Fantasy... older ship but good time!

Carnival Fantasy Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 6
Helpful Votes: 125

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5
Carnival Fantasy

5 Night Western Caribbean (Mobile Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 24, 2017

Ship: Carnival Fantasy

Cabin type: Inside

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

We sailed the Fantasy years ago out of Charleston and really enjoyed it. We decided on the Fantasy again as a last minute family vacation. We prefer the newer ships but this port is the closest to us and so we decided to go on her again. This is the oldest ship now in the fleet. So, if you are used to larger newer ships this may be a drawback. I prefer the larger ships. There are just not as many places to explore on the smaller ships but they are less crowded so there are pros and cons. Seems like the pool area was just way too crowded all the time. Could never get a lounge chair. The serentity deck is in a weird area and small. No hammocks.. Just a small area off the back of the ship so we went there quite a bit. Guys Burgers is always a favorite and they did add that to this ship as well as the Blue Iguana. They didn't have the Alchemy Bar which is so cool. The promenade was small and the comedy club crowded. The service we had in the dining room was great and the food was pretty good. We enjoy trivia so we did those. Wish they had some more activities like that during the day. I will tell you that what made this cruise so memorable and fun was Mikey our CD. HE WAS FANTASTIC. I mean we even went to the morning show because he was there.... really he was great!!! The shows were meh.. just ok. They need to mix things up a bit and bring back some acrobats or some other things other then the las vegas style shows. Plus they are the same ones on a lot of ships so we keep seeing the same shows which gets a little old. We are booked on the Dream in December and I am praying they have some different shows. All in all this was a really fun family vacation!!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Very smooth. Love mobile.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Room steward on this ship not great. Many times came back to the room and had no clean towels etc.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ports of call

Mobile, Alabama

3 out of 5
Industrial but its a nice port to leave out of. Low key.

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

4 out of 5
Nice pool. But so touristy.. drinks are RIDICULOUSY PRICED. Expensive port.

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5
Always enjoy cozumel. Easy to walk to shops. Been here probably 10 times. Get your tequila here.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
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2 Comments

LMG1988    7 years ago

(Giggles) I still laugh at one review I read about the same shows... paraphrasing: "google some ideas... ya feel me?!" 😂 I agree! I have yet to see the show Flick (?). My kids liked it. We were tied up at dinner. I hope it is on the Breeze in January. I am still looking forward to the Fantasy next year. 😀

mrsace18487    7 years ago

Mikey is amazing! He definitely is the life of the party.

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