Most horrible cruise I've ever been on!

Item: Carnival Sensation
Rating: 2.4
Author: cruisinmama17

Carnival Sensation Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

cruisinmama17

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 6

Overall rating:

2.4 out of 5

5 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 14, 2017

Ship: Carnival Sensation

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: E24

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

I have been on 9 cruises total and this by far had been the worst Carnival cruise I have ever been on. They need to throw the whole ship away and start over again.

Embarkation

1 out of 5

That was alright

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

The food was horrible.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Boring. Need more variety.

Entertainment

Didn't really go to any shows

Children's Programs

1 out of 5

They weren't open long enough for the children to really enjoy anything.

Service and Staff

1 out of 5

Rude and not very friendly

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

The ship is old and it smelled.

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5

It was too small for our party, it smelled like cat piss, the linens were dingy and dirty. The bathroom smelled and there was rust everywhere.

Ship tip

Go on another ship if you can!

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Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5

All the ports were excellent.

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Ocho Rios, Jamaica

5 out of 5

All the ports were excellent. Dunnes river falls was great except for when I fell.

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George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5

The bar hopping tour was great.

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Disembarkation

1 out of 5

Horrible and extremely disorganized

11 Comments

Cruzeing74 7 years ago

I was on that ship at least 18 years ago it was ok then but I can imagine it's falling apart now.I don't go on carnival anymore I went on at least 15 times.I go on Norwegian it's my favorite the Breakaway is my latest kick.I am going in a week it's my fifth time but I have nothing against carnival. You can have fun on any cruise it's what you make of it.Hope you all enjoy your future cruises 🌴😎

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GIL155 7 years ago

That would be an expensive trip to the garbage dump for Carnival.

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allizzonn 7 years ago

A cruise is what you make it...the get away, the people and a good time is all I expect. Anything after that is gold. I'm going to enjoy it regardless if I have to be along side it in a life boat...25 days and counting

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Teamstrong 7 years ago

Yea, I can see it being overcrowded but I woulda thought since it dry docked and they put more bars and restaurants it would've been better. It's a short cruise so just stay have to enjoy it. Next time though bigger is better lol

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quinnmum 7 years ago

Funny how people on the same cruise can have such very different experiences. While the ship is old, I found it to be clean and nice. I'm not sure what staff you encountered but everyone I dealt with and passed by was friendly and nice. Hope you have a better time next cruise

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cruisinmama17 7 years ago

Guys burgers were alright but they closed so early. It was just the worst ship I've been compared to their other ones. It is very small and was grossly overcrowded.They need to retire it.

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Teamstrong 7 years ago

I'm not expecting much lol it's the smallest ship and they only have one pool. But hey, they have bars and entertainment right? I'm sure not all the food is bad. What about Guys burgers and the cantina or Mongolian wok? We're going with 6 other people so I'm sure we will have a blast.

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Cruiserholics 7 years ago

Definitely showing its age. When Fantasy class finally retires, the smallest Carnival will be around 110,000 GWT. More balconies on 3-day cruises then. 🛳👌

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DMW1 7 years ago

Carnival need to retire some of their old ship, and build more new ship. I know do new ship, when cruising

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cruisinmama17 7 years ago

The ship is old and it smelled. The stateroom smelled like cat piss. The food was terrible and with not much variety. A lot of the staff was not very friendly. It was just horrible all the way around.

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cbcruisin 7 years ago

What happened?

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