Carnival Sensation Review

Great for the price - Jan 2013

Review for the Bahamas Cruise on Carnival Sensation
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olemissgal00
First Time Cruiser • Age 40s

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Sail Date: Jan 2012
Cabin: Interior

Definitely cannot complain for the price paid. Getting onto the boat in Port Canaveral was a breeze. 15 minutes after parking, we were on the boat eating lunch. The staff was extremely friendly. For first time cruisers, when you get on the boat, you are hounded by servers offering up drinks. They ARE NOT FREE and once the ship sets sail, the over zealous servers stop trying to shove the DOD down your throat.

Be prepared to see every cheesy background for pictures each evening and even a photographer snapping pictures of you during dinner. We had two rooms on the main deck and could not have asked for anything better. The rooms were spacious, comfortable, clean and quiet. The food was the worst part of the cruise. I was expecting a higher quality, at least in the dining room but nope. It was all over cooked and not really seasoned and sterotypical of the food you would find at a local buffet restaurant.

The shows, piano bar, trivia, casino and dance club were all entertaining. PS if you are a group of girls, do not go walk alone in Nassau anywhere other than the main street (straw market and shops). For $10 you can hire a tour guide or you can take bus/cab. We had a young man try to purse snatch while we were walking on West St. near the Art Gallery and Church. Luckily, she held on and a bunch of other locals noticed and the guy ran off. There was a woman that then followed us back to the ship, yelling to everyone what had happened to make sure we made it back safe. In the evening, take a cab to Atlantis and you can walk the grounds and aquarium for free. Overall, I would cruise again. I think I just had too high expectations on some aspects.

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Interior

Cabin 4C

Very quiet and a good amount of space. 2 closets with a center space with safe and shelves. Desk with drawers. Outlet in bathroom didnt work, outlet on desk wouldnt accomodate a longer hair dryer plug. Bathroom did have a sewage smell one morning and the shower drain was bubbling. Everything else was great, very impressed with the size of the room.

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