Eastern Caribbean Carnival Sensation Eastern Caribbean Cruise Reviews

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Very old and dirty ship

Review for a Caribbean - Eastern Cruise on Carnival Sensation

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Svill
2-5 Cruises • Age 40s

We booked a couple months in advanced but were still able to get a balcony room. The room was still very tiny. We were on the 5th floor and out floor smelled moldy. There were holes in our curtains and the deck was very dirty. Our room was M245. The cruise director deon was great. There were alot of activities. The food at dinner was great. The breakfast buffet was poor. Half Moon Cay, was a joke! ...
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Sail Date: August 2019

Cabin Type: Balcony


Over Crowded and Understaffed

Review for a Caribbean - Western Cruise on Carnival Sensation

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suziesunshinerentals
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

Short weekend cruise. Taking my grandson for his first cruise. This was our 5th cruise with Carnival. We have always talked highly of Carnival and enjoy the diversity of age on most of their ships. This ship felt overly crowded. Almost impossible to get to the buffet. Even harder to find a chair by the pool and forget getting in the 1 pool they have available on the ship. The room steward for the ...
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Sail Date: July 2019

Cabin Type: Ocean View

Traveled with children


Please Retire This Ship

Review for a Cuba Cruise on Carnival Sensation

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cruisecarnivalnomore
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

DO NOT BOOK THIS CRUISE! We had a family reunion / birthday party on the ship. The ship/cruise line was picked by someone in the family who cruises often and promoted the trip as a "great deal" . Although I was happy that someone else planned the trip, this is the last trip that family member will ever plan for us...#sensationFail. There was "NOTHING GREAT" about this cruise, and Carnival ...
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Sail Date: July 2019

Cabin Type: Junior Suite


Ugliest Ship I've ever seen...but they still make it fun.

Review for a Caribbean - Western Cruise on Carnival Sensation

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Canejean
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

I was invited to join a family group to celebrate a birthday, and as the group was amazing, I did have a good time on this cruise. However, the decor of the ship was definitely the ugliest I have seen. The predominant color was dark purple, with lots of neon thrown in. As Carnival does not have any side windows open on the pool deck, many people like to go up one level, where there are lounge ...
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Sail Date: March 2019

Cabin Type: Ocean View


It’s time to retire

Review for a Caribbean - Western Cruise on Carnival Sensation

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Kstankunas
First Time Cruiser • Age 30s

Let me start off with this was my first cruise, although I was traveling with a sensoned veteran. Possibly my expectations were too high but this cruise delivered on almost none of my main points. The first look at the cruise ship.. it’s OLD. Everything needs to be updated. Actually the ship just needs to be sunk. The pool is SOO small and so lame that I actually never got in it once the whole ...
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Sail Date: February 2019

Cabin Type: Aft-View Extended Balcony


If my first cruise probably would of thought it was great

Review for a Caribbean - Eastern Cruise on Carnival Sensation

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AJoaquin59
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

First, we are avid cruisers with over 25 cruises. Although we take a few different cruise lines Carnival has been the one we have been on the most. We chose this cruise for my wife’s 60 Birthday because it was only 5 days and we had just came back from the Carnival Breeze 7 day cruise 2 weeks prior. Let me say that we knew it would be a small ship and was one of their first, and we tried our ...
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Sail Date: February 2019


Didn’t go to Cozumel which I paid for. Had a fire on last day at 3am.

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Whitneyshort
First Time Cruiser • Age 30s

This was my first cruise ever. 30 years old, surprised my husband for his 30th bday this week. Decided to take my 5 yr old along with us. Trip was Miami to key west to Cozumel and back to Miami. I’m surprised I’m the first one to review because we just got off the ship today but it was a hell of an experience! Being my first cruise I didn’t know what to expect. But we traveled from NC(13hr ...
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Sail Date: February 2019

Cabin Type: Ocean View

Traveled with children


Bad guests, overworked staff

Review for a Caribbean - Western Cruise on Carnival Sensation

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dianne sartor
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

Chose this cruise as a quick get away weekend with my daughter. there was a hurricane in the gulf and it did impact our trip, but really was happy with the direction of the Captain. Staff is so overworked. Our steward appeared to have little time to meet us but he did a very good job considering he had more than 20 rooms each day. The cruise is very inexpensive but with that come a less ...
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Sail Date: October 2018

Cabin Type: Ocean View


Disappointing experience

Review for a Caribbean - Western Cruise on Carnival Sensation

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Sbarkley83
First Time Cruiser • Age 40s

After planning this family vacation for 28 people for over 13 months, carnival let me down extremely. I want to make sure i am transparent on this review so that others can use this to make a better decision than I did when planning. 1. My carnival travel agent was Yanely Pardo. Very courtesy and friendly young lady. She helped book over 25 persons on this cruise for us. We thought that most of ...
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Sail Date: September 2018

Traveled with children


DISAPPOINTED

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beachlife45
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

Very disappointed in the Carnival Sensation. Cruise date was September 6th thru 10th, 2018. My boyfriend and I were in need of a relaxing vacation. Boarding was quick and easy just had to wait for room to be ready. We get to the room it was good until.... I see there was black mold in the shower (I have attached pictures). As you can see in the pictures there is a lot and completely visible ...
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Sail Date: September 2018

Cabin Type: Porthole


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