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Carnival Sensation Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 50

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
Carnival Sensation

5 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 14, 2017

Ship: Carnival Sensation

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: V1

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

I wasn't sure what to expect going in a group- especially it being my grown children. I could not have asked for a more perfect trip. Thank you Carnival

Embarkation

5 out of 5
There were more than enough people to help direct you to the correct location for check in. What made this awesome is my husband and I were literally the first ones to board. Having the key cards at the room was new and a welcome change.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Guy's Burger is always good. Of course, who doesn't like pizza at any hour. Room service for breakfast on port days is great. The best experiences were in the dining room when we all met for dinner. Our waiter Marek was fantastic. His wait staff did great at meeting every need and question. We are are so much I was afraid they might have run out of food lol.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Bingo is always a family favorite, and one of our kids won. The Hasbro show, comedians, singers and fun team all did a wonderful job. My only request would be to have a few more options for the days at sea. While I like Bingo, I can only play it so many times.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Kabir the cruise director was awesome. All of the entertainment on board was better than I expected

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Anyone that can handle the service industry on a ship is number one in my book. Honestly, our room steward, waiter and everyone in between were polite, friendly and went out of there way to make sure any request or need was taken care of. His was one of the best crews I have had on a cruise

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
The relatively recent remodel brought in some nice new finishes to the ship. The layout and design are perfect for the smaller size ship that the Sensation is. My only complaint would be we had a balcony room but a set of stairs to a viewing platform were right in front of us. No privacy at all on the balcony

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
The room was sufficiently sized for the ship. As a suite I was expecting a slightly bigger cabin. As I'm sure is a normal comment- more storage in drawers would be great

Ports of call

Miami, Florida Did not visit port

Ocho Rios, Jamaica

5 out of 5
A beautiful port and welcoming and friendly people. Our tour to the Blue Hole was incredible. Dunn's River was nice but it has become to busy and commercial.

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5
We enjoyed this port so much we came back and did the same Tours again. Sting Ray coty and the Turtle Swim. I didn't think they could get better but they did, sadly pictures taken on stingray tour had gone up. Just couldn't afford them, plus considering all the shots had strangers in them it was steep

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Self-assist is the way to go. Grab your bags and go! Perfect

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bbhellriegel    7 years ago

We are scheduling a large group trip next September. A great ship for a family reunion type group!

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