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Carnival Sensation Review

Great First Cruise!

Review for the Bahamas Cruise on Carnival Sensation
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jwh17
First Time Cruiser • Age 30s

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Sail Date: Jul 2012

My wife and I booked the 4-day trip to the Bahamas for our first ever cruise. The boarding process was very simple and easy. We arrived a little after 10:30 because we weren't sure how long the process would take or how the parking situation would be. It took us less than 15 minutes to go through everything. They started boarding the ship at 11:30. We were directed to the Lido deck where we had lunch from the buffet. We had the burger and it was alright, better than expected.

We went to our room at 1:15 and it was ready, even though they said 1:30. My wife's luggage came soon, while I had to wait until around 5:00 for mine. We went to the Plaza Lounge for our muster drill that seemed very boring. They took everybody out to the lifeboats and it was very hot and crowded. We did not leave at 4:30 like the schedule said because of a "technical difficulty." We watched the Freedom of the Seas and the Disney Dream sail off while we sat in port. We finally left port around 7:30.

Room: We chose the "fun saver" option to get a locked in, lower priced room but where Carnival picks the room for you. We had an oceanview state room at the Aft. The view from our room was the wake behind the ship. We loved it. We could feel the ship moving more in our room than other places on the ship, but it wasn't that bad. The last day was the worst at feeling it but I believe that had more to do with choppy waters from the storm.

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