Relaxing

Item: Carnival Fantasy
Rating: 4
Author: RobinWig

Carnival Fantasy Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

RobinWig

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 11

Helpful Votes: 245

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

10 Night Panama Canal Carnival Journeys (Mobile Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 17, 2018

Ship: Carnival Fantasy

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: M34

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

We both really enjoyed this cruise and had a really relaxing vacation!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

The food was really good overall. A bit disappointed in the lack of variety of desserts.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Children's Programs

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

The ship was clean but not at all maintained. We’d never seen a ship rusty but this one did all over the outside. There was also a lot of rust around the outside and ceilings outside on the Lido deck.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

The room did not have a refrigerator which was a surprise to me. This was my 26th cruise in 7 1/2 years and the first time we didn’t have a refrigerator! I’ve since learned that the rooms do not have refrigerators on the class of ships.

Ship tip

Don’t expect to have a refrigerator in your room. Apparently they do have a few that are given out on a first come basis!

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Mobile, Alabama

4 out of 5

Does not offer alternative less expensive parking. Some hotels in the area do offer free cruise parking with an overnight stay. The port parking is $20 per day.

Thumbs Up 2

Panama Canal (Cruise Into Canal)

5 out of 5

Amazing experience!

Thumbs Up 2

Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

3 out of 5

Just visited the straw market at the pier.

Thumbs Up 2

Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5

Really nice port with lots of opportunities for enjoying the water and nature!