Carnival Cruise Lines - Celebration Review

While recently taking the entire family (all 10) on a Carnival Cruise, it was anticipated to be a wonderful family time of sharing, caring, pampering, and touring.  The accommodations were very adequate, the meals were great, but the rest was not to my choosing.  First, the stage shows/reviews were just so-so, and when the comedy team began a complete X-rated program, I had to leave.  I'm not a prude, but there were children in the audience, and this type of "entertainment" was far from entertaining.  It certainly was not considered 'family fun'.

Secondly, all the extra charges were simply outrageous.  To even consider using the Spa, you had to be wealthy or totally not care about the economy.  Likewise with many of the other amenities, they were overpriced.

The shore excursions were also quite pricey, and really not worth the time or money.  What I would like to see Carnival do is advertise a price for the cruise, which would include a selection from 'Column A', Column B, etc. all included in that advertised price.  As it were, not only did you pay handsomely for the cruise, but then had to shell out significant bucks in order to do anything.  I thought this could have been advertised and handled differently.

Lastly, the stop in Freeport (Bahamas) was simply a ploy to turn a 3-day cruise into a 4-day cruise.  Freeport had very little to offer anyone, except to get off the ship for a while.