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Carnival Ecstasy Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Reviews: 0
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Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Carnival Ecstasy

5 Night Western Caribbean (Galveston Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 05, 2009

Ship: Carnival Ecstasy

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 15 years ago

Review summary

This was our first cruise and didn't know what to expect. There were some things that i would do differently on the next cruise. I would open a cash sail and sign account instead of having it linked to my bank account because they take it out of your account regardless whether you pay it in cash. So i actually paid for my spending twice and have not been reimbursed in my account yet. But other than that it was great! We had an outside suite with a balcony and i believe that is the only way to go. The staff was great! Also make copies of your initial booking with because what i was told by cruise experts was that i would get fun cash credit added to my sail and sign account and did not. It was never added. But had i made a copy of the original booking then i would have been credited.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Food all the time.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Bingo is very expensive. 10.00 for one card and one game.

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
small plumbing problem in the bathroom.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ports of call

Progreso (Merida), Mexico

3 out of 5
great shopping!!!

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
More shops but starting to be too commercialized.

Pros: Food

Cons: kids up all hours running down halls and on deck.

Recommends Carnival Ecstasy? Yes!

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