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Carnival Ecstasy Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 36

Overall rating:

2 out of 5
Carnival Ecstasy

6 Night Bahamas (Charleston Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 19, 2017

Ship: Carnival Ecstasy

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: M3

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

DID NOT ENJOY IT...THAT'S ALL i HAVE TO SAY

Embarkation

5 out of 5
The embarkation was great.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5
Food was okay. There wasn't much of a selection. I for one do NOT eat pork and most of the meats were pork (Breakfast, lunch and dinner) There was minimal foods for me to choose from. Not a big fan of coke products at all so didn't enjoy the drinks after paying for bottomless bubbles, but I made do. The food I was able to eat was good.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
The casino was about the only activity I was interested in. Got in the pool once.

Entertainment

1 out of 5
We watched one show and it was great. The dancers and singers were awesome.

Children's Programs

No children with me

Service and Staff

1 out of 5
Overall very poor except for a few people. Jose (pit boss) , Annamaria (Casino bar staff), Faster to the fun guest services representative. These people on the staff knew our names and called us by our names, knew what we needed without even asking. They were so polite, friendly, helpful and made up for the ones whom never even acknowledged us. I don't even know who our room attendant was met him once and never saw him again. He took our menu and pen out of the room so we were not able to order our coffee and breakfast in our room for the following morning. Annamaria was awesome and I just loved her, her personality and kindness were so appreciated. She deserves so much more that whatever she gets paid.

Ship Quality

1 out of 5
The ship is way out dated, it looks run down and old. It was pretty well clean and they cleaned everyday.

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5
The cabin was a good size but, the bed was hard, the linens weren't at all what I expected.

Ship tip

Pick a different ship.

Ports of call

Charleston, South Carolina

3 out of 5
Nothing to speak of.

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5
Half Moon Cay was the best Island we have ever visisited. It was sooooo beautiful and relaxing. The sand was amazing. Everyone was friendly on the beach where we were. I would definitely return to here.

Nassau, Bahamas

1 out of 5
Don't like Nassau, we didn't get off the boat because the first time we visited I didn't feel comfortable in the town.

Freeport, Grand Bahama Island

5 out of 5
The bus driver that took us to our excursion was awesome, she was funny, friendly and had tons of information about the city as we were driving through. She even took the time and talked with me after we arrived at the beach for about an hour and a half, it was great to learn about her and her family.

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
Disembarkation grrrrrrrrrrr....I was not happy with this part of the trip. Already did not enjoy the cruise and then being pulled to the side for harrasement made it even worse. I was so embarrased and felt violated that all my personal belongings were strewn all over the table in front of other people while they searched my luggage. I have never been in trouble in my life and to be treated that way was AWFUL...and it was a waste of time like we told them we had nothing. Very dissapointed and I don't know if I would ever use Charleston port again.
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4 Comments

MBuckingham    7 years ago

well I did NOT enjoy this cruise and will never go on this one again. it's not what you make of it when you have rude people and staff, the boat is old, out room wasn't cleaned very well, it smelled moldy and musty, need I go on? Yes the only port we got off was at Half Moon Bay and it was beautiful, thouroughly enjoyed it there. I honestly don't care about the negative comments it asked for a review and I'm sorry people don't like my review. No I'm not a picky person by any means but if I pay that much I at least expect a little kindness and not rudeness from the staff. Thank you Haull. I'm honest so if they ask they will get the truth. Have a blessed day everyone!

haull    7 years ago

Leave MBuckingham alone! We spent Christmas 2016 on the same boat. The boat is old,small and needs to be dry docked to update. It was a HUGE disappointment and expensive. We've loved other Carnival cruise ships but hated this ship. I wrote a honest review of the ship and had people saying all kinds of ridiculous comments too! Especially the "it's what you make of it", "any time I'm on a boat I'm happy, guess your just picky person". Insult after insult for being honest about a cruise and cruise ship.

GIL155    7 years ago

Not the ship apparently although you seemed to like a couple of the ports. Glad there was something positive.

DottieDiehl    7 years ago

I have never had a cruise that I didn't enjoy! We've had issues, dealt with them & resumed having fun in the sun. I can't imagine what was so bad...I'd even consider it a bonus if I had an extended cruise like the people being effected by Harvey. I'd enjoy the time at sea & deal with the rest once we hit port. It's going to be quite the conversation piece for those cruisers.

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