10 Night Eastern Caribbean Carnival Journeys (Charleston Roundtrip)
Sail date: November 05, 2017
Ship:
Carnival Ecstasy
Cabin type: Inside
Cabin number: U175
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 7 years ago
Review summary
For my first cruise this was amazing. The food and the people were great! I loved listening to peoples advise and how to make it memorable. Everyone will share what they think they find great and you just need to go for it and try it. I loved my room and I loved the entertainment. Everything was great and I think everyone should try a cruise at least once in their life.
Embarkation
4 out of 5
This was my first cruise and I felt that I was just hanging out in a warehouse. The line went fast. I was with someone that goes on cruises all the time so I didn't hear the check in persons whole shpeal so it was fine. I was just surprised at the warehouse feel.
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
4 out of 5
The food and the drinks were great. The only complaint that I have is the cups are not big enough. They need bigger cups. The food rocked and the drinks were good. I did not get a package or anything but the drinks I had were good.
Onboard Activities
4 out of 5
The activities were what you made of them. I loved going in the pool and down the water slides. My partner and I have a blast having races and all of that fun stuff. We did participate in a lot of the trivia which was always fun. The one complaint I had is this one person that was part of the "fun staff" would always pick the same person for activities even when the person didn't have their hand up. I am a little bitter because I wanted to participate, but was over looked
Entertainment
5 out of 5
I loved the stage shows. I think we went to every single one of them. They were very entertaining and they were able to get so many people involved. The music was good. (I personally think they made some of the songs too broadwayish, but that is my opinion. It still sounded good) I would have liked to see more, but the ship didn't make a port stop because of the danger and some of the new entertainment didn't make it on. You can't blame anyone for this. The comedians were super funny and I really just enjoyed it all.
Service and Staff
5 out of 5
This was my first cruise so experiencing people learn my name from the start was mind blowing. They listened to everything you would say and they were just amazing. They would try to do everything in their power to make you happy and that is what was awesome.
Ship Quality
5 out of 5
The ships layout was very easy once you got the first day down. If you ever felt confused they had numerous maps you could look at. The ship to me always seemed cleaned (except for my room, but that was my fault only) People were always cleaning. Most of the time I would look and think that particular thing didn't need to be cleaned, but someone was always cleaning.
Cabin / Stateroom
5 out of 5
I was very impressed by the size of the cabin. I was expecting a lot smaller and it was a great size. My partner and I pushed the twin beds together and made a big bed. One of the twin beds was the most uncomfortable thing I have ever slept on. It was harder than the floor. I don't know how this is possible but it was torture. They told us they couldn't do anything for us. My partner and I took turns because it was the worst thing in the world to sleep on and it wasn't kind to just have only one of us sleep on it. The steward added another comforter but nothing helped. That would be my only complaint.
Ship tip
Enjoy your trip. Take the opportunity to experience all the shows, they are well worth it. :)
Beautiful place. It seemed a little chaotic at first, but everything went great. I did not do an excursion. I really just wanted to take a small tour of the island and then snorkel and I was able to do it much cheaper than if I did do an excursion.
Loved it here. Beautiful. There is a lot to do. This time I just wanted to Snorkel and was able to do it. We took a water taxi out to the island close by and just snorkeled and hung out on the gorgeous beach.
This place was very nice. Great things to do. I didn't pay for an excursion (as I am writing all of this I have come to realize I'm super cheap) The only problem was the rain and that is no ones fault.
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