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Carnival Fantasy Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 101

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
Carnival Fantasy

5 Night Western Caribbean (Mobile Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 21, 2017

Ship: Carnival Fantasy

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: R22

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Overall it was my least favorite carnival cruise and I probably won't be back on that ship. However I think it would be great for first timers because you have nothing else to compare it to and it's a nice ship with good staff and crew.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
We got on the ship super fast. If you had all you paper work you just walked right through and went on with the process. This was definetely the quickest embarkation experience I've ever had.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5
Honestly the worst carnival food I've had on any ship. Granted Carnival Cruise Line food is really not that great in general, but it was horrible on this ship. The only thing I really liked was the Guy's Burger Joint and the ice cream.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
I actually really enjoyed all the Trivia and little activities they had on the boat. Still wasn't that great but it did it's job.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
The entertainment crew had great personalities and high energy. I liked them a lot. I don't think the shows were that great but they made up for it with that charisma. Mikey the cruise director is super nice and easy to talk with, great guy.

Children's Programs

There were no kids with us

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
Our room steward was awesome. He was very nice and friendly, we really liked him. Our waiters were okay. Sometimes it seemed like they had an attitude. Everyone else seemed nice.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
This ship is pretty old so I think that it's very well kept considering it's age. I liked the ship and I think it was in good condition.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
I liked our cabin. There was nothing special about it. The only thing I really didn't like was that on our last night the water from our sink was coming out orange. It was weird.

Ship tip

Have fun and definetely get out of your comfort zone. It's an older more experienced ship so you really have to make the best of it and get your money's worth.

Ports of call

Mobile, Alabama

3 out of 5
It was a nice port.

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5
I liked cozumel. We just walked around and did a little shopping.

Progreso (Merida), Mexico

3 out of 5
Progresso was fun. We did one excursion and I liked it. The food and drinks weren't that great but we made the best of it.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Again disembarkation went by just as fast as embarkation. I had no issues with it.
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11 Comments

cbcruisin    6 years ago

Punkie069143 - google Carnival fantasy class ships, there are several of them that are EXACTLY alike!

amberrsmile    6 years ago

Yes you can.

Genesisbobo    6 years ago

Could you take bath and body works or Victoria secret on the ship

Punkie069143    6 years ago

Just a heads up.... The Fascination is a twin of the Fantasy, so avoid it as well.

amberrsmile    6 years ago

Yeah I believe it is

cbcruisin    6 years ago

I think the Fantasy is the oldest ship in the fleet!

frisky2002vrod    6 years ago

I've been on it 3 times..I go mainly to dive in Cozamel...I wish they would change the shows.. it's the same every time..I enjoy the staff on the ship and it being a small ship, I like the shorter lines..

amberrsmile    6 years ago

Lol. It's had it's days.

Blessed2    6 years ago

This ship is not one I would choose unless I knew I could get off and stay off everyday! Just to old and it’s not up to style no matter how they refurbish it! To old!

amberrsmile    6 years ago

Yeah it's pretty old now.

rezcruise    6 years ago

Sailed on that ship for our honeymoon... She was fairly new then. It's probably time to take it out of service.

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