I just returned from a five night cruise on The Celebration 7-14-07 thru 7-19-07. Celebration is Carnival's second oldest ship. The age of the ship did not detract from the cruise experience. There were no hassles from the crew, and there seemed to be plenty of crew. The only issue I had with the crew is that some of them did not smile. Some of them looked like they were tired of their jobs and their blank emotionless stares gave this passenger a not so happy vibe. On a "fun ship" I expect crew members to make quick eye contact with a smile or hi/hello FIRST. A couple of times I said hello first and did not get a response back. Some of the crew were fun to talk with and I tipped them extra with two dollar bills.

All of the crew that I saw were from foreign countries. Several from Ukraine, Peru, Taiwan and many more countries. "Skip" was our cruise director. He was an Aussie or Kiwi. Skip was energetic and did a good job of hosting game shows, and informing the passengers of important information, all with a wonderful sense of humor.

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The comment cards that they ask you to fill out made it difficult to score the cruise and the crew accurately, which in my opinion is hard on the crew because it is set up in a pass or fail choice. I wished I could have marked maybe instead of yes or no on some questions. At the end of the comment card questions Carnival asks if you would take this cruise again. This is an example of the pass or fail type questions. I marked NO. The thing is, I'm glad I took this cruise, and I had a great time. I would probably just want to try different cruises in the future.

I recommend the cruise and feel most people will enjoy it.