Very fun family cruise. Smallest boat I have been on. Seemed to be enough seats on lido. Nice enough boat to me an older boat. Not my favorite port I have been to. Port was shut down for fog for three hours. Staff was friendly once we got in.

Item: Carnival Ecstasy
Rating: 4.2
Author: popeyesx2

Carnival Ecstasy Cruise Review

popeyesx2

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 41

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5

4 Night Bahamas (Jacksonville Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 26, 2019

Ship: Carnival Ecstasy

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Went to be with family for Christmas. Small boat with okay ports. Make it about what you can do with who you are with.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

No escargot offered on this boat. 😢

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Lido deck was small. Has alot of chairs for the size. Corn hole boards where a nice added touch. Could have used a couple more so more people could have used them at the same time.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Piano bar is awesome. Drew is talented and learned a new song just for us.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Staff seemed to care enough. Room tenant for our 5 year old went above and beyond to make and show him how to make towel animals.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Slight smell of septic smell coming from deck 7 hallway. Other than that boat is older but they are trying to keep it up with what they have.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Bathroom needs more shelf space.

Ship tip

Deck 7 was super convenient to most locations. I enjoyed the cruise and we have been in bigger and newer boats. When you book this cruise please consider you are not booking the newest or biggest boat. It's about who you are with.

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Ports of call

Freeport, Grand Bahama Island

4 out of 5

Did the dolphin encounter. It rained and the wind was blowing. But guides stuck through and did their best.

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Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5

Tiki bikini hut. Went a few years ago. Byron remembered us and made everyone have a good time on a rainy day. Has expanded his size but also his prices. Still worth it to us.

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Jacksonville, Florida

2 out of 5