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    Carnival Firenze

    3.6 (17 reviews)

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    Mahmut E.

    This review is for Firenze. We decided to arrive using Tax. Make sure you print your boarding pass and luggage tag at home, you'll save time when you arrive. You go to a typical ID and passport check. Then when you get inside, your cruise cards are waiting for you in the box at your room door.For staying, there are multiple room options available. Small rooms with no window. Small rooms with window but no balcony. Small rooms with balcony. Then big suits. I suggest you get a room with balcony because it is better. Normal small rooms have two twin beds or one queen bed, one small couch, one cabin with tub and sink, another cabin with sink and toilet and shower, TV, hair dryer, a safe and a small fridge. TV had some in-network channels. Air conditioner worked very well. Room had several wardrobes to put your cloths. Make sure you bring an empty water bottle so you can fill it for free from the Lido level buffet. You can store your luggage under the bed if luggage is not too big. Hot water in shower was very hot. Suggestion: I wish the have more outlets closer to the beds. Make sure your phone is on airplane mode after ship leaves the port so you don't get charged for connecting to ships phone tower. Make sure cruise Company's phone app is downloaded in your phone and signed in because it will be very helpful, you can see all the shows, you can make dinner reservations, etc. There is a two minute meeting to show your emergency area and then you need to watch two minute video on your phone app or on your TV. If you don't wanna eat at the buffet at all times, make sure to make your dinner reservations at Michalengeno or Medici in advance. Buffet has very good choices, and also water, coffee, tea and fruit juices are included. There is also a smash burger store, which was superb. There is a Mexican food place as well as a salad place and sandwich place that you can try. If you like soft drinks like Coke or sprite, you can bring an unopened container dozen box into ship. Also a bottle of wine if you drink it. If you wanna join to some excursions, make sure you make a smart decision because if you change your mind, they will not refund your money, which happened to my friend. Gym is open to all passengers. There is also a sauna with ocean view, which was superb.. Your personal cruise-card is very important, if you don't wanna carry your wallet everywhere, you can buy a plastic container and hang it around your neck. Make sure you hold on to your cruise-card until the cruise finished and you are out of the passport control because they may check. Also, plan accordingly be aware that first day and last day, elevators were not available because porters were carrying your luggage. While leaving the ship, if you forgot to print your luggage tag, you can go to guest services and ask them to print one for you, or you can reserve your luggage tag through the Phone app. Internet is available for a fee, otherwise you can use the free version which is good so your phone app gets updates. If you prefer, sit-down dining in Medici or Michalengeno you can have 2 entries, multiple appetizers, multiple desserts but make sure you check the menu because there were some items that will not be free and it will cost you. If you need anything else like tea, coffee, or yogurt, you can ask them to bring it to you. Also, room service is free, as well. Deck 12 has a nice walking trail that you can enjoy walking especially early morning. Deck 15 has adult space with no kids, otherwise kids are everywhere in this ship and they are constantly screaming, be ready. There are many dancing events or movie nights.. There is also casino inside the ship which smelled so bad. Comedy shows were decent enough. There was also an art show. Ship was very clean, crew was constantly cleaning so I had no problem in cleanliness. Staff was extremely friendly. Especially our hallway attendee, and the staff at the restaurant were very kind and nice people. There is a nine hole mini golf that you can enjoy. On the day of leaving the ship, if you can wake up early, you can have a breakfast. Make sure you make a reservation early in the morning. By the way, if you want them to pick up your luggage before you leave the ship, you need to make it ready before 10:30 PM the night before. One of the things I did not like was that they don't have a proper system for people to use like fussball table or ping-pong table or other amenities, because I've seen many people are arguing, especially around the ping-pong table. People were constantly arguing that they were in line or they came there first. A whiteboard on the wall where people can write down their names to get in line by the ping Pong table could have easily resolved these arguments. One of the dinner nights on the ship is prom night so I've seen people dressing up very nicely.. Make sure you pack a sandal or slippers. Cruise gives you two pool towels, and more towels are available by the pool side.

    Karen X.

    I just returned from a cruise on this ship. While I had a lovely time, it was somewhat of a disappointment compared to my last cruise on Carnival Panorama. The lido deck was smaller on Firenze making it way more crowded and hard to see anything at the sail away party. I basically avoided the lido deck (except for occasionally walking through it to get to somewhere else) for the rest of my cruise. Also the Terraza deck was a disappointment compared to the Havana deck on Panorama. Havana deck on Panorama has a pool and two large jacuzzis overlooking the water. It was such a relaxing place to spend time. Terraza deck on Firenze did not have a pool, had 1/4 as many pool lounge chairs, and while there was a view from the jacuzzis, it wasn't as spectacular as the view from Panorama. Additionally the two Jacuzzis were smaller then on Panorama so they were crowded most of the time. I did love the Terraza guest breakfast in Moda lounge though. I don't recall whether Panorama included breakfast at The Havana deck lounge, but having access to a less crowded place to eat breakfast was a really nice perk, especially on Port days. I was also very surprised that the Panorama had a pasta bar included daily for lunch but the Italian ship, Firenze, did not. Someone make that make sense to me please. LOL Would I travel on carnival Firenze again? Probably, but if I had a choice I would choose the Panorama.

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    Jeremy L.

    8/5/2025 - Noticeably, Carnival main dining room dinner quality has been increased dramatically - see the appetizers and main dishes we had last night at Medici restaurant (free of charge). As a matter of fact, the quality and appearance on those same items in the pictures are better that the #5 rated cruise ship among its 27- cruisesship fleet we had completed two months ago. Don't miss the IL MERCATO where RICOTTA & ROASTED PEPPER can be considered a Michelin stars appetizer.

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    Very nice ship. The buffet was good and entertainment very cool. The staff was awesome and always friendly. I would take another cruise!

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    4.8(926 reviews)
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