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A lot of people played cards at buffet tables, yet there was plenty of room for those who were eating. I like the narrow space away from the serving lines, where it's fairly quiet. I mean, I don’t care if people want to party all night, but many party people don’t know how to be quiet when returning to their cabins or hanging out in their cabins. Similarly, I wish those getting up at the crack of dawn would not shout down the hall to say good morning to other people. Having said that, we have had cruises where the hallway noise and neighbor noise was much worse. The theater is small with no rise in the orchestra seats, and a lot of views are obscured by poles (same in comedy club).
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The strings group wants to be elegant, but plays mostly rock tunes with backing tracks of percussion etc. We twice requested paper copies of the daily program from our cabin attendant. I prefer a paper copy to see at a glance what’s up.
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Okay this is my favorite review ever on this forum. The entire review in one place at one time, and super fair. The TV remote was painfully slow and the minimum TV volume is annoyingly loud, especially on the Carnival programming channels. TV level 1 should be set for “background music” but it’s set to “rock concert,” so we usually had it turned off. The Closed Caption and Sleep Timer buttons did nothing. The bow camera and “aft” cam (Lido area) provided good pictures.
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We have enjoyed several days in Venice, so perhaps I especially appreciated the Venice-themed design, artwork, and photos. I really liked the atrium design, and the inside/outside aspect of deck 5. Very few people used the deck 5 outside space, but it's a nice place to get air and enjoy some peace and quiet.
One curtain fell or ripped off of some of its hooks; I rigged up a repair myself. The line is also popular for family reunions, and bachelor and bachelorette parties. Until then, Carnival Celebration will continue to struggle to provide the kind of personable, upbeat and cheery service present on the rest of the line’s fleet.
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Eggs Benedict with ham was very tasty, but the sauce didn’t pair well with salmon, which was used every other day. I often had burritos for lunch from Tomodoro, and really enjoyed them. The buffet staff never offers to help get (free) drinks and are slow to bus tables. I like how servers on Princess are happy to get coffee or water, and you don’t have to hunt them down. Princess has lots of appetizers on the buffet, choice of fresh breads, lots of desserts, etc.
The hallway outside the comedy club is too narrow. It takes 15 minutes to get everyone out of the club after a show, mostly because you can only walk 2-wide in the deck 4 hallway due to the narrow hallway being half blocked by those waiting to get into the comedy club. Other hallways are narrow, such as hallways to midship elevators, and some elevators and restrooms are well hidden. The scene is set from the moment you step onboard, where live music and enthusiastic crew members greet you in the ship's main atrium, which is built around a brilliant LED funnel called the Dreamscape. The digital sculpture changes often throughout the day, and it's simply mesmerizing. Inside, you'll find activities that range from trivia and Bingo during the day to comedy shows and high-tech song-and-dance revues at night.
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The Quest activity was maybe a little more crude than necessary, but people loved it, even if I felt a little old for it. Similarly some of the R-rated comedy was really explicit sex talk. Much of it was funny, but some of it was just shocking.
Other highlights include the casino, which is by far the largest on Carnival, taking up a significant portion of Deck 7. The Havana Pool is exclusive to Havana stateroom guests, but is more of a hot tub than a pool. The adults-only Serenity Deck now has a full pool, as well as two hot tubs, a bar and a salad bar.
The staff was unable to come up with lactose-free cow’s milk (generic Lactaid). They brought soy milk when we requested lactose free milk, without saying what it was, even after a very specific request. One downside to the Carnival Mardi Gras cruise ship is that while there are lots of venues, some are too small to handle a rush. The traditional theater can only seat 900 at a time, and both the popular Piano Bar and Punchliner Comedy Club are laughably small. The fitness center is also overly packed on sea days, while on Elegant Nights, the main dining rooms have long lines as people are drawn by the temptation of free lobster.
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Don’t expect terribly cerebral diversions; Carnival is all about FUN, and it does a commendable job of shouting it from the rooftops. Expect thudding poolside music, raucous games and a healthy dose of irreverence in everything the line does. That modern styling continues too in stateroom bathrooms, which are crisp and well-designed and finally shed the horrifying pinks and pea-soup-green plastic molding found on past ships. Gone, too, are the cylindrical showers with the clingy curtains, replaced instead by a generously sized shower with an articulated door that slides out of the way when opened. In typical Carnival fashion, its neon-blue and orange Body Wash and Shampoo are located in pump-dispensers mounted to the wall. The colors may be garish, but we actually like the scent of both.
Interested in how crowded the public areas seemed - Lido, pools, serenity, etc. We usually use our balcony or find loungers NOT on Lido - but in another area (quiet) on one of the decks. There was a good amount of live music around the ship, with talented musicians. The woman working the piano bar had an avid following and the piano bar was standing room only. Some musicians’ use of backing tracks is a little annoying.
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