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Carnival Ecstasy Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 11
Helpful Votes: 187

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
Carnival Ecstasy

10 Night Eastern Caribbean Carnival Journeys (Charleston Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 05, 2017

Ship: Carnival Ecstasy

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: M211

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Due to hurricanes hitting the areas the cruise changed from 5 ports to 4 ports which ended up being 3 ports. More sea days than I had planned for, but I did enjoy and it gave us time to meet several new friends on those sea days

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Being priority really helps with embarkation

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
We eat in the diningroom every evening. The food was great, our waitstaff was like family and very attentive. Florin, Nilo & Jasmin

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Since this was a Premier cruise for us we spent quite a bit of time in the casino. We didn't win but still had fun for the additional games that were held. Jelly you got it going on

Entertainment

4 out of 5
We caught a few shows, we had seen all but one before

Children's Programs

No children traveling with us

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Dino, Omlet station on Lido deck, he was the best

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
!st time on the Ecstacy but it's just like the Paradise so was familiar with the layout. The elevators in the aft were out the entire cruise, but they did have people working on them.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Jiwandono kept our cabin in tip top shape, kudos to him

Ship tip

The staff works very hard to keep you happy, so be mindful of how you trreat them

Ports of call

Charleston, South Carolina

3 out of 5
Didn't spend any time in the city, stayed overnight in Summerville then onto the ship the next day

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5
We always take the bus to the beach, this time was no different. Also can get passport stamped at the port

Bonaire, Netherlands Special Municipality

4 out of 5
!st time in this port, liked the idea that you could get your passport stamped right at the port. I did some shopping while my husband snorkeled

Princess Cays (Cruise Line Private Island)

4 out of 5
!st time into this port, didn't do excursion and it rained off an on

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
We were # 7 but got off fairly easy, got luggage and through customs in no time
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