Ship felt loud noisy during a bad storm part of ceiling came down. Stateroom 6017. On the bow. Not a good place during a severe storm Ambulatory assessable cabin was decent sized and easily fit my ecv. But not ...

Sail Date February 2020

Yup

2 Reviews Written

4 Helpful Votes

Hell on earth. Hell on the sea. Just plain hell

Carnival Sunshine

Bahamas

This ship can NOT. Handle rough seas. Very frightening. Loud banging ceiling falling down. Scary and unpleasant. Mild seas were fine but we hit a significant storm with winds hitting between 43 and 66 kts. ...

Sail Date February 2020

wecruiseoften143

1 Review Written

3 Helpful Votes

Missed an entire day of cruising with no compensation and so much more

Carnival Sunshine

Bahamas

Watch out because Carnival decides on a case by case basis when they will compensate for stuff they feel is something they want to or not. We missed an entire day of sailing and disembarked at midnight because of ...

Sail Date November 2019

Lschad1

1 Review Written

3 Helpful Votes

A waste of money

Carnival Sunshine

Bahamas

I chose this cruise because I had a pleasant experience with Carnival 2 years ago on the Carnival Liberty. I should have chosen another cruise line, the first trip seemed to be a one-off lucky good time. SHIP ...

Sail Date July 2019

Goose999

1 Review Written

3 Helpful Votes

Terrible

Carnival Sunshine

Bahamas

Absolutely awful cruise to go on as a honeymoon, should have just spent the entire week in Charleston instead of getting on the boat. Cons: Drinks should not include 18 percent gratuity for just grabbing a ...

Sail Date July 2019

LLemke

1 Review Written

5 Helpful Votes

Won't Do Carnival Sunshine out of Charleston Ever Again!

Carnival Sunshine

Bahamas

We had been looking forward to this cruise for sooooo long. It was the first one for my husband and the second one for me (although mine was 20 years ago on the no longer existing Big Red Boat). Unfortunately, was ...

Sail Date May 2019

Keenya

1 Review Written

4 Helpful Votes

By Far The Worst Cruise Experience!

Carnival Sunshine

Bahamas

I don't even know where to start!!! I have been spoiled by Disney cruises and now that my daughter feels she is too "old" to travel Disney we choose Carnival out Charleston, SC Cons: 1. Don't book/pay for ...

Sail Date May 2019

Bthomas284

1 Review Written

5 Helpful Votes

Do not sail this boat...you have been warned!

Carnival Ecstasy

Bahamas

Chose this cruise due to its close proximity to our home. I wish beyond wishes I would have read reviews before booking. As soon as we walked on boat my husband and I looked at each other in horror. The smell is so ...

Sail Date April 2019

balarajagopal

1 Review Written

1 Helpful Vote

Horrible experience, never again

Carnival Ecstasy

Bahamas

We chose this cruise as it one of the few that sailed from Charleston, SC. Boy, what a huge mistake. I am going to keep it simple and list the positive and negatives. Positives - * Port was closer to us. ...

Sail Date November 2018

Goodhoperoad

1 Review Written

6 Helpful Votes

Terrible cruise

Carnival Ecstasy

Bahamas

This ship is small, outdated, and poorly kept. Stateroom feels like staying in an old camper. We experienced a disgusting septic backup in our bathroom and guest services refused to offer anything other than a ...

Sail Date March 2019

kendra0673

1 Review Written

1 Helpful Vote

The worst

Carnival Ecstasy

Bahamas

I have cruised before with carnival a great experience on Fantasy but this cruise on Ecstasy was terrible. The food was disgusting the only thing i could eat was Guys burger joint and ice cream. The ship and my room ...

Sail Date February 2019

michaelfin5

1 Review Written

I will never set foot on this ship again

Carnival Ecstasy

Bahamas

Restaurants: Food was horrible. The Buffet(s) was closed almost every time I went to it (5:15pm, 7:15am, 6pm, normal times) The Guy's burgers were good but the rest sucked. I ate soft ice cream with a fork, got ...

Sail Date February 2019

jmu2nmsu

1 Review Written

3 Helpful Votes

Carnival Ruined Our Wedding Day

Carnival Ecstasy

Bahamas

We cannot tell you how excited we were to leave on 1/6/19. We were eloping, taking our first cruise, and my soon-to-be husband was leaving the country for the first time. His name is Brandon. That'll be in important ...

Sail Date January 2019

KruseKop

3 Reviews Written

8 Helpful Votes

Carnival's Race to Bottom of the Sea

Carnival Ecstasy

Bahamas

This is our second trip on the Carnival Ecstasy on the Rivera level (4th Floor) with a portal ocean view.. Upon arriving at the port we were charged $20 per day ($120) parking though last trip they provided ...

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Sail Date December 2018

Elowman

1 Review Written

5 Helpful Votes

Worst Cruise Ever!!!

Carnival Ecstasy

Bahamas

We ran into bad weather the first two days which the captain stated he did not expect. Over half of our party was sick along with members who were working on the cruise ship. We were unable to do anything and spent ...

Sail Date November 2018

savcoley

1 Review Written

2 Helpful Votes

DON’T DO IT!

Carnival Ecstasy

Bahamas

Safe to say after this I will never be on a Carnival Cruise again! Never, ever! Went on this cruise for my honeymoon + my husband and I were both highly disappointed. Disappointed is the understatement of the ...

Sail Date October 2018

ru1988

2 Reviews Written

2 Helpful Votes

DO NOT GO ON THIS SHIP

Carnival Ecstasy

Bahamas

Our cruise left out of Charleston and I was traveling with my daughter and two other friends. My daughter and I had a ocean view cabin #R188. *If you are able to still cancel your booking, do so! This ship is ...

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Sail Date October 2018

Amyjones

1 Review Written

4 Helpful Votes

Disappointing

Carnival Ecstasy

Bahamas

Carnival Ecstasy is overrated... Pool area is super small. Unless you get out early and reserve a lounge chair with your towel, you won't get a spot near the pool. Serenity Adult only area is pretty small as ...

Sail Date September 2018

manfredl

1 Review Written

3 Helpful Votes

NEVER AGAIN

Carnival Ecstasy

Bahamas

I booked a room with Balcony. After arriving in room it was not clean it had glasses, gum and cigarette butts in room; we did not complain took care of it our self. Then we went to elevator to find our dining room ...

Sail Date August 2018

benherr

1 Review Written

2 Helpful Votes

Old ship, not enough staff/crew, don’t book this ship

Carnival Ecstasy

Bahamas

Not my first cruise, so I expected of few things to not be perfect. This ship should be retired! We had an extended balcony suite, so size was great, but bathroom was being held together with a poor caulk job. ...

Sail Date July 2018

Martinmomof6

1 Review Written

7 Helpful Votes

Worst vacation I have ever had!

Carnival Ecstasy

Bahamas

I was told by family and friends that cruising is very enjoyable and relaxing experience. So I gave it a try for the first time on the Carnival Ecstasy. I am driving home now and want to share my experience to keep ...

Sail Date July 2018

fooey200

1 Review Written

4 Helpful Votes

Couldn't wait to get off the ship.

Carnival Ecstasy

Caribbean - Eastern

Embarkation was fast and easy and from there it went downhill. The Ocean was so rough that if was very difficult walking and we could not dock in Nassau for safety reasons. I realize that Carnival had no control ...

Sail Date March 2018

uagirl

1 Review Written

5 Helpful Votes

Find Another Cruise Line...

Carnival Ecstasy

Bahamas

This was our third sailing with Carnival, and our last. This ship is old, and needs a complete face lift. Paint was pealing all over the deck. The food was mediocre. The breakfast buffet was the same everyday, as ...

Sail Date January 2018

terribleexperience

1 Review Written

5 Helpful Votes

Our family's first and last cruise

Carnival Ecstasy

Bahamas

Since we were inexperienced cruisers, I booked our cruise through carnival and took the advice of the carnival associate as far as destination and ship choice. This was our oldest sons last vacation with us before ...

Sail Date September 2017

doxieluvr99

1 Review Written

24 Helpful Votes

First cruise....Last with Carnival

Carnival Ecstasy

Bahamas

We chose this cruise because it was closer to where we live. It was just a 5 day cruise and a good time for first time cruisers. There was 4 in our group. Getting into the port and through the traffic was fine we ...

Sail Date August 2017