First trip BUST

Carnival Ecstasy Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

byrdr1

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 23

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5

5 Night Bahamas (Charleston Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 30, 2017

Ship: Carnival Ecstasy

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: e106

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

for the money, I spent I was very disappointed. I had very high expectations based on others opinions. BUT this was nowhere near what I hoped for. This was my 35th wedding anniversary gift to my wife. IT was memorable but not because we had the best time ever. Seas were awful and the small ship was just not what I was expecting. I will try one more time in a different season but if I based my cruise experience on this one trip I would Say "ONE AND DONE!". And I still might be that way. I drove to Oklahoma the summer of 2016 and had a much better time seeing the 5 states and what all I could do on that trip. Carnival has a great reputation as far as cruises go but I was not impressed. Maybe in 2-3 yearas we will try it again but not in the next year or so.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

pretty easy to get on board the ship

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

drinks were great food was so-so. I have had better steaks at the local Texas Road House restaurant. some of the appetizers were nice and some were not. The paying extra for lobster and Filet was a bust for me. I wanted lobster but was willing to pay an extra $20.00 for it.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

ok they did a good job trying to entertain us.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

ok they did a good job trying to entertain us

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

great job by the room steward, the waiters and wait staff id a good job.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

OLD ship, it was clean but you could see the rust under the paint. Sometimes I felt like the paint was holding the ship together.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

very nice layout and the bathroom was perfect for two people. the beds and linens were very comfortable.

Ship tip

get on another ship. One that is much larger.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Charleston, South Carolina

5 out of 5

fine coming and going from this port

Thumbs Up 3

Princess Cays (Cruise Line Private Island)

4 out of 5

easy access but a bust getting back to the ship. waited 171/2 hour in a line to get back to ship tinders were broken down most of the day. Fodd was so-so. hamburgers were served raw in the middle.

Thumbs Up 0

Freeport, Grand Bahama Island

1 out of 5

storms kept us away from this port, just saw it as we passed it.. A MAJOR BUT in my opinion.

Thumbs Up 0

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

fine long lines to get off....

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