Carnival Celebration
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Carnival Celebration
The Carnival Celebration is a Carnival Cruise Line cruise ship offering a modern resort-style onboard experience focused on leisure, entertainment and family-friendly activities at sea. It features the WaterWorks water park with slides, pools and hot tubs, along with the Cloud 9 Spa and an adults-only Serenity area designed for relaxation. The onboard experience also includes a gym, casino, live shows, a theatre and cinema-style entertainment, as well as sports and recreation options such as mini-golf, a ropes course, bowling and multi-sport courts. Family and youth programs include Camp Ocean for children, Circle C for pre-teens and Club O2 for teenagers, complemented by themed bars and dining venues, with Wi-Fi available throughout the ship. This ship is suited to families and groups seeking a large-scale contemporary cruise experience combining entertainment, activities and relaxation in a resort-style environment at sea.
Itineraries of the Carnival Celebration
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Technical specifications
- Tonnage: 183521
- Speed: 17.0 knots
- Passengers: 5362
- Length: 344 m
- Width: 42 m
History
- 2022: Année de construction
Frequently Asked Questions
Families and groups of friends who want Carnival's largest ship out of Miami, with an almost unlimited choice of things to do. The 6- and 8-night formats draw an energetic American crowd, younger on the shorter sailings. Couples looking for a quiet ship and empty decks in the afternoon should look elsewhere: everything here is full and everything is loud.
Two zones that exist only on this ship. 820 Biscayne recalls Carnival's first address on Biscayne Boulevard in Miami, with Bar 820, the Deco Deli and Miami Slice pizzeria in art deco styling. The Gateway houses Golden Jubilee, a lounge-museum devoted to the line's 50 years. The Celebration Central atrium is threaded with 1,400 lit lucite confetti pieces.
183,521 gross tons — tied with sister ship Carnival Jubilee as the largest in the Carnival fleet. Count on 5,374 guests at double occupancy and roughly 6,500 when fully loaded, plus 1,735 crew, spread across decks 4 through 19. What that means on board: long walks, saturated elevators and a packed pool deck on sea days.
Family Harbor cabins with their private lounge remain the best family choice — more than 70% of the ship's cabins have an ocean view. Excel suites unlock Loft 19, the reserved rooftop deck. Havana cabins add a patio and a daytime adults-only area. Avoid cabins directly beneath the Lido and those next to the 820 Biscayne elevator bank.
Included: the Festivale and Carnivale dining rooms, named after former Carnival ships, the Lido Marketplace buffet, Guy's Burger Joint, BlueIguana Cantina, Big Chicken by Shaq, Miami Slice and the Deco Deli. Extra charge: Emeril's Bistro 1397, Fahrenheit 555, Rudi's Seagrill, Bonsai Teppanyaki and Cucina del Capitano. Attractions: BOLT, WaterWorks, the SkyCourse ropes course and the Golden Jubilee lounge.
Miami, year-round. It alternates 6-, 7- and 8-night Eastern and Western Caribbean sailings: Celebration Key, Half Moon Cay, Amber Cove, Nassau, Cozumel, plus San Juan and St. Thomas on the 8-night departures. Miami is served nonstop from Montréal year-round, which makes arriving the day before embarkation straightforward.
In November 2022, as the second Excel-class ship after Mardi Gras, built at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland and powered by liquefied natural gas. It has not yet had a major drydock, so the ship is still in its original configuration, carrying the normal wear of four intensive Caribbean seasons out of Miami.
Density, mostly. It is Carnival's largest ship and you feel it: buffet lineups at midday, sun loungers claimed before 9 a.m. on sea days, waits at the elevators. BOLT costs extra and must be reserved. A share of guests find the food uneven. And the 6-night departures draw a livelier, louder crowd than the 8-night sailings.
It includes your cabin, meals in the Festivale and Carnivale dining rooms, the buffet, Guy's Burger Joint, BlueIguana Cantina, Miami Slice, shows at the Celebration Theater, the Punchliner Comedy Club and the kids' clubs. Budget separately for drinks, Emeril's Bistro 1397 and other specialty restaurants, BOLT, Wi-Fi, spa, shore excursions and gratuities. For details on your sailing, call an advisor at 1-866-628-6241.
They are added automatically to your onboard account, daily and per person, at a higher daily rate in Excel suites. On an 8-night sailing from Miami the total adds up, so prepay at final payment rather than discovering it at the end. Drinks at Bar 820 also carry their own separate service charge on top.
It depends on your itinerary. On an 8-night sailing with several sea days, the CHEERS! package pays for itself quickly between Golden Jubilee, the Latitudes Bar and the pool deck. On a port-heavy 6-night, far less so. The package caps at 15 alcoholic drinks per 24 hours, and every guest 21 and over in the cabin must buy it together.
Yes — the ship uses Starlink, with three plans available: Social, Value and Premium. On 8-night itineraries to St. Thomas and San Juan there are more sea days and more temptation to work on board, which means the Premium plan for video calls. Buy before embarkation; the onboard rate is higher.
Yes. Camp Ocean handles ages 2 to 11, Circle "C" ages 12 to 14 and Club O2 ages 15 to 17, with evening care available. The WaterWorks aqua park and SkyCourse keep older kids busy. One honest caveat: on a ship this size, agree on a meeting point — children and parents get separated easily between decks 6 and 18.
Yes, especially for Miami regulars. Carnival Rewards replaced the VIFP Club in 2026, with four tiers — Red, Gold, Platinum, Diamond — now reached on dollars spent rather than nights sailed. Platinum and Diamond bring priority boarding, valuable at the Miami terminal in high season, plus laundry service and preferred restaurant reservations.
Very. It is Carnival's largest ship at 183,521 gross tons, and its 6- to 8-night itineraries out of Miami stay in sheltered water most of the time. If you are prone to seasickness, choose a midship cabin on a lower deck near The Gateway zone rather than forward on deck 14. Rough days are the exception.
