Perfect Cruise by
Carnival Cruiser from New York
Sailing date: Feb 2009 Pros:
Cleanliness of the Ship
Cons:
Too Few ports
The Carnival Fascination was an excellent ship! The ship was immaculate. The staff was pleasant, helpful and fun to be with. Great cruise director-Trevor.
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Stateroom Quality Balcont suite- very spacious and brand new
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Children's Programs Our 15 year old daughter had a blast in the O2 club
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Key West, Florida Go on a trolly tour first
Nassau, Bahamas Atlantis resort -the only way to go! Amazing
Everything was closed near the Nassau port at 5:30 PM
Don't Miss: Atlantis
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We had a perfect family vacation. by
Lisa L from Cary, NC
Sailing date: Dec 2008 Pros:
The food was fabulous, the comedians a riot, karoake was entertaining, loved the 60's, 70's and 80's dance night., and the sushi bar was an added treat.
Cons:
There was one night they did not offer sushi.
We stayed on Riveria. I felt the room was spacious and since we spent little time in the room it was well worth the price we payed. There was always something going on, that was fun. There was a variety of activities for everyones liking.
Ship Quality The Main area with the stairs was gorgeous with all the Christmas decorations. The ship was kept clean.
Dining/Food Dining was fabulous. Our waiter entertaining.
Stateroom Quality The bathroom was actually bigger than I expected and for my husband who is 6'5" he had no problems.
Ship Staff Quality We have cruised 2 other times. One other with Carnival. The staff was friendly but not as friendly as on previous ships - excluding our waiter.
Entertainment & Activities Comedians were outstanding. Like the late show.
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Freeport, Grand Bahama Island We actually went on a forum and booked our own excursion - it was the best.
Nassau, Bahamas Again, we handled our own excursion to Blue Lagoon. Fabulous.
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Good and Bad by
Gina M from Wellington, Florida
Sailing date: Aug 2008 Pros:
food and our trip to atlantis
Cons:
the pools
The ship had a bad odor, the outdoor and indoor grills smelled and the pool area was not kid friendly. We thought this was a kid friendly ship with a splash area for the children, there was one little tiny pool for the smaller children and the other pools where so small and crowed no one could get in and the slide was closed most of the time. The slide had a height restriction and when it was open no one could get on. This ship was a party ship for grown ups. We did enjoy the shows and camp carnival for the children. Only problem was the shows started after 10pm and you had to pay camp after 10pm. Not very happy!
Ship Quality Ship was old and they where painting the ship while we were on it and you smelled the chemicals all day
Dining/Food Staff was great!!
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A little disappointing for a first time by
Chris K. from Woodstock, GA
Sailing date: Jul 2008 Pros:
Lots of food. Stateroom and dining room staff.
Cons:
Entertainment was lacking professional quality. Staff not problem solvers.
Maybe I expect more than most but I was hoping for a better experience. Granted, some significant frustrations during the disembarkation process are probably coloring this a little bit but I was really hoping for a better "all around" experience.
The food in the dining room was pretty good and what I would expect. The buffet food was more like what I would find at a Ryan's or a Golden Corral. The dining room staff was outstanding. The buffet staff was not bad but inconsistent and sometimes left me scrathing my head about common sense.
Ship Quality Great condition, always clean. Many activities were in the fore section of the ship which made it seem like it took forever to get anywhere.
Dining/Food Dining room food was excellent. Buffet food was average.
Stateroom Quality Very clean. Always took good care of us. Comfortable bedding.
Ship Staff Quality This was very inconsistent. Overall, most were good or better but there were some real stinkers.
Entertainment & Activities I did not care for the entertainment and activites. Entertainment was amatuerish and the activities were poorly organized and too rigidly run to be enjoyable.
Children's Programs They kept my kids for 3 hours. In that time, they played by themselves and watched movies. My kids even noted that for that they could have stayed at home. It looked like they invested much more time in the older kids (9+) and the ones who were too little to know better (2 - 5)
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Cozumel, Mexico Don't Miss: Rent a driver and go around the island
Key West, Florida Don't Miss: Conch Fritters. Get a scooter and ride around the island.
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unexpected vacation by
Maria from boston Ma
Sailing date: Jul 2008 Pros:
the shows,staff make you feel special
Cons:
pool to crowded was to small
was very clean and had activities for everybody
Ship Quality very clean but it need bigger pool
Stateroom Quality excellent
Ship Staff Quality makes you feel special
Entertainment & Activities wonderful
Children's Programs my kids loved it
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boring no shopping and drinks were price by
salvatore a from palm beach fl.
Sailing date: Jun 2008 Pros:
family and friends
Cons:
the staff
the ship was clean
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Dining/Food food was the same every day on the buffet. in the main dinning room the food was almost ineadible and the staff was rude
Stateroom Quality the house keeper was great
Ship Staff Quality rude and nasty
Entertainment & Activities worst than a middle school play
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Awesome vacation with family by
Rebecca P from miami, fl
Sailing date: Jun 2008 Pros:
the attention and everything you need is at hands reach
Cons:
nothing
Our family vacation was great. We had quality time to share together while receiving quality service all around. I would definitely do another cruise vacation and i have shared with my friends of how much fun and easy it was. If I don't have to cook and clean for a week mommy is happy!! Thanks Carnival Cruise lines for a wonderful time
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Ship Staff Quality Overall everyone was exceptionally friendly and I enjoyed our waiter Samuel very much his years with the company proved his loyalty but also showed Carnival's loyalty too him as well. It's impressive to me that he dedicates his life to serve our families while he sacrifices time away from his family.
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Cozumel, Mexico we ate at the Choza restaurant and was very good
Key West, Florida you don't have much time to do all the things you would want to so it would be unfair to rate
Don't Miss: the weather was not too cooperative but we did the shipwreck museum and it was interesting and educational
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carnival fascination by
A Traveler from jacksonville fl
Sailing date: Jun 2008 Pros:
the cabins and the buffets
Cons:
it was crowded
the boat was very crowded was not able to enjoy the main pool
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Cozumel, Mexico dolphine encounter is a true experience
Key West, Florida the southern most point is a must picture. Not enough to do, not enough time to enjoy the port and not child friendly
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I'll never cruise again by
Tracie B. from Cleveland, Ohio
Sailing date: Jun 2008 Pros:
the ocean, our cabin steward and the sit down dinners.
Cons:
costs, amount of people, buffet food, size and amounts of pools
The buffet food was hotdogs and hamburgers daily - the pools were too small and there weren't enough of them. The cost of alcohol was outrageous. We paid for four days of carbonated beverages but on the fourth day there wasn't even ice to be had in the Coconut Grove Bar and Grill so basically I paid 12 dollars for two warm diet cokes!!! If you had an early flight then you didn't even get to use the beverage card. There weren't enought activities for us or our children (ages 10 and 13). When you did try to get a drink or coke you had to wait in line for a bartender. If I ever cruise again Carnival will be the last resort for us.
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Nassau, Bahamas It was nice to see Nassau but the locals literally hound you for your business. Didn't try and restaruants. Atlantis was beautiful
Don't Miss: Atlantis resort - I think we might even do an all inclusive there
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great cruise by
jan m from Ral NC
Sailing date: Jun 2008 Pros:
shopping
Cons:
I think the food could have been a little better
I thought the ship crew was very nice. I was glad my cabin steward knew me by name. The crew really took time to make sure the ship was clean. I thought the entertainment was excellent. I really had a good time.
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