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About Your Ship: Carnival Sensation

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Departs Port Canaveral aboard Carnival Cruise Lines – Carnival Sensation

Sailing Date(s): June 27, 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: Balcony Great cruise, Great Value!!!! by Dan S. from Palm Harbor, FL Sailing date: Jul 2012 Pros: Ship's company, great events, etc...... Cons: Can't think of a single negative!!! Courteous staff from embarkation to disembarkation. Clean, comfortable accommodations. Training of the ship's company was a high priority. Makes the traveler at ease knowing they take my safety so seriously. Ship Details: Ship Quality All of the accommodations were clean, comfortable, and modern. Dining/Food If a person wants something different at each meal, or the same favorites, everyone can be pleased. And pleased we were!!!!! Stateroom Quality Clean comfortable accommodations! A good nights rest meant plenty of energy for the next day's events. Ship Staff Quality Virtually invisible. The functions of running a ship of this size is considerable. Most of those functions went unnoticed by the average passenger. However, when help was needed, the ship's staff was eager to please. Entertainment & Activities A good mix of entertainment events meant little time for boredom. 1 out of 1 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 Ready to Go Again! by Frances M. from Texas Sailing date: Jul 2012 Pros: So much to do on the ship Cons: Eating spots closing at 2:30 PM SHARP!!! Ship was much larger and had more things to do than the one that goes out of Galveston. The employees were all so nice. Ship Details: Ship Quality Dining/Food The Chef's Table was FABULOUS!!!!!! Wished that so many of the dining spots wouldn't close at 2:30 sharp. Stateroom Quality Loved the balcony! Ship Staff Quality Entertainment & Activities So much to do, so little time! 0 out of 0 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 50 - 65 Cruise Experience: First cruise Traveler Type: Family w/older children Stateroom Type: Oceanview Great vacation! by A Traveler from Columbia, TN Sailing date: Jul 2012 Pros: Leisure time to just relax and get pampered by the staff Cons: None Excellent experience Ship Details: Ship Quality very satisfied Dining/Food We chose the dine anytime option and the relaxed environment along with the exceptional choices were very satisfying Stateroom Quality Clean and efficient Ship Staff Quality Entertainment & Activities 0 out of 0 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 30 - 49 Cruise Experience: 7+ cruises Traveler Type: Family w/young children Stateroom Type: Inside The BEST value for your money by Michelle Rexach from Tampa, FL Sailing date: Jun 2012 Pros: Relaxing, fun, exciting, memorable and delicious all in one! Cons: Not enough hot tubs or pools LOVE Carnival. We are avid cruisers, been on almost every cruise line. Carnival is definitely the best value for the money and the most FUN hands down. Ship Details: Ship Quality My ONLY critique is not enough pool space and hot tubs. These are a very important part of a cruise!! Dining/Food Stateroom Quality Ship Staff Quality Entertainment & Activities Children's Programs 1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 30 - 49 Cruise Experience: 2 - 3 cruises Traveler Type: Couple Stateroom Type: Inside A nice cruise by Stephanie S. from Jacksonville, Fl. Sailing date: Jun 2012 Pros: The staff Cons: Rough seas and ship rocked alot and food not the greatest The food was not the greatest and not worth the trip. The staff was awesome and enjoyed them alot. The exgersion (Sail and Snorkel) was awful. Why too many people and while in the water you got hit by people and their were large waves. The weather was getting bad but they still went out. If not for the staff it really would have been the worst cruise. Ship Details: Ship Quality Always seemed to be hot during the day. Our room sleeped like smoke. Dining/Food Way to fansey and needed to be better. Desert were like they came premade. I ordered a cake for our anniversary and was horrible/cheap. Stateroom Quality Very cheap looking-like I was in a trailer. Ship Staff Quality The were the best part of the trip. Entertainment & Activities Enjoyed my Thriller dance class and other shows. 0 out of 4 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 18 - 29 Cruise Experience: First cruise Traveler Type: Couple Stateroom Type: Oceanview Awesome Time by Cruz from Florida Sailing date: Jun 2012 Pros: Upscale Dinner Cons: Small pool The ship experience was good, but it wasn't great that the pool was small so during the day there wasn't much to do on the boat besides sitting on the beach chairs. At night there was a lot more to do. The comedy shows were great and so was the couples show. I wish transportation at the ports was included to get to the areas of the beach and known places. The ship simply parks and you have to pay to get to any location. Ship Details: Ship Quality The crew maintain the ship impeccably clean! And they are also super friendly. Dining/Food Dinner was the best I've had anywhere here at home. The ambiance is relaxing, the staff is super friendly and the food is super fresh. You can definitely tell that the food was prepared and not simply defrosted from a bag. Stateroom Quality The room was very clean, but the bathroom could use some updating. Ship Staff Quality Best personnel I've ever met. They truly do their best to meet all expectations and go beyond. Entertainment & Activities Children's Programs 1 out of 1 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: Couple Stateroom Type: Inside Carnival never again by Katelyn from Ft. Myers, FL Sailing date: Jun 2012 Pros: Art Auction Cons: Food Ship seemed outdated. The kid pool area with waterslide was fun, but rest of ship was pretty mediocre. This was my 4th cruise but my 1st time on Carnival and was very unimpressed. The entertainment was poor and the theatre itself was nothing extravagant. The service in the dining room was extremely slow and the wait for the food was not worthwhile. I had high expectations for the dining room and I would prefer going to an Applebee's or TGIFridays than eat that food. The staff seemed highly unprofessional, for example during a comedy show I observed 3 staff standing by the bar and drinking cocktails. My experience was definitely not helped by the fact that the one day at sea we were stuck in cloudy/stormy weather the entire day. Ship Details: Ship Quality Needs to be udpated. First thoughts were it looks very 80's. Dining/Food Service extremely slow. In the dining room I waited 10 minutes with an empty glass and had to ask the server to refill my water. Waitstaff was not very personable. The buffet area did not have many options, except the deli was good. Overall food was disgusting. I was excited to try the Sushi Bar. How could you screw up a California Roll? Well, Carnival did it. I would take grocery store sushi over that sushi. Stateroom Quality Stateroom was average. I was pleased with the size of the shower compared to other cruise lines. However I did notice a dead fly on my bathroom sink for over 3 days. Ship Staff Quality They were highly unprofessional and service was extremely slow. Though I do give kudos to the cruise director Jimmy. He was very enthusiastic and humorous. Entertainment & Activities I am not a comedy person but the comedians onboard were pretty hilarious. The Carnival shows were very tacky. I did enjoy the Love & Marriage show because the cruise director was hilarious. I also enjoyed the hip hop dancers onboard as well as the art auctions. 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: First cruise Traveler Type: Family w/young children Stateroom Type: Oceanview Great family vacation by Gary S from Los Angeles Ca Sailing date: Jun 2012 Pros: food, pools , Cons: price of on board drinks The boat was great very clean. Extremly surprised by the frequency that rooms are cleand. Pool area was great my 19 month old loved the water works area. Ship Details: Ship Quality Dining/Food Stateroom Quality Ship Staff Quality Entertainment & Activities 0 out of 0 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 1st time cruisers by Jeff S from Lexington, Ky Sailing date: Jun 2012 Pros: Extremely friendly staff, lots of activities, Cons: uncomfortable bed, food Overall the ship was very nice (coming from someone that's never been on one!), but there was an odd smell which we got used to pretty quick. Onboard spending was way more than we expected. Alcohol, cokes and even juice were at regular bar prices - I'd even say airport price. Mixed drinks averaged $7.50, some higher, and beer (domestic only) ran about $6.50. Maybe that's average, but we weren't prepared for it and it was disappointing. If you drink, budget HIGH. Ship Details: Ship Quality The staff cleaned on the ship all the time, so I think the odd smell was just age. Easy to get around, yet plenty to do and see. Dining/Food Disappointed in the buffet food - OK, but not amazing as I'd always heard and expected. The Fantasy dining room was better, but small portions and still not 5-star. Stateroom Quality We had an interior room on the bottom (you get what you pay for). It was cleaned twice a day and had plenty of room as all we did was sleep and shower in it, but the bed was lumpy, worn in the middle and not at all comfortable. Ship Staff Quality ALL the staff were over the top friendly, learning our names and waiting on us hand over foot. From the managers to the room steward, they made the cruise fantasic for us. Entertainment & Activities Lots of activities to choose from: vegas style shows, comedy club, dancing, casino's, pool parties, bingo, etc. 0 out of 0 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Cruise Experience: First cruise Amazing Experience by A Traveler from Savannah ga Sailing date: May 2012 Pros: the friendly staff Cons: elegant dining dress code that ship was in very nice condition, the staff was super friendly, and there was plenty of stuff to do. Ship Details: Ship Quality Dining/Food Stateroom Quality Ship Staff Quality The crew was the best part of this experience they were amazing with my son and super friendly and willing to help Children's Programs 0 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful?
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