This is out first cruise with Carnival, we were looking for a quick getaway to get some sun and relax. Perhaps our expectations were skewed after sailing with another cruise line.

We just returned yesterday from a 3 night cruise on the ecstasy. If you would like to relive your college days at the frat house, this might be the cruise for you! The first night as we walked to our room we encountered about 6 rooms with the doors propped open and music playing, several young men were hanging out in the hall; no big deal until the their mouths opened and they began to speak foul language loudly. Later that night a member of our group encountered someone vomiting in the elevator and we saw staff cleaning up vomit off the carpet in another area. I will say we didn't see/ hear too much of that after the first night.

The ship apparently is popular for quick getaways, unfortunately the demographic of people this ship attracted seemed to be loud mouthed, drinking/ partying and poorly mannered. Groups would be walking around the ship speaking/ arguing loudly with one another. The lack of undergarments on a surprisingly high number of fellow passengers was a real eye opener. The dress code ( I didn't get this memo) is skin tight, crotch high spandex, with lots of neon accents. The downside of this was the majority of people wearing those outfits mentioned above were not in a physically attractive body shape to sport that style. Read more