Carnival Ecstasy Review

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The Agony and the Ecstasy

Review for the Western Caribbean Cruise on Carnival Ecstasy
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loverbubbles
10+ Cruises • Age 80s

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Sail Date: Oct 2010
Cabin: Interior

I've been cruising since 1972, so I consider myself well versed on this mode of vacationing. We live in the area, so we just drove down to Galveston and got on board for a quick "cheap" little 5 day cruise. My best friend and I left husbands at home and went to do our hobby together on board. We wanted to sleep whenever we wanted and eat as much as we pleased and just plain enjoy a girls holiday.

We had a very smooth debarkation. Unable to go to our stateroom until later, we were directed up to the Lido deck for lunch. That was our first eye opener. The elevators were so confusing that at the end of the cruise we were still staring at the over head signs trying to figure out what button to push. The Ecstasy lists their decks by letter on the button bar and by the letter and name and (finally )the deck number on the over head signs. Everybody but the staff was forever trying to figure out the floors. It would take about an hour of easy work to fix that, but it hasn't happened in all the years since it was built, so don't count on it now.

When we finally located the proper elevator to go to our deck and got the proper button pushed, that's when our next adventure started. I have to have a handicapped room and I ride on a mobility buggy that has to go into the room and recharge over night. Our handicapped room was the size of my walk in closet at home. Yes, it had the correct bath requirements to be listed as a handicapped room. But I have never-ever- seen a cabin like that,with or without handicapped facilities. It had upper bunks in case we wanted two more people in my closet. The dining room was nice enough and the wait staff very wonderful. We were joined by two other couples and had so much fun with them that we did not want to ask for early dining. We always eat first setting, but could not get it in advance. I'm so glad we stayed at that table. It was the high point of our trip.

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Interior

Cabin 4A

This was the worst handicapped cabin I have ever been in . Tiny, barely handicapped equipped. we were next to no other cabins on either side and it was like living in the middle of a bowling alley. It was an inside room and very cheap and we got what we didn't pay for. R298 should be walled over.

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