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Carnival Sensation Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 29

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5
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Carnival Sensation

4 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 21, 2019

Ship: Carnival Sensation

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: U208

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Again, we wish we had known that this ship had so little for teens and kids compared to others we have been on without them. We had talked up the exciting shows, the pools, the basketball court, the zipline only to find out that none of that was the case on this ship. Service was great, and we enjoyed relaxing.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Everything went smooth.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Food was excellent, and we all ate too much!

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
We were disappointed that there was no basketball court or zipline on the ship as we thought. Also, there was only one medium size pool, and it was always full.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Most of the entertainment we saw was good, but the shows were not as exciting as other shows we've seen on other cruises. I would say it was okay, but not great.

Children's Programs

3 out of 5
My 11 year old was grouped with 6-11 year olds and only went once because it was boring to him. My teenagers enjoyed some activities with other teens. Teen staff (Bobe) was good.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
All the staff and personnel were excellent - very friendly and helpful.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Everything was clean and looked great!

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
We fit five people in the cabin. Naturally there wasn't much extra room, but we didn't come on a cruise to hang out in our cabin so that was fine.

Ship tip

If you are bringing kids or looking for exciting shows, this ship isn't the one to go on.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

4 out of 5
We enjoyed our trip to the Everglades.

Key West, Florida

4 out of 5
Two of us went on a catamaran and snorkeling. That was great. The other three walked around Key West and went to the Ripley's Believe It or Not. That was pretty fun.

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5
Enjoyed Mexico, but our excursion was a little disappointing as we all had hoped to go snorkeling but couldn't because of high winds. Other than that we enjoyed our time there.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
A little slow, but it went smoothly.
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3 Comments

JustCruz    5 years ago

Before we book a Cruise, we now go to their website to review what the ship has to offer. We also learned the hard way. When doing you research look at the specific ship.

jstubblefield    5 years ago

I went on this ship when I was 13. Never got bored...

DerekMire    5 years ago

Do yr homework next time

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