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About Your Ship: Carnival Sensation

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Departs Port Canaveral aboard Carnival Cruise Lines –

Sailing Date(s): May 2013, Jun 2013


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	Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 30 - 49 Cruise Experience: First cruise Traveler Type: Family w/older children Stateroom Type: Oceanview First Time by Chandra H. from Bradenton, FL Sailing date: Apr 2012 Pros: Being away from everything--including phones. Cons: Last night was rocky The ship was nice. I was afraid we would get sea sick, but everything was fine until the last night. Then a lot of people got sick, but we didn't. Ship Details: Ship Quality Dining/Food Stateroom Quality Pretty quiet and the bed was very comfortable. Ship Staff Quality VERY nice and friendly. Entertainment & Activities Loved the comedian. 1 out of 2 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 50 - 65 Cruise Experience: 7+ cruises Traveler Type: Couple Stateroom Type: Balcony Not so Hot by Bonnie B. from Charleston, sc Sailing date: Mar 2012 Pros: getting away Cons: service was poor, food not up to standard, I have been on several Carnival cruises. In fact I have been on this ship before. This trip I found the service to be poor. The food below the standard of previously experienced food. The drinks did not seem to contain any alcohol. All in all the cruise of this Sensation did not measure up to my previous cruise on Sensation. Everything seemed to be a bit "off". Ship Details: Ship Quality Dining/Food Stateroom Quality Ship Staff Quality Entertainment & Activities 0 out of 2 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 50 - 65 Traveler Type: Singles/friends Stateroom Type: Oceanview terrific first cruise by debbie h from Lenoir City, Tn Sailing date: Mar 2012 Pros: friendliness and effiency of staff. Cons: geared more toward the younger crowd. The Sensation is one of Carnivals older and smaller ships, but was surprised at all the options for dining, and being treated like royalty. The staff was some of the nicest people we have ever met. Ship Details: Ship Quality Easy access to everything and beautiful, well kept ship. Restrooms were always clean and supplied with necessities. Dining/Food Liked the option of open dining, not having a specific time to be at dinner. Was not really impressed with the food on the buffet on the last night. Food was cold, but all other food was excellent. Stateroom Quality Room was larger than I expected for a ship. Always clean. Ship Staff Quality Staff alwayss went above and beyond. They even called us by name after waiting on us for a while. You could tell they loved their jobs and the people. Entertainment & Activities Only wish there had been more than one pool. It was extremely crowded on our fun day at sea. Maybe an adult only pool. 0 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 30 - 49 Cruise Experience: First cruise Traveler Type: Family w/young children Stateroom Type: Inside my first cruise, great, great by reinaldo de jesus from United States Sailing date: Mar 2012 Pros: camp carnival, my kids enjoyed it very much Cons: spent a little more than I expected It was my first cruise, a single dad of 2 I wanted something family oriented. Kids had more fun than ever. The prices in gift shop were very reasonable, especially on liquor. camp for kids was great, the kids wanted to go everyday, all day. They really enjoyed the activities and food. My cabin guy was also great, very helpful and informative. very accommaditing Ship Details: Ship Quality Dining/Food Stateroom Quality kids were very comfortable on the bunks Ship Staff Quality My cabin guy was all these things Children's Programs I would definitely cruise again with carnival, every staff member made me and the kids feel special.. Thanks so much. I'm glad I listen to my parents who have cruised with u 6 times already. everything was awsume. 0 out of 0 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 18 - 29 Cruise Experience: 4 - 6 cruises Traveler Type: Singles/friends Stateroom Type: Oceanview Great cruise by Kristine F. from Tallahassee, FL Sailing date: Mar 2012 Pros: fun, good food, fun destinations Cons: windy, smaller ship It was smaller than other cruise ships I'd been on and the decorations were kind of outdated... Ship Details: Ship Quality It wasn't too hard to find our way around. Dining/Food They didn't have as many vegetarian options as I would have liked, but other than that it was good. Stateroom Quality It was more spacious than I expected and very clean. Ship Staff Quality They were very friendly and helpful. Entertainment & Activities The shows were fun. 1 out of 2 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 50 - 65 Cruise Experience: 2 - 3 cruises Traveler Type: Couple Stateroom Type: Balcony A nice get away by Jim S from Indiana Sailing date: Feb 2012 Pros: Having a balcony Cons: Not too many choices of food in the Seaview Cafe on Port days or on the day of the Captains Dinner. It was alot of the same ole same ole foods. The mexican night of food was targeted at 11pm and for the older crowd... that's alittle late to be eating Mexican food. It's a nice ship for the size, not greatly decorated so there's not alot to draw your attention to detail or prompt you for picture taking but nice and simple. Ship Details: Ship Quality Dining/Food We thought the food to be a bit dry and repetitive. Not a big selection at all. Stateroom Quality Our room was wonderful .... a balcony is the way to go. Our steward was very accommodating and always on top of things. :) Ship Staff Quality Some of the staff was wonderful and some acted like you were imposing on their time. Entertainment & Activities Entertainment and activities were good but I thought they could have had a few more things that weren't just targeted to the young. 1 out of 3 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 50 - 65 Cruise Experience: 4 - 6 cruises Traveler Type: Family w/older children Stateroom Type: Inside Superb and relaxing by Dave H. from Aiken, SC Sailing date: Jan 2012 Pros: The excursions and facilities Cons: Main Dining Room service This was our fourth cruise and third with Carnival. We chose this particular one because of the Orbitz price, which was AWESOME!!!! This was the last voyage of the Sensation before drydocking and updating. That may expalin the lack of enthusiasm and professionalism in the main Dining Room. But alas, there are other superb eating locations onboard. We partook of them all (except sushi). The remainder of the staff was very pleasant and helpful. This was the first cruise we took our sons (17 and 22). They had a great time and will definitely go again...if Dad pays. The excursion through Orbitz did circles around those offered by Carnival. Snorkle and swim with the sharks was FANTASTIC!!! Ship Details: Ship Quality Just the right size Dining/Food Other than what I said about the Fantasy Dining Room staff...Delicious! Stateroom Quality GREAT!!! We had a porthole room and it was comfortable. Ship Staff Quality VERY friendly and helpful. Entertainment & Activities Same as always....Great! 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: Great cruise for first time cruisers! by A Traveler from Charleston, SC Sailing date: Jan 2012 Pros: The food Cons: none We just recently cruised the carnival Sensation... For most of our group it was their first time cruising.... This ship had the amenities of a 5 star hotel! The service was great and courteous... We definitely enjoyed ourselves and had a great time! Ship Details: Ship Quality Dining/Food Stateroom Quality Ship Staff Quality Entertainment & Activities Children's Programs 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 18 - 29 Cruise Experience: First cruise Stateroom Type: Inside good first cruise by Vanessa S from surprise, az Sailing date: Jan 2012 Pros: friendly staff Cons: decor is a little outdated this was a great first cruise, many activities to do on the ship, food was good, staff was great! as for the outdated decor i did not let it bother me. i was not too impressed with the dining room, i thought the buffet food was better. the ship was cold. I loved the shows and the comedy club. Ship Details: Ship Quality Dining/Food Stateroom Quality Ship Staff Quality Entertainment & Activities 0 out of 2 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 30 - 49 Cruise Experience: First cruise Traveler Type: Couple Stateroom Type: Inside great bang for the buck by Andrew T from Salt Lake, UT Sailing date: Jan 2012 Pros: the inexpensive price Cons: too many party people I think cruise ships have come a long way since this first sailed. This ship is basically your idea of a cheap Las Vegas hotel and casino, only it is floating on water. Ship Details: Ship Quality Clean; sometimes confusing to get around; not enough places to lounge (especially someplace quiet) Dining/Food What made the food good was the Dining Room service. The buffets got old quickly. Although I must say that the specialty buffets were great, such as the Mexican or Mongolian buffet that was offered on particular days. Stateroom Quality I barely give this an average because twice our room needed to be 'ozoned' because of the cigarette smoke smell and the noise that can be heard from other rooms and especially the hallway. Other than that it was very clean. Ship Staff Quality Every seemed very helpful. Entertainment & Activities Not too much appealed to us. 1 out of 2 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful?
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