Wonderful cruise to the Bahamas!

Item: Carnival Ecstasy
Rating: 4.3
Author: courtneybri

Carnival Ecstasy Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

courtneybri

Contributor Level: Third Mate

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Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Reviews: 4

Helpful Votes: 62

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

5 Night Bahamas (Charleston Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 04, 2017

Ship: Carnival Ecstasy

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: E134

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Overall it was great! We were rerouted from princess cay to Nassau. Spent the day at Atlantis and it was amazing! Worth every penny! Food was great on board. Everyone was very nice. Overall great first cruise!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Very fast and easy getting on the ship!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Food was great! Guys burgers are the best! Pizza pirate was eh okay. The main dining room was awesome and the wait staff were fabulous!

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

The pool was small and always crowded. The slides were small but fun! The serenity deck was awesome and relaxing! The mini golf was fun too just not when it's windy lol

Entertainment

5 out of 5

The shows were great! The magician was funny! The neon bar piano was fantastic! Loved the steel drums and Dj as well by the pool.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Everyone was very friendly and went above and beyond to help you. They always asked what we did today and if we did anything fun.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Layout was confusing at first. Ship is a little outdated, but clean so it didn't bother us

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Small, very clean, unfortunately it was under the galley so every now and again you could hear a cart being rolled across the ceiling. Location was great. Close to everything!

Ship tip

Relax. We tried to go to every activity the first day and drove ourselves nuts! Pick a couple and relax the rest of the time. Also take the stairs. The elevators are very slow and you'll need to walk off all that delish food anyways!

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Disembarkation

4 out of 5

It was a little unorganized but we disembarked early due to hurricane Irma so it was kind of last minute. People started lining up when they shouldn't have causing chaos and long lines but we still got off the ship within 40 minutes

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4 Comments

courtneybri 7 years ago

Yea the price is definitely cheaper during hurricane season but you have to go with the flow! When we went to Atlantis, they were running a special. Just a day pass was $95 ish a person or you could get a day pass and a dolphin encounter for $109 (originally $185ish) which was awesome! You stand in about three feet of water and pet the dolphins and watch them do tricks! Well worth the money!

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Sharkey001 7 years ago

Did you do an excursion at the Atlantis or just go on your own?

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MawBill 7 years ago

Are you at sea now our finished.

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GIL155 7 years ago

For a first time cruiser you seem very understanding that ports do change if the Captain deems necessary to keep passengers safe. Welcome to the cruising world.

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