leesamt
Second Mate
Upper Marlboro, MD
Joined 10/2015
34
Cruises10
Reviews133
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Past cruises
April 2024 - 7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip) Cruise on Carnival Celebration
Nice Ship
Overall, it was a nice cruise. I really, really liked the ship which is quite large.
February 2024 - 8 Night Southeast Coast & Bahamas (Baltimore Roundtrip) Cruise on Vision of the Seas
Vision of the Seas
Overall, it was a good cruise. I didn’t like the ship a lot. I have been on other ships from this class and I liked this one the least
July 2023 - 7 Night Eastern Caribbean & Perfect Day (Port Canaveral Roundtrip) Cruise on Wonder of the Seas
Nice Cruise
Overall, this was a good cruise except on the last day I had a scratchy throat and ended up testing positive for Covid.
May 2023 - 8 Night Eastern Caribbean (Baltimore Roundtrip) Cruise on Carnival Legend
Not Great This Time
Just didn’t enjoy this cruise as much as I normally do. I was on the Legend last year and had a much better experience The customer service was not as good overall
November 2022 - 8 Night Southeast Coast & Perfect Day (Baltimore Roundtrip) Cruise on Enchantment of the Seas
Nice Cruise
Overall, my cruise was good. We missed 2 ports because of a storm so we ended up having 4 straight sea days. I personally enjoy sea days so I wasn’t bothered by it. The ship is small but intimate. I really like the solarium but you have to get there early! It was a good area for relaxing. The cruise director, Eric, really stood out. He is the best of any cruise director I have experienced on other RCCL ships.
May 2022 - 7 Night Bahamas (Baltimore Roundtrip) Cruise on Carnival Legend
Got Covid
The cruise was nice except I tested positive for Covid right after the cruise
October 2021 - 7 Night Bahamas & Perfect Day (Cape Liberty Roundtrip) Cruise on Oasis of the Seas
October 2019 - 7 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip) Cruise on Carnival Glory
Halloween Cruise
Overall, this cruise was okay. I liked the ports of call but just wasn't that impressed with the ship and the entertainment on the ship.
August 2019 - 5 Night Bermuda (Baltimore Roundtrip) Cruise on Grandeur of the Seas
May 2019 - 8 Night Southern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip) Cruise on Carnival Magic
Nice Itinerary
Nice cruise for the most part. I played in the $100K slot tournament and placed #34 (actually received a little money for that). That was fun!! The itinerary was great. I had been to all islands except Curacao. What a beautiful island!!! I purchased shore excursions for Aruba and Curacao. I was a little disappointed with the excursion for Aruba which was called Top 10 Best of Aruba....we just couldn't figure out the top 10 from the excursion. I loved the excursion in Curacao which was called See and Sea. The underwater part of it was amazing!! My cabin was fine and we had a great cabin steward (Gloria). I did not care for the food too much on this cruise. I discovered the Mongolian Wok for the first time and fell in love with it as a lunch offering. The service in the main dining room for dinner was quite slow except when I sat with a particular waiter (Ismail) and his assistants. When I sat with them, service was fast and efficient. When I sat with others, it was extremely slow and I would watch the food come out and sit for long periods of time before actually served to people. Embarkation was easy because our check-in was done at the airport when we went to the Carnival stand for our transport to the ship. That was my first time experiencing an airport check-in. When we got to the ship, we were directed to the holding area for priority members and embarking began shortly thereafter. Disembarking was quite chaotic. We had zone 1 but zone 2 and 3 were called when we were called. The luggage area was completely overwhelmed with people and the line for customs was excruciatingly long. I was told that as a result, Carnival did not call 3 zones at a time after that. Overall, it was a good cruise. The Magic is an okay ship but not my favorite.
April 2019 - 7 Night Bahamas (Cape Liberty Roundtrip) Cruise on Anthem of the Seas
January 2019 - 8 Night Bahamas (Cape Liberty Roundtrip) Cruise on Anthem of the Seas
October 2018 - 7 Night Southern Caribbean (San Juan Roundtrip) Cruise on Carnival Fascination
Nice Ports of Call
I really liked the ports of call. I didn't like the ship a lot and probably will not cruise on it again. It is an old ship and the design was a little convoluted and different "smells" prevailed throughout (sometimes a musty smell and sometimes a sewer smell). The cabin came with 2 port holes and it was nice except sometimes that "sewer smell" hit you in the nose when entering it). The cabin steward was wonderful!! Our dining room waiters in the beginning were awful and after 2 nights we requested to be seated in a different location which got us much better dining room waiters who were very personable and customer service oriented. However, the service just seemed to be exceptionally slow. We watched other areas with different dining room waiters being served much faster. Overall, I didn't think the food was that good but I managed to stick with things that I liked as much as I could. Embarkation/disembarkation went smoothly. On the last night, I won a free cruise through the casino!!! That was nice!!
August 2018 - 5 Night Bermuda (Baltimore Roundtrip) Cruise on Grandeur of the Seas
A Little Disappointed
This was my first time on RCL. It was a little disappointing. For the most part, I did not enjoy the food. It was tasteless in both the MDR and the Windjammer. EXCEPT for the desserts....the cookies and other desserts were great. The bathroom shower in my cabin was the smallest shower that I had ever been in. I am slim and had a difficult time maneuvering in the shower stall. The television stations were quite limited....a lot of RCL stations but not much else. On a positive note, the staff on the ship were great and provided great customer service. The embarkation/disembarkation processes were the best ever experienced by me. The adult solarium is also nice. I have been told that I should not judge RCL based on this ship but wait until I do my next RCL cruise which will be on Anthem of the Seas. By the way, Bermuda was absolutely beautiful!!
April 2018 - 8 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip) Cruise on Carnival Sunshine
October 2017 - 7 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip) Cruise on Carnival Dream
May 2017 - 7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Baltimore Roundtrip) Cruise on Carnival Pride
October 2016 - 5 Night Bermuda (Norfolk Roundtrip) Cruise on Carnival Sunshine
July 2016 - 7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Baltimore Roundtrip) Cruise on Carnival Pride
December 2015 - 7 Night Bahamas & Florida (Baltimore Roundtrip) Cruise on Carnival Pride
April 2015 - 7 Night Exotic Eastern Caribbean (Baltimore Roundtrip) Cruise on Carnival Pride
August 2014 - 7 Night Exotic Eastern Caribbean (Baltimore Roundtrip) Cruise on Carnival Pride
February 2014 - 7 Night Bahamas & Florida (Baltimore Roundtrip) Cruise on Carnival Pride
April 2013 - 7 Night Bahamas & Florida (Baltimore roundtrip) Cruise on Carnival Pride
November 2012 - 2 Night Cruise To Nowhere (Baltimore Roundtrip) Cruise on Carnival Pride
July 2012 - 7 Night Bahamas & Florida (Baltimore roundtrip) Cruise on Carnival Pride
July 2011 - 5 nights on Carnival Destiny
July 2010 - 4 Night Bahamas (Port Canaveral roundtrip) Cruise on Carnival Sensation
June 2007 - 6 Night Bahamas (Norfolk roundtrip) Cruise on Carnival Victory
October 2003 - 7 nights on Carnival Destiny
Carnival Celebration
Sail date: April 21, 2024
Overall, it was a nice cruise. I really, really liked the ship which is quite large.
Carnival Magic
Sail date: May 25, 2019
Nice cruise for the most part. I played in the $100K slot tournament and placed #34 (actually received a little money for that). That was fun!! The itinerary was great. I had been to all islands except Curacao. What a beautiful island!!! I purchased shore excursions for Aruba and Curacao. I was a little disappointed with the excursion for Aruba which was called Top 10 Best of Aruba....we just couldn't figure out the top 10 from the excursion. I loved the excursion in Curacao which was called See and Sea. The underwater part of it was amazing!! My cabin was fine and we had a great cabin steward (Gloria). I did not care for the food too much on this cruise. I discovered the Mongolian Wok for the first time and fell in love with it as a lunch offering. The service in the main dining room for dinner was quite slow except when I sat with a particular waiter (Ismail) and his assistants. When I sat with them, service was fast and efficient. When I sat with others, it was extremely slow and I would watch the food come out and sit for long periods of time before actually served to people. Embarkation was easy because our check-in was done at the airport when we went to the Carnival stand for our transport to the ship. That was my first time experiencing an airport check-in. When we got to the ship, we were directed to the holding area for priority members and embarking began shortly thereafter. Disembarking was quite chaotic. We had zone 1 but zone 2 and 3 were called when we were called. The luggage area was completely overwhelmed with people and the line for customs was excruciatingly long. I was told that as a result, Carnival did not call 3 zones at a time after that. Overall, it was a good cruise. The Magic is an okay ship but not my favorite.
Enchantment of the Seas
Sail date: November 03, 2022
Overall, my cruise was good. We missed 2 ports because of a storm so we ended up having 4 straight sea days. I personally enjoy sea days so I wasn’t bothered by it. The ship is small but intimate. I really like the solarium but you have to get there early! It was a good area for relaxing. The cruise director, Eric, really stood out. He is the best of any cruise director I have experienced on other RCCL ships.
Carnival Legend
Sail date: May 13, 2023
Just didn’t enjoy this cruise as much as I normally do. I was on the Legend last year and had a much better experience The customer service was not as good overall
Vision of the Seas
Sail date: February 16, 2024
Overall, it was a good cruise. I didn’t like the ship a lot. I have been on other ships from this class and I liked this one the least
Carnival Legend
Sail date: May 08, 2022
The cruise was nice except I tested positive for Covid right after the cruise
Wonder of the Seas
Sail date: July 30, 2023
Overall, this was a good cruise except on the last day I had a scratchy throat and ended up testing positive for Covid.
Carnival Glory
Sail date: October 27, 2019
Overall, this cruise was okay. I liked the ports of call but just wasn't that impressed with the ship and the entertainment on the ship.
Carnival Fascination
Sail date: October 07, 2018
I really liked the ports of call. I didn't like the ship a lot and probably will not cruise on it again. It is an old ship and the design was a little convoluted and different "smells" prevailed throughout (sometimes a musty smell and sometimes a sewer smell). The cabin came with 2 port holes and it was nice except sometimes that "sewer smell" hit you in the nose when entering it). The cabin steward was wonderful!! Our dining room waiters in the beginning were awful and after 2 nights we requested to be seated in a different location which got us much better dining room waiters who were very personable and customer service oriented. However, the service just seemed to be exceptionally slow. We watched other areas with different dining room waiters being served much faster. Overall, I didn't think the food was that good but I managed to stick with things that I liked as much as I could. Embarkation/disembarkation went smoothly. On the last night, I won a free cruise through the casino!!! That was nice!!
Grandeur of the Seas
Sail date: August 25, 2018
This was my first time on RCL. It was a little disappointing. For the most part, I did not enjoy the food. It was tasteless in both the MDR and the Windjammer. EXCEPT for the desserts....the cookies and other desserts were great. The bathroom shower in my cabin was the smallest shower that I had ever been in. I am slim and had a difficult time maneuvering in the shower stall. The television stations were quite limited....a lot of RCL stations but not much else. On a positive note, the staff on the ship were great and provided great customer service. The embarkation/disembarkation processes were the best ever experienced by me. The adult solarium is also nice. I have been told that I should not judge RCL based on this ship but wait until I do my next RCL cruise which will be on Anthem of the Seas. By the way, Bermuda was absolutely beautiful!!
Cruise tips
Carnival Celebration
Be prepared to do a lot of walking. It is a big ship.
Perfect Day At Coco Cay, Bahamas
Loved this port but it started thundering with lightning so we went back to the ship much earlier than expected.
Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic
Went on a great tour of the city in classic cars
Went to Mr. Sanchos Beach Resort. We stayed there all day and enjoyed every minute of it.
Stayed overnight at the end of the cruise at Harrah's Hotel. I had a great experience with touring, eating, etc. in New Orleans.
I did the semi-sub excursion through Carnival. It was a nice experience but it was right at the port and certainly within walking distance. We rode a bus outside the gates and then we were there. We ended up walking back which was not an issue at all. In my opinion, there was no need for the bus.
I did an excursion outside of Carnival. It was a nice tour that included eating lunch at a local restaurant and a 2 hour stay at the beach.
I really, really thought this island was beautiful. I purchased an excursion that was really nice. I was able to experience underwater in a semi-sub and it was quite amazing.
Purchased an excursion and the tour was just okay. I have been to Aruba before and I like this island
Carnival Fascination
Bring a sweater or jacket...the ship is very cold at times