Wonderful staff but they look tired

Carnival Ecstasy Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 20

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5
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Carnival Ecstasy

5 Night Bahamas (Charleston Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 27, 2018

Ship: Carnival Ecstasy

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: M2

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

I like the ship, I love the staff, they are great but...they really need to rest more.

Embarkation

2 out of 5
Embarkation was good but we didn't know the parking was so expensive. They charge an abusive $20 per day...unbelievable. We couldn't back up when we found out. If you are planing to drive to the port, find another parking for your car.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Food is average.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Staff did a great job entertaining up with activities and people got very involved. We had a great time

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Shows are average, nothing to highlight

Children's Programs

I didn't travel with children.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Staff is wonderful, cruise director was fantastic, everyone was super nice, however, everyone looked VERY tired. They really need to rest more. Sometimes I even felt guilty for having this people serving me in such a great way but looking so terrible tired. I mean in general, ALL of them, with the exception of the captain.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
I like the ship.

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5
This cabin has two terrible defects: the bathroom has this smell of urine or pee that doesn't go away AND, every EARLY morning when the ship arrives to port, you hear lots of noise. I think it was the chain they use to fix the ship to port...but it literally sounds like a shutting gun being fired at your door..that was every morning we arrived to a port...horrible! I'm not giving 0 stars here because the guy who cleaned the room and attended us was absolutely fantastic. He really is a great staff member.

Ports of call

Freeport, Grand Bahama Island

5 out of 5
The best beaches ever...very beautiful.

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5
If you are in the nice hotels, it most be really nice, otherwise, it is average.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
I was surprised how fast it went. Very good, excellent.
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2 Comments

susanl6774    6 years ago

that is a great ship my first cruise was on it in December and we really enjoy it great ship

IkeDeb    6 years ago

I agree the staff works hard. Last ship we were on a lower deck and heard the engines alot when they were porting. We have decided to book as high as we can. Very glad you enjoyed the ship. Hope you are planning another one 😋😋

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