Fun Trip that I probably wont take again

Item: Carnival Ecstasy
Rating: 2.5
Author: rachelpohler

Carnival Ecstasy Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

rachelpohler

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 23

Overall rating:

2.5 out of 5

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5 Night Bahamas (Charleston Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 01, 2018

Ship: Carnival Ecstasy

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: M299

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Not a great value. I don't think we will ever cruise again.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

It was a bit chaotic. No tables available to eat lunch at. We were stuck and unable to get to our room. We were stuck carrying heavy luggage that we were't able to give to the crew to take with the rest of our things

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

We only ate in the main dining room 2 times. The waitstaff acted that they were irritated we were there. We didn't even stay long enough to order dessert. Very poor food and service

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Some of the activities were great. Others seemed very poorly planned

Entertainment

4 out of 5

the ships comedy shows were fantastic. We went to all of them that we could

Children's Programs

1 out of 5

I felt unsafe leaving my children in the camps. Especially the young teen area. The area was unstructured. Activities unorganized. Only one adult there to supervise. The other kids were cussing and being disrespectful. I didn't feel like my daughter was safe there.

Service and Staff

2 out of 5

Our room steward was wonderful. But that's the best thing I can say for the staff

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Clean enough

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

the room was very cramped. But the beds were very comfortable.

Ship tip

Buy the drink package. Since 2 drinks onboard cost me $47. Bring pop to drink.

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Ports of call

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5

We were harassed by local vendors from the minute we stepped off the boat. I would book an overpriced excursion or get a taxi to take you to a beach. The public beach by the port is dirty and they were charging $20 to rent a chair for a few hours.

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Disembarkation

1 out of 5

We were told we couldn't get off the ship. We had no checked baggage. We were carrying everything. We had 2 small children with us. They shut off the elevators and we were forced to walk down 2 flights of stairs with lots of luggage.

4 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

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BabyCrab 5 years ago

Anyone else notice that the OP complains about being forced to wait "with 2 small children...", and then a few paragraphs down writes about feeling "unsafe leaving my children in the camps. Especially the young teen area...". Uh, why would "2 small children" be anywhere near a teen club? Sure. Maybe she had 4 kids, but it all sounds kinda suspicious to me.

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Shh813 5 years ago

Fake review. No cruises listed. But... cruising will always be the best deal for a vacation. Room, food, traveling, places to see, shows, etc .Fantastic

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missnotanlines 5 years ago

Wow so unhappy

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