't tell if the food had cooled to the temp we got it delivered at, or if it had sat out so long that it warmed up to room temp then got delivered. By far the worst overall dining room experience we have received on any of our Carnival ships.
Thank you so much for watching and sharing your experiences on the cruise as well! 👏🏽
It really helps ensure others that are reviews are fair and honest. 🙏🏼
We still had a wonderful cruise but it’s good for future guests to hear from you and other cruisers what to prepare for and expect so they can have the best cruise possible! 🥳
You two are adorable and very informative! I appreciate you taking the time and providing an honest review. I love your smiles. Keep up the great work!
Thanks so much for watching and sharing your kind thoughts!! 🤗
I enjoy watching the Vlogs! Great work!
Thanks Amanda! 🤗
Hello, I loved your tour of the Carnival Celebration. We can't wait to get on the Carnival Celebration on Dec. 4, 2022, and look forward to experiencing all the ship has to offer. I can't wait to eat at Shaq Chicken Place. Thank you for all the recommendations, from where to eat to the shows. Keep up the good work.
Thanks for watching and commenting your kind thoughts!! Have a wonderful cruise! 🥳
Nice meeting y’all at ChiBang! We definitely agree with your reviews. We were so disappointed to miss the circus show the first night and to have to wait so long the second night, especially since my spouse has medical needs. However, the show was AMAZING! We definitely feel that although the Celebration central is nice, a large theater seems better for cruises (and tables for Bingo). We felt the spa thermal suites were a miss for a ship this size and prefer Dream and Breeze thermal suites. The hypnotist was amazing! We also really struggled as Vegetarians (though we chose to eat some seafood to not have the same thing every day), but ChiBang was our favorite. We received amazing service at all locations and are so grateful for the crew! Hope to see y’all again on a future cruise!
It was so nice meeting you both at Chi-Bang!!
Thanks for sharing on the Vegetarian and Spa experiences as we didn’t have the ability to review those areas as you do! 🤗🥳
Thank you once again for your balanced and honest review. We don’t sail Carnival but I couldn’t wait to watch it because you are the best at ship reviews. The deterioration in passenger behavior is disconcerting. We witnessed bad behavior on the Odyssey OTS. It has turned us off of big ship cruising. We’ve noticed that the fewer people on board makes for friendlier passengers.
We believe it’s only a few bad apples but that’s sometimes enough to impact an overall cruise experience. We rarely see it and cruise all the time so don’t give up hope! ☺️
Thanks for watching! 🤗
Great review! Thanks for sharing. Can't wait to be cruising with you on the vloggers cruise.
Thanks Jamie! Only 2 more months!! 🥳
We are scheduled for this cruise on Jan 3rd . Excited to check everything out . Hopefully they address some of your bad issues and definitely the Ugly . Thanks for the review and info you guys are awesome!
Thanks Joe for watching! We hope they fix some of the issues soon too.
Have a great cruise!
Been on the original Celebration and looking forward to the new one in February. I remember all those old games by pool and all the great memories. Thanks for your candid reviews and helpful hints. Glad you enjoyed the cruise!
Thanks Elsie for watching! Have a wonderful cruise on the new Celebration!! 🥳
I’m empresses with y’all, you’re opinions are very honest and I appreciate that. I really enjoy cruising with Carnival. We just got back from a RC Cruise and was not impressed!!! The MD food and service was terrible. Thank you for your good, bad and ugly advice. HAPPY THANKSGIVING YALL
New subscriber here 🎉🎉
Thanks for watching and subscribing!! 🤗🥳
Hey guys!!! Thanks for the info, I'm sailing on this Fabulous vessel tomorrow 11/21 and I am stearing clear of this nonsense. I avoid drama and bad energy so I will find something else to do!!!🤣 Thanks for the heads-up and I look forward to sailing on this gorgeous ship. I do wish it was 7 night s instead of 6. Celebration 🍾 here I come!!!🛳🍹🩴🕶🏝👙💋
Have an AWESOME CRUISE!! 🥳☺️🚢
Thank you for your reviews! I'm excited for my cruise on the celebration next year!
Thanks for watching Shantia! Have a blast on your cruise! 🥳
I absolutely love you guys!! I hope to catch you guys on a ship sometime!!💜💜
My husband and I have never been on a cruise and we’re super excited. We aren’t going until next December, so hopefully they will take your advice and make the adjustments. I’m going to have to check out your other viddies. You guys seem to have really great info!
Thanks Becky! We have sailed on over 45 cruises and have spent over 300 days onboard ships so we definitely give our honest take in line with our experiences thus far. 🥳
We hope you have a wonderful first cruise and are happy to help plan your next cruise after you do! 🤗
I am glad the cruise overall was fun! Happy Thanksgiving and I am looking forward to seeing your lives/vlogs from the Disney Wish!
Thanks for watching!! Happy Thanksgiving to you too!
See you in a week while boarding the Disney Wish! 🥳
Love your reviews! Honest and detailed! As for the show-reservations? Assigned seating?
Show reservations would be awesome, but not sure how assigned seating would work out… 😅
I was on the inaugural sailing out of Miami (the first sailing after yours) and found the MDR to be decent food-wise and did not run into the massive wait time issue, but I generally ate earlier as I normally do dinner around 5 or 5:30pm. My biggest issue is the same as yours - Celebration Central. The idea of it is nice in theory, but there are some massive flaws, some of which you pointed out. Some additional issues from my perspective is that the fighting and nastiness about seating continued on my sailing too and people were having to get seats several hours in advance. Out of all the seats in Celebration Central, only a small fraction have what I'd consider a decent view. That'd be up in the balcony on Deck 8 by the bridge and in the front area. All other seats, including the stadium seating between Deck 7 and 8 are very obstructed. Staff did announce that "pushing, shoving, running and saving seats" is not allowed but there was absolutely zero enforcement of this and my wife & I saw some similar inappropriate behavior when it comes to the seating too. Short of moving the shows to the Grand Spectrum Theatre on decks 6 and 7 forward, which is a smaller venue and might not be able to hold shows like the circus show, the only other ideas I can think of to address this would be to close off the entire area and do a reservations-based system (e.g. free "tickets" via the app) and/or simulcast the shows on the ship's internal TV system so others can watch from their staterooms or elsewhere on the ship. They do live video feeds as they show this on the TVs at the back of Celebration Central on deck 6 (people watch those instead of the show happening right by them because the whole area is poorly designed for live theatre). That said, I think they should start staging security in the area of Celebration Central prior to "doors open" times and enforce their rules.
Because of the seating issues brings up something else - I noticed many people sitting on the bridge and on the stairs from Deck 6 to 7 on the aft side of Celebration Central. I think this is VERY dangerous as people are always walking around there and may not see the people sitting on the floor and stairs and trip over them, possibly causing injury (maybe severe injury). Carnival did nothing to address this and, unfortunately, I don't think they will until someone gets hurt.
Another design flaw (in my opinion) is that Celebration Central is in an open area. It's very distracting having people walking around, talking, etc. when a show is going on. As it's not an enclosed theatre and instead a major throughfare of the ship, people are walking through the area all the time to get around the ship which is extremely distracting and takes a lot away from the performances.
I agree with the traffic pattern on Deck 7. Having to go through the casino to navigate that deck is a pain. Of course that was on the Mardi Gras not happy that the Celebration is the same. I sail the Celebration on February 12th. It's a Super Bowl cruise so I hope the natives aren't that restless. I have been reading more and more about unruly passengers. My fingers are crossed for a peaceful cruise. Thanks for the heads up about the show. Hopefully Carnival makes it a reservation event if possible.
Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts!! 🤗
As always thanks for the review!! I'll be sailing in December to New Year's. Hopefully all the kinks will be worked out .
We hope so too!! ☺️
I LOVE BOTH OF GUYS YOUR PERSONALITY MAKES THE VLOG WORTH WHILE TO VIEW
Aww thank you Alice! 🥰
Excellent review as usual gentlemen happy you are home safely enjoy your Thanksgiving holiday.
Thanks Linda! Happy Thanksgiving! 🥳
I was on the Mardi Gras in May and I wholeheartedly agree with you about the lack of flavor in Guys two eateries. He is all about Flavortown but those eateries did not attend the flavor seminar. Pig and anchor even had bad baked beans. Thank God for Emeril’s and for Shaq Big Chicken.
Shaqs and Emeril’s are where it’s at!! 👏🏽
Thanks for sharing your experience! 🥳
Can’t wait to hear all the good bad and ugly on this trip. Hopefully I’m not included in the ugly part lol 😂 😅 it was nice to finally meet you guys can’t wait for the May Cruise Ciao 😊
It was awesome cruising with you and we cannot wait to cruise with you again in May!! 🥳🤗
Thanks for all the info. I’m sailing on Celebration in late April. I hope they can remedy some of these problems by then.
We hope so too, but overall a great cruise for us!
just got off the 6 day caribbean cruise. yall were spot on about the seats, my sisters and i saw the circus but we had to sit ON THE FLOOR on the 8th deck to see anything. we saw multiple fights when they opened up the front area. carnival definitely has some kinks to work out with this ship. an elevator was down for almost a whole day and the emergency system malfunctioned, which had all entertainment paused for 30 minutes while alarms went off in parts of the ship. the food was okay. guys pig and anchor was dissapointing but that mac and cheese was bomb imo. this was my first cruise and not the last but it was chaotic to say the least.
Thanks Madolyn for watching and commenting your experiences from the following cruise right after ours!! So sorry to hear nothing has changed yet. Hopefully it will change for the better soon! 🥳
I love fun cocktails like the one you showcased in Latitudes- I'm intrigued! I'm always glad to hear about a good steakhouse from a "steak snob", Jared! That's quite an endorsement. :) I'm not thrilled with the theater situation; an interesting idea with a poor execution! Carnival is going to have to come up with a solution so fights don't break out on every sailing! Thank you both, as always for your thorough and honest review!
Thanks Amy for watching!! That cocktail was delish! 😋
We agree some solution is needed for sure.
Thanks for the great reviews of this ship. I am cruising on The Celebration on January 8th. That will be the 9th sailing of her. I hope they fix the problem with the shows and limited seating but I think that will be too early to do much by then. Hope you fill out thier survey and list this on there. Hope many others do as well as this seems like a huge problem. Glad you both had amazing cruise.
Thanks for watching and commenting your thoughts!! We hope it is fixed soon too as we really want as many cruisers to be able to see the shows as possible!
We always fill out the survey and will definitely put it in there. 😉
Love your perspective. I cruised on the Celebration in December and agree with it all. Thank you for your honest review.
Thank you for your review
I’ll let you know after my February Celebration cruise
Hopefully we will get a chance to see that show but now prepared we may not
It’s sad when people act like that on the cruise as you said it’s to meet other people from everywhere and enjoy your time on the ship and all the shows and activities
We hope you see it! Maybe by then they’ll have something figured out. 🤞🏽
Wow guys. We sail Celebration October of 23’. They will HAVE TO do a lottery or reserved seating. That hot mess of arguing and confrontation is a buzz kill and I’d rather avoid it altogether. Love all the good and amazing you shared, looking forward to our cruise on Celebration even though it’s a ways out. Welcome home!
Thanks for watching!! We hope they fix this before your sailing too! 🤞🏽
Fabulous review! Hope they make changes to the layout on the Jubilee. When we were on the MG in April we said the same thing about Guys burger. It was very bland. I’ll be on her 2 weeks from today. Can’t wait.
Thanks Kristine for watching and sharing your experiences on Mardi Gras! We really hope changes are made to Jubilee as well. 🤞🏽
@@JJCruise my Husband wanted to chime in and add to my comment. On the MG the only show we went to was the Christmas (we also went on MG in 12/21) show because the seats were readily available. Sadly we didn’t see the other snows because of the seating situation. We are not going to sit on line and wait hours to see a show. It’s insane. The fighting is a disgrace!
That’s so unfortunate! We are sorry to hear you didn’t get to see some of the awesome shows purely because of seating! 😔
You guys are absolutely adorable and your reviews are awesome. I will be sailing on the NYE cruise on Celebration and will let you know how it goes!
Thanks Karen!! Have a blast on your NYE Cruise!! 🥳
Hi guys. Sailed with P&O on the Britannia in July. Passengers have to visit Guest Services on the morning of the show to reserve a place for any show they wish to attend. Prevents overcrowding and the chaos you describe.
Some sort of Reservation System would help 😅
I absolutely love your reviews! You are honest and thorough. Your smiles and personality make them all the more enjoyable. Keep up the good work. I'm on the Celebration in February, I've already decided to just watch the Circus show on the screen. I'm a "no drama" cruiser😊Enjoy your Thanksgiving, and I'll look forward to your next review...
Thanks Deb for watching and sharing your thoughts!! The screens may be the best low-drama option available 😅
That's really sad that you already know you won't be able to do an included activity on your cruise. It isn't that you don't want to see the show it's that you know it will be too much trouble or even possibly dangerous to try and see it.
Hi guys! I'm so happy you are talking about the celebration central because I felt the same way on the Mardi Gras. It's just a bad set up and like you shared a lot of the seats are just bad seats and you have to wait to sit in the front due to set up of the show ... seems weird to me. So, I totally skipped the shows because of this "saving seats" and too many people not enough seats. I like it better in an "actual theatre room set up" . Thanks so much for being honest I hope carnival listens! Thanks guys!
Thanks Nicholas for watching and sharing your experience as well! 🤗
We hope Carnival hears these pain points and improves in the future.
Fantastic review guys!! I went on Mardi Gras in September. I hated that bathroom. Went on Ecstacy in March, oldest ship at that time, RIP, lol and the bathrooms on there were sooo much better. Seems like these big ships are trying to compensate for something (small bathrooms, 😁 )
😂 yes! It’s wild that these new ships by Carnival have some of the smallest bathrooms in the fleet! 😅
Great video!! I’m sailing on the Celebration Jan 14. I’ll report back. 😁
Thanks for the review! I think the issue you experienced on seating is indicative of the world at least in the USA today. People are so full of an entitlement attitude. It kills me as I am one of the most passive people in the world. I always think about how I talk and i think about would I want my Grandparents to hear me talk like that. Keep up the great work!!! Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!
Thanks Tim! We will say that this could have been prevented through some organization on Carnival’s part. People should never act the way they did, but most of the actions were made from much frustration caused by the lack of any order for the seating of the show.
We hope they figure something out soon! 🤞🏽
Thanks so much for your wonderful advice!! We’re on 2 weeks in Dec for the 1st time. But been on MG a lot. Last month we were on (Hawaii) Radiance journeys. Great time, but did not like the ship!! (Was the old Victory that they converted). Did a much better job with the Sunshine(was Destiny)Only great thing it had Shaq’s, which I had alot. But hard to decide on that or Guys burgers(good on this ship). But I get a plain Jane with no cheese, so they make it fresh & can ask for it medium, not burnt. At Shaq’s I switch off between the breaded & grilled. Always the big Aristotle. So delish! So on our Dec, 1st week is a Havana inside(will be small), 2nd week is a rear extended balcony. Hope MZ fits into the bathroom (he’s 6’6”). On Enchanted Princess now. Thanks again for your videos. Happy Thanksgiving, Ellyn
Thanks Ellyn for watching and sharing your thoughts on your recent cruises! We believe MZ will fit in the shower, but it may be a tight fit. 😅
Last week on Havana inside on Celebration. Had to separate the bed, couldn’t walk on one side of it. Small bathroom, but worked out. Good closet space, frig & TV. Wouldn’t do Havana there again, too small. (Had a free window from casino & was able to use it for inside Havana). This week casino gave us free balcony, so we packed up & moved to the wonderful rear facing extended on deck 9 over the back
pool, not too noisy out there. Last week was surprised- so many kids, but parents told me it was much cheaper than this week, & they just took them out of school-forgot that the 1st 2 weeks of Dec are the cheapest of the year. (Got off Harmony, went home. next day went on Celeb.)
Great review looks fun. Will say we found Mardi Gras positives and negatives very similar. Especially the MDR issues and the seating in the atrium for shows.
We hope they figure things out with Celebration 🤞🏽
Thanks for watching! 🥳
Going on Celebration 3/5. Thanks for the review!
What a great review, we sail on her Feb 12. Will be eager to see if Celebration Central situation improves. I will say, I've been on several Carnival & Princess Cruises since the restart of cruising. In general, main dining room food has declined significantly. Also noticed Guy's was not good on the Sunrise this past August. Regardless, so many venues to experience and there is ....the...ocean!
Thanks Donna for watching and sharing your thoughts as well! Have a wonderful cruise in February! 🥳
Good morning everyone from California. Happy 3 yr birthday. Watched the party on the replay
Thanks Laura!! 🥳
Hello guys.. I was on there with yall and it was great meeting you.. I was the one joking with u in the elevator about you being famous.. I totally agree with yall on the food.. It wasn't great but they did address it on the first sea day when meeting with the senior officers on board.. Carnival had massive supply chain issues with food and supplies.. Not sure if it had to do with all the strikes in London..There seemed to be a lot of cival u rest there.. They had to loaded food on at every port.. I also think some of the issues was the spoiled people on board.. So many platinum and diamond guest on board.. It was crazy.. Most of which got that cruise for free.. Everywhere you turned someone was complaining about something.. Celebration central was a huge issue for sure.. I was blow away by the talent on board.. From opera singers to Marcos Anthony.. There had to be 10 or more comedians on board We didn't attend any of the first shows.. We did attend every show we wanted to though.. We even walked by and saw extra seats for some of them.. The one world show we had 3 seats next to us that no one sat in.. Great review.. Cant wait to see the next one.. Again it was great seeing yall.. Maybe we can do it again sometime..
Hey Candace! Thanks for watching and sharing your experiences as well! 🤗
We do know there were some supply issues initially but also note that Southampton is a main cruise port for cruising so food availability/quality isn’t necessarily the issue as is preparation of the food for us.
We definitely also hated how much people complained onboard as we understood Maiden Voyages have some kinks to still work out and seemed like some others didn’t understand. 😅
I agree with you regarding Guy's Pig and Anchor....I also feel it's gone downhill. I loved the show on Mardi Gras at the Celebration Central, but also wish that there was more seating. For a lower priced cruise line...I feel Carnival is doing a good job, and I love the new ships! Thanks for Sharing JJ Cruise!
Thanks Joyce for watching and sharing your experiences!! 🤗
As always, an informative and balanced review. Thanks! Sad to hear that people behave that way on a cruise. No show is with all that!
Thanks Regina! We agree that shows just aren’t worth it.
I am sailing on the Carnival Celebration in a few weeks and appreciate your candid, honest review of the ship. I sailed on the Carnival Mardi Gras and loved the many specialty dining options as I did not like the MDR service. I am disappointed to hear about the issue with seating in the Center Stage. I am one of the few who like this area because it is open, and I am very claustrophobic. However, I agree they need more seats, and Carnival may need to ask guests to pre-book shows like they do on other cruise lines.
Thanks Deborah for watching!! We agree that reservations are needed.
We loved the comedy club’s that the Mardi Gras had. And we eat at 555 steak house. So delicious. Blue iguana. I enjoyed for breakfast . Now I hear there’s a new coffee shop called bar 820. I need my espresso.
I was on the inaugural transatlantic voyage on the Celebration, having previously done the transatlantic crossings on the Vista and Horizon. Have done maybe eleven or twelve cruises with Carnival, and have enjoyed them very much. There was so much to like about the Celebration, but after a fourteen day cruise like the maiden voyage from the UK to the USA, you have time to form a decent opinion on all aspects of your onboard experience.
My biggest problem was ultimately with the whole three storey ‘Celebration Central’ area. Initially, very impressive, striking to look at, but once you spend time there, in my opinion, you really miss a traditional atrium area. As many others have said, the whole ‘Circus show’ affair was dreadfully handled by Carnival. We caught a little bit of it, but there were no seats available, so standing near Java Blue Cafe, as soon as any of the acrobatic stuff happened, it disappeared from our view. It should have been ticketed in some way, to stop anyone attending multiple times and allowing other folk a chance to see it.
That wasn’t my biggest gripe with Celebration Central though. That was the rehearsals for shows. The breaking down and setting up of equipment for shows, and never really being able to just enjoy a quiet drink or coffee in what is this class of ships atrium. If shows were in a normal theatre, all the rehearsals and moving around of equipment would go on out of sight. Celebration Central at times resembled a roadcrew of a rock concert setting up equipment, and frankly, I don’t want to hear or see rehearsals which were very loud, with the cast going through their practice in tracksuits and T Shirts. There was little chance to enjoy a bit of peace and quiet at all in an important part of a ship.
In short, I think Celebration Central is a pig in a poke. I really missed a traditional atrium, Celebration Central is trying to be about five things at once, and it falls short in all of them.
The thermal suite and gym on the Celebration is absolutely dreadful too, compared to the Vista and Horizon. Confusing layout, poor signage, woefully small changing rooms, lockers that didn’t work, the wrong instructions printed on them, no hooks or anything on walls outside saunas or steam rooms on which to hang a towel or robe, and an awful ‘relaxation lounge’ area.
Still really enjoyed the ship, more hits than misses in a lot of areas, and while clearly a most subjective matter, personally, I enjoyed the food and bars on the Celebration very much.
Thanks for sharing your experience and thoughts! We really appreciate it! 🤗
We did Mardi Gras last year and have the Celebration booked for April 2023. Can't wait!! So many food options throughout the day was the best I've seen on a cruise ship. Unfortunately, there are rude ugly acting people across all cruise lines. It's really sad. Thanks for your review.
Thanks for watching and commenting your thoughts! Enjoy your cruise! 🥳
I'm so glad you brought up the food when my husband and I went on a carnival cruise recently The food was terrible I was shocked because I've always gotten such excellent meals on the ship and it didn't matter where we went it was very cafeteria very little flavor
Thanks Missy for watching and sharing your recent experience as well!! Good definitely stands out for us. 😅
I was on that cruise, thoroughly enjoyed the entire cruise. Never saw those center stage fights, never saw you guys either, but I did see the Ships life guy and his girlfriend every day.
Glad you enjoyed your cruise and didn’t have to witness the Circus that was seating for “The Most Magnificent Circus” 🤡
Good review 👍🏾. Looks just like the Mardi gras
Appreciate your honesty!
The food on Mardi Gras (3 cruises) was sub par.
Talk about Sea Day Brunch, we sat there and 30 minutes had gone by and not one asked us if we needed anything, not even water was brought to our table. Finally someone went by and asked us if we had been helped, we wanted to stay to try the “famous” breakfast. Our prize for the lack of service was a tray of cookies to take back to our room. I don’t think Carnival is going to see us again!
Sorry to hear that Mercy!
Saw you on Shiplife !
We had dinner with J and Laurene last night! 🥳
This has really put me off this ship as the part of the cruise enjoy is going to a show every evening without queues or fighting for a seat, that put me off royal Caribbean too as had to queue for ages to get a ticket for the show , p&o , TUI , CUNARD HAVE IT RIGHT !
I’ll be on the Celebration on the 27th! I will def let you know how things go. I’m very excited to experience this new ship!
Have a great cruise Tyler! 🥳🚢
I will be going on the Celebration but not until September of 2023 so a lot of time will have passed between now and then to where they will have enough of a sample size from the cruise passengers to make adjustments so I will try to remember to circle back and comment on one of your future videos regarding my experience.
Thanks for your review of this very large ship. I am a first time subscriber because I saw both of you being interviewed by Jay. I am primarily a small ship cruiser as I enjoy the more cozy and personable ship experience. Celebration is too large a ship to see everything even in a two week cruise. I do have one question which I’ve not seen Answered on most reviews. Which restaurants require reservations? Again, thanks for your review and I will be watching your other reviews.I have subscribed so I’ll be watching for you.
Thanks for subscribing!! We chose the Any Time Dining which means we have to check-in for dining for all main dining options such as the the MDR, Chi-Bang! and Cocina del Capitano. You will also need reservations for Specialty Dining options such as Fahrenheit 555, Rudi’s Seagrill, and Bonsai Teppanyaki.
Damn, the Liquid Lounge on the Vista class ships was my biggest gripe because of the limited seating and obstructed views. I was hoping Carnival would fix that for the Excel class ships but it seems like it’s still a problem. Other than that, hoping to go on a Excel class ship before I turn 30!
Wow I agree so much about Guy's burgers! He is all about flavor and it's not in his burgers or fries! Your right he needs to taste one of the burgers not even close to what he sells in all his burgers places. Carnival was using frozen fries to its guests, not even close in taste to the fresh cut fries! If I were Guy, I would be ashamed of what's being served. Thanks for the honest review.
Thanks Laurie for watching and sharing your thoughts!! 🤗
I was on the transatlantic and stayed on for the first voyage out of Miami. For this part of the cruise there was over 6000 on including 1500 kids.There was still problems with lifts ,some were shut down and people did get stuck in them. There was several power failures, one was mid show so the performance had to stop. I did see people get stuck midway round ,on the bolt. Getting a seat for the circus show was nearly impossible. There were only two performances and yes there was fighting after the seats. The menu in the pig and anchor was changed. A majority of the menu was still complementary, you just had to pay for the ribs.
We set sail on Sunday the 27 th thank you for your videos
Have a wonderful cruise! 🥳
I board tomorrow on 11/21 thank you for the review!
Have an amazing cruise!! 🥳
Thanks for the info. Driving to Miami to get on Nov 21st sailing.
Thanks for watching!! Have a wonderful cruise! 🥳
We booked this in May. Your review is actually really fair and good!
Thanks! We are happy to hear!
Have a wonderful cruise 🥳
@@JJCruise thanks :)
I’m on her tomorrow. Thanks so much fof these tips!
Thanks for watching! Have a wonderful cruise!! 🥳
omg Hi I saw you on the cruise yesterday
We’re in Nebraska now 😅
By the time I took my cruise on Mardi Gras last year they had already made the comedy changes you've seen here on Celebration. They added several more times in different venues to improve availability.
That’s great to hear! A big change from the Maiden Voyage of Mardi Gras. ☺️
First of all, I appreciate your honesty in your videos. Some of your You Tube peers seem to relish in over the top praise, or being absurdly negative.
Our first Carnival experience will be on Glory next month. (New Year’s Eve day in Cozumel, getting back on Glory. What could possibly go wrong? 😂).
I’m hoping Guy’s Burger Joint offerings won’t be as flavorless as you reported. If we find MDR as horrific as you describe (wish you elaborated with details), no worries. Plenty of other venues to stuff my fat face.
As for the crowded circus performance…
I’m probably going to piss some people off. Sorry in advance. Ladies and gentlemen, Carnival does have a reputation with price point and marketing to appeal to those that may not be familiar with cruise etiquette. I get it. We just returned from a Holland America cruise, and I felt somewhat out of place. I’m just an Average Joe. Maybe even Below Average Joe, lol.
I find it sad some clowns would waste 4 or more hours sitting on their butt waiting for a show. I suppose it’s similar to chair hogging at pools (prevalent on all lines, it seems). I can just imagine it: “I saw that table first!!” “Nuh-uh, I did.” “Screw you, I’m tellin’!” “Screw you, potty face!” “Waaaahhhhh”
Alcohol? Selfish entitlement? Deterioration of society in general? Lowered social skills amongst the population aboard? Hell if I know. Just sad and pathetic.
Anyhow, thanks again for this video. It was nice to see the ship through your eyes. Safe future travels!
Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts/experiences! Each cruise line definitely provides different offerings so we can appreciate that while also ensuring the cruise lines are providing the best product/service possible by hearing directly from their customers.
Here’s hoping some of the fixable areas are fixed soon! ☺️
We were on the inaugural sailing out of Miami (11/19) and agree with you on several things. The food was horrible causing me to get sick (twice). The service in the MDR was pathetic. Guy's burgers were gross and tasteless. In the Italian restaurant we order beef short ribs and fingerling potatoes . We received 1 piece of fatty meat and a tiny dish of potato chips. Certainly were not fingerling potatoes. Totally gross. The ship was beautiful and the rooms nice.We were on the Mardi Gras and loved it including the food. That is why we expected the same for Celebration. But we did not get what we paid for. But if Carnival keeps putting out less quality/quantity of food, I will start cruising on another brand.
Thank you for sharing. The Guy burgers have been a miss for me on other ships as well. 😢
So sad to hear! It used to be so good!
We cruise the celebration at the end of February. I hope they fix Guys burgers, thats my favorite cruise food, always so well seasoned in past. I also hope they fix the show issues because I love watching them.
We hope so too! Guys was also one of our faves 😌
We ordered an apple pastry on room service and it was the same small size as free ones at breakfast and was over $5. You were right on with the dinning. We did not enjoy the Italian place it was bland and took over an hour to get served then did not get what we ordered. Guys pig n anchor was really good and fast.
Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts on your cruise! 🤗
I 100% agree on the celebration central layout. This was my biggest complaint on the Mardi Gras. Of those 600 seats, I estimate 50% of those have unobstructed views of the entire show. Was very disappointed with the amount of time we had to waste before shows just to ensure a decent seat.
It truly is a problem that need’s resolved sooner than later to improver guest satisfaction. 😅
I agree keep shaq big chicken open for 24 hours😂😂😂
Let’s make it happen! 👏🏽😂
24/7 Shaq’s Big Chicken definitely has my vote. Thanks your sharing your experiences gentlemen.
Thanks for adding to the 24/7 Shaq’s Chicken movement!! 🥳
I just came back from Celebration. I completely agreed with the seating at CC for the shows, was awful. Also agreed about the late night food options, having more options after 9:30 would be great
Thanks for watching and sharing your experiences on the following cruise! 🤗🥳
Yes it is hard to find a seat at the shows. I am 70 years old and ended up sitting on the floor and the one night I sat in someones walker as they parked it in a prime spot so they could sit on one of the seats. Lucky my 89 year old mother was on a scooter so she had her own seat.
I saw you two. Always on your phones. I had a wonderful time and Center stafe was a minor issue for me. Bring on the Jubilee
We wouldn’t be able to travel like we do if we didn’t work along the way! Thankful for technology that allows us to be mobile so we can work from the ship 😄. Glad to hear that the Celebration Central wasn’t an issue for you-thank you for watching and commenting!
Did you speak to the entertainment director about the experience with the circus show??? thanks for the information. Will be on the Celebration Jan 29!
We are putting all comments in the survey. ☺️
I’m sailing on it next week
Lol Jared’s hair
I will agree that the Food Service/Quality needs to be better, & I thought John Heald would make that change considering all the reviews he received on Facebook. Carnival also needs to have something other than PIZZA at 2o'clock in the morning. I will make sure I bring lots of Salt, Pepper, Paprika, Garlic Powder, & Hot Sauce when I get on.
Yes! All the condiments are needed! 😉☺️
I was on the cruise with you and I agree with all you said
Thanks Jesse! 🤗