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Carnival Ecstasy Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 28

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5
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Carnival Ecstasy

5 Night Bahamas (Charleston Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 09, 2017

Ship: Carnival Ecstasy

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: E235

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Nice cruise but we will never choose a cruise that stops at Princess Cays again unless they offer an excursion to Pig Island. We have taken several cruises because they are less expensive than most vacations but getting more expensive so we will rethink it next year. On the upside, it really is a good choice for families with children due to the activities and camp carnival. I wish there was an all adult (not singles) cruise.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
as efficient as it could be

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
The food is always the best part of a cruise and i have always given 5 stars but on all my past cruises lobster was served at least one night in the dining room at no additional charge but on this cruise it was $20.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
My boyfriend and I enjoy karaoke and we were looking forward to it on our cruise. The karaoke on this particular cruise was overtaken by kids and it was horrible. We feel strongly that kids should have their own karaoke separate of adults, i.e camp carnival karaoke.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Not enough danceable live music. Shaun was very talented but one man band was great for the lobby but not appropriate for the bar. I realize there was a night club but we are too old for that. As a middle-aged couple, we felt like entertainment was not geared toward us, it was for older or younger. We enjoyed "Band 6" but they only played 2 nights.

Children's Programs

5 out of 5
My kid thought camp carnival was too loud

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
We LOVED Nengah in the Windstar dining room. He gave us the BEST service ever!!!!!! He was attentive, accommodating and always had a smile!!!!

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
It was an average carnival ship

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
The bed was amazing

Ship tip

Don't get off the ship at Princess Cays

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
as efficient as can be expected
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1 Comment

ctav    7 years ago

Ive sailed out of Charleston before and I'm planning on a 4 day cruise December 2018 with the DGF and 4 of her Grandkids for their first cruise. Looks like you had a good cruise.

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