Excel-class balcony on Celebration — modern and spacious

Carnival Celebration is a new ship and it shows. Cabin 8410 is a standard balcony that feels bigger than balconies on older ships. The design is clean and modern with actual storage solutions that work — under-bed storage, a closet with real hangers, shelves that are deep enough for toiletries. The balcony has a small table and two chairs that are comfortable enough to eat breakfast outside. We had port-side facing and the view was gorgeous coming into Half Moon Cay. The bathroom is still small but the shower has decent water pressure which is not a given on cruise ships. Celebration runs very quietly for its size — no vibration at all in this cabin. Carnival has genuinely upped their game with the Excel class.