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Item: Carnival Ecstasy
Rating: 3.6
Author: Jackjoy

Carnival Ecstasy Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Jackjoy

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 35

Overall rating:

3.6 out of 5

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5 Night Bahamas (Charleston Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 17, 2017

Ship: Carnival Ecstasy

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: U23

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Not my favorite trip. Probably would not recommend to anyone. Carnival is lacking in their dining options to include food and attire, however service in the dining room was great. Ship smelled like sewer.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Great

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Food is not what is used to be. However Guys burgers and fries were the best anywhere. Main dinner ngvroom needs to stick with dress code. Fine dining was undesirable due to most of the passengers attire.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Very limited.

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Entertainment was horrible. One good guy who played and sang by the shore excursions desk was great. All others were horrible.

Children's Programs

Did not use.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

For the most part everyone was great except for an Asian bar tender near the guest relations desk. She was very unfriendly. Not even a smile.

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

The ship smelled like sewer.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Nice size, very clean.

Ship tip

Coupons given at the art auctions are unusable.

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Ports of call

Charleston, South Carolina

5 out of 5

Awesome city. Great seafood.

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Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5

Fair. Nothing new to do.

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Freeport, Grand Bahama Island

2 out of 5

Not a great port for excursions.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Fast

1 Comment

ctav 7 years ago

Well, Yes the burgers are good and the fries are cooked just right too. Before we decide on the personality of the staff on the ship, I try to understand many things, like how long have they been on the ship or are they having a bad day ( we have them too, but we're on vacation and she was working) I'm not a fan of Nassau. However, if I only cruise off the east coast I realize that Nassau will be on the port of call. The dress code for the MDR is a topic that will be debated for as long as there will be a Carnival cruise. You may want to maintain a dress code for other than shorts, and I agree, others will argue it's their vacation too and will dress for their comfort and they have a point to that. The odor isn't good no matter what and trying to correct that after the system breaks down is going to hang around.

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