Our family of seven had a fabulous time from start to finish even though the private island trip was cancelled due to Hurricane Maria. Only drawback was the septic smells

Item: Carnival Ecstasy
Rating: 3.7
Author: Petesclan

Carnival Ecstasy Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Petesclan

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 31

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5

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5 Night Bahamas (Charleston Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 20, 2017

Ship: Carnival Ecstasy

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: U156

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Except for cancelled stop to Princess Cay the cruise was fabulous. Would definitely book Carnival in future. All night pizza was a plus. Beverage package well worth it. Staff was great. Ship smell not so much but we managed to ignore it.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

As efficient and friendly as it could be but still a long process Lunch as soon as we boarded was a nice welcome!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

The scheduled dinner each night was excellent! Wait staff and chefs were great accommodating the gluten free medically necessary requirements for two family members.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

LOVED the slide and poolside DJ activities. However some scheduled game competitions at the pool never took place.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Room steward was extremely anxious to please. Formal dining room staff took a day to "warm up" but we're terrific the rest of the cruise

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Ship layout was easy to follow and very efficient after a day or so. Ship was visually very clean But the bathroom smell throughout the ship room decks from day 1 was unsettling.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Larger than expected, clean and quiet. Perfect.

Ship tip

It was a great price for a memorable, fun, enjoyable family vacation we otherwise never could have afforded! If you have a sensitive sense of smell pick another ship.

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Ports of call

Charleston, South Carolina

5 out of 5

Friendly and efficient.

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Princess Cays (Cruise Line Private Island)

1 out of 5

We were so disappointed this was cancelled and the substitute stop in Freeport was just a souvenir tourist trap. We bought some items and quickly returned to the ship because the transport to the beach (not walkable distance) was $40 per person!

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Freeport, Grand Bahama Island

1 out of 5

Freeport was Awful. Nassau was much better where we went to local beach, Senor Pedro's and did a lot of shopping.

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