Would never go again
Carnival Sensation Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas
4 Night Bahamas (Miami Roundtrip)
Sail date: July 12, 2018
Ship: Carnival Sensation
Cabin type: Oceanview
Cabin number: E10
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 6 years ago
Review summary
I would never ever ever go on another carnival cruise. Let's start by saying im a pretty well off individual. I like to save but I'm not cheap. After paying for the trip I thought I would be able to have plenty of fun on the ship. And you can, for a price. Everything on the ship costs a ridiculous amount of money. The pictures they take of you, each costs a minimum of $11 to keep. The "penny" slots really cost at least a dollar. The cheers program allows you to get 15 free alcoholic drinks a day. But you better hope whoever is in your cabin also wants to buy it. Every adult in the cabin has to purchase the cheers program, even if only you drink. And it costs $250 dollars per person. So if you are traveling with a partner who doesnt drink, and you both are in the same room. You have to pay $500 for the cheers program still. That is absolutely insane. The food on the ship is okay. The burgers and pizza are actually 4 star. So what else is their to do on the ship? Nothing, even the "giveaways" arent real. The art auction giveaway seems like a way for them to launder money. The giveaway is either a $100 voucher to buy a $6,000 painting. Or a "free" painting which is actually them printing out on paper a picture of the painting. They sell "paintings" of looney tunes characters for $300. Thing is, its not painted and looks as if its a print out from google images. Its even on basic stock paper. Very strange. The cigars (if you like cigars) are very expensive. And the cheap ones taste like a really big Marlboro Red cigarette that's gone stale. The comedians were great. I wish i could remember their names. The real star was a marriage counselor/comedian. He was hilarious and had the best comedy shows. Off the boat, the half moon cay port is horrible. The systems are all Carnival's, even the employees at the bars are carnival. However your cheers program doesnt work here. Drinks are about $10 and up and expect to need 3 to really get a buzz. The local vendors are cash only which is very weird. And you are trapped. They have you trapped in the port so you cant explore. Its so weird. Spend your time at the beach in the water. its clear and very relaxing. The nassau port was much better. You can explore the whole island, interact with the locals. Do whatever you want. Despite all this I had a lot of fun on the ship because I purchased the crazy Cheers program and was pretty much drunk and talking to random people the whole time. The comedians gave me something to do at night.Embarkation
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Ship tip
Bring an extra $700 dollars just to have an okay time on the ship.
Ports of call
Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)
Disembarkation
6 Comments
hh4 6 years ago