Disappointing

The only thing I can really say about this cruise it that we found it a little disappointing.  From the start things just did not seem to work out. 

At the port we had to check luggage we have never had to check before because of its size. 

When we arrived at our cabin it looked its age (the ship is 25 years old) even though the ship was "refurbished" last year.  The AC vent was filthy, part of the cabin wall/panel was broken off, the desk was covered in dirt and the bathroom floor had hair on it.

We did not meet our room steward until the third day of the cruise.

Walking around the ship it is looking its age.  This was our second time on the Fantasy (the other time was 10 years ago) and it seemed a lot older than it should be.  You can only cover up rust spots so many times with paint before you just cannot do it any more.

The only thing memorable about the food was that it was not hot.  It was warm at best and the quality was off.  For example, one night I got the bitter and blanc (white and dark chocolate bread pudding) for dessert and there was only a little dark chocolate in it and it was so dense that you could not add the sauce to it. The best meal was the seaday brunch but even then there were problems.  They did not bring one of the sides for the meal.  Dining room service was, in a word, cold.

The Serenity deck (which is where we spent most of our time in the sun) was small and the cushions on the chairs were in poor shape.  However, there were no children there (as it should be).

Although the seas were rough I did not figure that into my review.  That was not Carnival's fault.

Unless they do a complete renovation of this ship this will be our last cruise on the Fantasy.