Do not recommend Carnival Sensation

Carnival Sensation Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 25

Overall rating:

2.9 out of 5
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Carnival Sensation

5 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 05, 2017

Ship: Carnival Sensation

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: M154

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Do not recommend this ship or this cruise company I will certainly read reviews about quality of food before going any other cruise with any company And I will never go on this ship again

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5
Don't think food could have been too much worse Guy Fieri hamburgers, pizza to order, and deli sandwiches not bad but rest of food especially in dining room was bad

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5
At least half of the activities required spending money or the cruise line trying to sell me something

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Loved comedian Jaylin Bishop and small singing groups that performed throughout the ship Especially liked Plan A (great music, instruments and singing), Dale ( very personable) and favorite was Shipz and Giggles (super fun!, great personality esp Dilsad Calvakur)

Children's Programs

No young kids

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
Ok Nothing to write home about They seemed understaffed and overworked Not their fault, this is Carnival's responsibility

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
HORRIBLE!!! Smell of sewer in hallway Then last day at sea same smell in my room!! I could not use room the entire day at sea They sent engineering to place ozone machine in room which does not allow anyone to be I too while it is in use Despite not being able to use room, I was not given a credit to my account for that day Extremely upset!!! I was told I had to put a claim in after the cruise with the main offices but could not be assured I would receive any money back I explained to them that I would not leave the ship without money on my side The only option given to me was to remove the tip I had given to the employees of the ship There was no other option!! And I would not be given the opportunity to give the tips after I left the ship if the matter was settled to my satisfaction with the main office This was beyond my comprehension!!! I did not have use of my room but I would have no assurance that I deserved the money back for that day!!! Unbelievable!!

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
This is my children's room I was in M70 but I am the one that paid for the three cabins M79, M154, M60

Ship tip

Take your own food!!

Ports of call

Miami, Florida Did not visit port

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5
Had fun but very commercialized

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

4 out of 5
Would have loved to have spent the entire day here and have skipped Grand Turk

Grand Turk Island

1 out of 5
DIRTY!!!!! Broken glass beer bottles all over the beach!!!!! Also the cruise ship docks so close to the beach it feels "dirty" to go in the water

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
No problem
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4 Comments

alikeen    7 years ago

@ TheParkers19 All cruise food ( in my personal opinion)can be compared to golden Coral quality. It's not the best and not the worst. There is plenty to try and you are sure to find at least a few items you would be ok with. Because they cater to such a huge and diverse crowd, they stick to basic and blend. But as I said.... you are welcome to try it all and I'm sure you will find something you enjoy . Just have fun with it! I wish you the best vacation!

Cruiserholics    7 years ago

Unfortunately the rise of specialty dining options and the decline of complimentary is the new trend. Not all that many years ago, lobster was served at least once in dinning room which included 3 day cruises. Evolution

weringa    7 years ago

Our first cruise was on the sensation. It was a little dated at the time, but we had no complaints and the staff was awesome!!! Food was decent.

JustLivingLife    7 years ago

What exactly is wrong with the quality of the food on this ship. My first time on it will be Sept 30 and I love to eat on vacation lol

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