A roller coaster at sea, Emeril Lagasse’s Creole cooking and a week of Caribbean sunshine out of Miami: Carnival Celebration, launched by Carnival Cruise Line in 2022, is a big, lively ship made for fun-packed holidays. She pairs BOLT: Ultimate Sea Coaster and Emeril’s Bistros at Sea with included casual dining, supervised clubs for children and an adults-only pool retreat, and spends her time on seven- and eight-night round trips to the Bahamas and the wider Caribbean.
Crew
1735
Passengers
5362
Currency
USD
Decks
15
Language
English
Length
344
Launch Date
2022
Carnival Celebration’s dining is built around celebrity chefs, with plenty included in the fare and a few venues worth reserving. On her, Carnival Cruise Line gives Emeril Lagasse a specialty restaurant of his own: Emeril’s Bistros at Sea serves Creole-inspired dishes, priced à la carte, so it is best booked ahead.
Guy Fieri’s name runs through the casual eating. Guy’s Burger Joint, with flame-grilled patties and loaded toppings, is included in the fare, while Guy’s Pig & Anchor Smokehouse & Brewhouse pairs smoked barbecue with craft beers brewed on board, at an extra charge. Beyond those, chefs cooking at a teppanyaki counter, prime steaks and an intimate table of exclusive creations make for evenings worth planning around, all charged and best reserved, while three-course dinners nightly, a buffet through the day and a Mexican cantina come with the fare.
Carnival Celebration sails the Caribbean from Miami, on round trips that start and end in the same port. Most run seven nights, from October to February and again from May to July, so her November-to-February sailings fall in the UK winter. Ports vary, but typical calls include Celebration Key and Half Moon Cay (Little San Salvador) in the Bahamas and Amber Cove in the Dominican Republic.
In March and April she switches to eight-night round trips from Miami. Stops change between departures, but you might see San Juan in Puerto Rico, Saint Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Grand Turk. Miami means a flight from the UK, and we book the flights, the hotel either side and the transfers with the cruise as one holiday; our cruises from Miami show everything else leaving the same port.
Among the other ships in the Carnival fleet are Carnival Mardi Gras and Carnival Jubilee.
Carnival Celebration gives children their own clubs, adults their own pool and thrill-seekers a coaster at sea. Camp Ocean, included in the fare, runs supervised, age-based groups with ocean-themed activities for children aged 2 to 11, so parents get time of their own. BOLT: Ultimate Sea Coaster is her headline ride, at an extra charge, and when the decks get busy, Serenity Adult-Only Retreat is a quieter pool area, included in the fare and never far from the action.
Evenings bring rotating musical productions and live stand-up comedy, both included, and there is a spa that is free to wander, with treatments charged separately.
Yes: with room for 5,282 guests in 2,641 cabins and 1,745 crew on board, Carnival Celebration is built on a large scale. That scale is what lets one ship hold a roller coaster, celebrity-chef restaurants, children’s clubs and a separate adults-only pool, so a week at sea can mix busy days and quiet ones.
Suites crown Carnival Celebration’s cabin range. On a ship this size, her cabins and deck plans show what lies above, below and beside a cabin before you choose.
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Come aboard the Carnival Celebration and discover one of 114 cabin categories on a total of 15 decks that can accommodate 5362 passengers. Choose your dream cabin and feel at home on board the Carnival Celebration!
Customer reviews for Carnival Celebration
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1 Customer reviews for Carnival Celebration
Trevor E.
Family
5.0
8 Days
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21.09.2025
Very good ship for activities on board. Easy to get a round, lots of great food options and the food was excellent. The entertainment was amazing .we enjoyed everything.
Our cabin was a bit noisy on deck 5 so would recommend a higher balcony cabin deck 10 or above. Great for deck 6 7 and 8 and getting off the though.
Great stateroom for viewing just a little noisy though.
