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Carnival Facination is the epitome of what one thinks of and plans for when thinking of a cruise vacation. What an fine example this ship makes for the Carnival Cruise Line.The food was superb through out all dining areas, great variety and very tasty. The entertainment, and shows were super spectacular.....would like to see a pool movie screen or indoor theater on this ship, but otherwise we enjoyed all the entertainment provided. We felt that the entire crew worked hard as a team to provide the very best that they could. There was no areas lacking in anything! We enjoyed the behind the fun tour very much of the ship. It was very informative and all of the crew was so nice to explain their jobs to us. Everyone on the entire ship was so gracious, pleasent, and helpful. They all seemed to enjoy their jobs. Thank you Facination for a wonderful vacation.

For a newly refurbished ship it looks old. Stained carpets, leaking hallways and ceilings. Maintenance people constantly working on things. Staff very disorganized and it appeared that there was a lack of communication between staff and departments. Staff appeared untrained. Had requested a refrigerator many months prior to our trip. This was to house my husbands diabetes medication, only to not find it in our cabin. When we asked about it we were told they did not have any communication about this and there were no available refrigerators to be had. They were all taken but we spoke with another couple during our cruise and they had a refrigerator in their cabin but never asked for it, they were using it to store extra food and desserts . We had to inconvientlly store the medication in the infirmary. Waiters in the dining room were disorganized we received the wrong food almost every night. One time we were ushered around the entire dining room because the waiter did not know where the table was. Buffet food was very poor with no variety and they served the same exact breakfast foods everyday. Our housekeeper was very sweet and kept our room very tidy. We very much enjoyed the itinerary and the excursions. Disappointed that our excursion in France was canceled.