Carnival Ecstasy Review
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This was our 2nd cruise with Carnival and our first vacation without the kids. The cruise was to celebrate our 20th anniversary. Overall, we were very pleased with our cruise - service, cabin, food, value, etc.
Let me start with our arrival at the Orlando airport. We arrived 2 days early to spend a day at Epcot Center. Then we drove to Cape Canaveral on Friday, the day before our cruise. We stayed at Residence Inn at Cape Canaveral - I highly recommend this place. Residence Inn offered a hearty complimentary breakfast. They have shuttle service from the hotel to the port. It's the closest hotel to the port, $3 one-way.
I booked our cruise directly with Carnival and the booking experience was very pleasant. We upgraded to a Junior Suite with a balcony. The balcony was pretty snug but we got our very own space to enjoy the views without the crowds. Our cabin was on the Verandah Level with a limited amount of cabins. With our upgrade we received priority boarding and disembarking. To us, the extra perks was all worth the cost of the upgrade.
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Junior Suite
I was feeling a little skeptical about our cabin after we made the upgrade. Primarily because of all the reviews I read on CC forums. However, we were very pleased with our cabin, V9. Our views from our deck were great, no obstructions. Although our deck was above an open area below, we didn't experience hoards of people looking up at our deck as others have described. There was very little foot traffic below. Although the deck was pretty snug, no room to lay out, there was room for us to sit down and read and enjoy the sun without the crowds. Our own little private space.