Great ship, great crew, great time!

Item: Carnival Ecstasy
Rating: 5
Author: ammyjax

Carnival Ecstasy Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

ammyjax

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 0

Helpful Votes: 4

Overall rating:

5 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Charleston Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 29, 2016

Ship: Carnival Ecstasy

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: R46

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

We loved sailing on this smaller Carnival ship. There were more than enough amenities to enjoy, but much less of a crowd to wade through. The staff and crew onboard were really great - a very happy, eager to please group. Myself and my two sons (4 and 10) enjoyed everything about the trip.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Carnival's menu could use some updating (mainly the same as 2001 and onward), but the food quality is good and abundant.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Shows were kind of blah - entertainers very talented, just not a great show to show them off.

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Cabin was nice, small as expected but the view was lovely.

Ship tip

Drink package is really hard to make good use of. The $50 per drink max is a joke - you can't get doubles, so the most you can really spend on one drink is in the $12 range. You have to drink morning to night. Still nice to not think about how much you are spending though.

Thumbs up