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I cruised on the Celebration this past September. It is one of the smaller and older Carnival ships, but it is quite nice. It is a very clean, well taken care of ship. There are some vibrations, but I have heard since that it briefly went into dry dock to get this problem corrected. This problem didn't bother me, but I heard some people griping about it. The food in the dining room is very very good, but the food in the lido deck restaurant is just so-so. Definitly not up to par with the larger Carnival ships. The slot machines were very very kind. I made enough money to pay for the 4 day cruise & buy a gold bracelet. Fun! The entertainment was very good. At the time we sailed, we had to outrun a hurricane & the seas were quite rough, so it was even more entertaining to see the juggler trying to juggle. He was very good & only had 2 mishaps, but it must have been a challenge for him. The dancers never missed a step. Rather than going to Cozumel, we were diverted to Vera Cruz, which is not really a "touristy" place like Cozumel. We took a tour of an old Spanish fort which was interesting. There was something else quite interesting about this cruise. I've cruised out of Miami & New Orleans & upon re-entry into port customs has been a joke. However, upon returning to Galveston, everyone had to go through customs before debarking & they carefully scrutnized everyone's papers. Then we had to go through customs again after we debarked, where they once again checked everyones papers again. Also a Coast Guard helicopter escorted us into port. I don't know if this was a "one time thing" where they were looking for someone specifically or if this is just standard in Galveston.

<blockquote data-quote="tiadeerin" data-source="post: 669878"><p>I cruised on the Celebration this past September.&nbsp; It is one of the smaller and older Carnival ships, but it is quite nice.&nbsp; It is a very clean, well taken care of ship.&nbsp; There are some vibrations, but I have heard since that it briefly went into dry dock to get this problem corrected.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; This problem didn't bother me, but I heard some people griping about it.&nbsp; The food in the dining room is very very good, but the food in the lido deck restaurant is just so-so.&nbsp; Definitly not up to par with the larger Carnival ships.&nbsp; The slot machines were very very kind.&nbsp; I made enough money to pay for the 4 day cruise &amp; buy a gold bracelet.&nbsp; Fun!&nbsp; The entertainment was very good.&nbsp; At the time we sailed, we had to outrun a hurricane&nbsp; &amp; the seas were quite rough, so it was even more entertaining to see the juggler trying to juggle.&nbsp; He was very good &amp; only had 2 mishaps, but it must have been a challenge for him.&nbsp; The dancers never missed a step.&nbsp; Rather than going to Cozumel, we were diverted to Vera Cruz, which is not really a &quot;touristy&quot; place like Cozumel.&nbsp; We took a tour of an old Spanish fort which was interesting.&nbsp; There was something else quite interesting about this cruise.&nbsp; I've cruised out of Miami &amp; New Orleans &amp; upon re-entry into port customs has been a joke.&nbsp; However, upon returning to Galveston,&nbsp; everyone had to go through customs before debarking &amp; they carefully scrutnized everyone's papers.&nbsp; Then we had to go through customs again after we debarked, where they once again checked everyones papers again.&nbsp; Also a Coast Guard helicopter escorted us into port.&nbsp; I don't know if this was a &quot;one time thing&quot; where they were looking for someone specifically or if this is just standard in Galveston.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="tiadeerin, post: 669878"] I cruised on the Celebration this past September. It is one of the smaller and older Carnival ships, but it is quite nice. It is a very clean, well taken care of ship. There are some vibrations, but I have heard since that it briefly went into dry dock to get this problem corrected. This problem didn't bother me, but I heard some people griping about it. The food in the dining room is very very good, but the food in the lido deck restaurant is just so-so. Definitly not up to par with the larger Carnival ships. The slot machines were very very kind. I made enough money to pay for the 4 day cruise & buy a gold bracelet. Fun! The entertainment was very good. At the time we sailed, we had to outrun a hurricane & the seas were quite rough, so it was even more entertaining to see the juggler trying to juggle. He was very good & only had 2 mishaps, but it must have been a challenge for him. The dancers never missed a step. Rather than going to Cozumel, we were diverted to Vera Cruz, which is not really a "touristy" place like Cozumel. We took a tour of an old Spanish fort which was interesting. There was something else quite interesting about this cruise. I've cruised out of Miami & New Orleans & upon re-entry into port customs has been a joke. However, upon returning to Galveston, everyone had to go through customs before debarking & they carefully scrutnized everyone's papers. Then we had to go through customs again after we debarked, where they once again checked everyones papers again. Also a Coast Guard helicopter escorted us into port. I don't know if this was a "one time thing" where they were looking for someone specifically or if this is just standard in Galveston. [/QUOTE]