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Carnival Ecstasy Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

sheisdisturbed

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 29

Overall rating:

5 out of 5

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4 Night Western Caribbean With Carnival Live (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 19, 2014

Ship: Carnival Ecstasy

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: E197

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 10 years ago

Review summary

Food - for the most part, excellent. The fruit was the most delicious I had ever had in my entire life.

Entertainment - The band Kansas was great. The comedian on the boat did a show every night, he was hilarious, and played to standing room only. So many other things going on all the time, and things to do for all age groups.

Service - Top notch!!! Our dinner server (Carlos) was on his game. All the staff know you by name, by the second day of sail. How they do this, I have no idea, but it makes you feel great. Everyone one board was friendly and genuinely went out of their way to ensure you had a good time and everything you needed.

Comparison - The only other cruise I have taken is the Norweigan Dawn to Bermuda, out of NYC. This was overall a better experience than Norweigan. I am already booked on my next Carnival cruise for August/2014 to the Bahamas out of Florida

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

All the food was fresh and presented well. One night I had a grizzly piece of beef, and the beef tended to be undercooked a bit, but otherwise EXCELLENT.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Always something fun and exciting going on. Even poolside had games and events going on.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Band Kansas played live and rocked. The comedian (Smiley Joe Wiley) was HILARIOUS!!!!

Children's Programs

3 out of 5

I put OK only because I did not travel with children, but I did happen to walk by the theatre mid-day and caught a couple minutes of "towel folding". Very cute!!! The kids were making swans, turtles, and such.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Evening dinner service... Carlos you are the best!!!!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Everything was clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

I say "OK" only because this time we booked an interior stateroom. The room was clean, beds and pillows were comfy. Last time we booked a balcony (it was a longer cruise) Since this cruise was only 4 nights, I figured we wouldn't be in our room enough to spend the extra on a balcony.