Carnival Ecstasy Review

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Carnival Ecstasy 12/11: Seriously Meh

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rivenmyst137
First Time Cruiser • Age 40s

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Sail Date: Dec 2011
Cabin: Ocean View

So, a group of about 13 of us went on the Carnival Ecstasy in last December. We left Port Canaveral, went to Nassua, then Half Moon Cay, then back to Port Canaveral. Most of us were cruise virgins, though a few had gone before. My fiance and I were new to this.

The first thing I should say, something that kind of tainted the whole voyage, is that the food was _horrible_. This is the danger of "all-inclusive," I suppose...the tell you food is included, but they don't say what they actually consider food. It was basically college dining hall food, only not as good: made en masse, with the poorest possible ingredients, without much care as to its quality. Worse yet, it's served in a pretty dining room (with an ocean view, obviously!), so how bad it is is especially shocking.

Case in point: we got served cold lasagna at one point. And I don't just mean cold, I mean "had little pieces of ice on it." I and a friend sent it back, and amazingly, the replacement piece was _also_ cold. The waiter tried to explain that, well, you see, it _was_ warm, but then they topped it with a mayo-based sauce, and that made it cold. No, I'm sorry. I have yet to meet the mayo that spontaneously freezes lasagna.

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Ocean View

Cabin 6C

Unremarkable but sufficient little room; it was frustrating that the window had kind of a briney coating on it that made it hard to see out of. Also, the tv was broken (all the channels were grainy). But overall it was fine.

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