Enjoyable ,relaxing cruise

Carnival Fantasy Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
Carnival Fantasy

5 Night Western Caribbean (Mobile Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 30, 2019

Ship: Carnival Fantasy

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

For the money, a great cruise. I know you can cruise fancier and more expensive, but for us, it was a fantastic cruise. Really no bad experiences. We like to eat, relax, and people watch, enjoy the views of the Caribbean. Everything we expected was provided.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Lots of people getting on the ship at once, pretty efficient.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Everything was adequate, Guys Burger joint was great, The Blue Liguana was excellent. Omelet bar in buffet dining area was excellent, although it needs to be staffed with. More than 1 person.

Guy's Burger Joint

5 out of 5

I’m a burger man, toppings galore, well cooked, fast getting through the lines. Ate at least one a day!

Blue Iguana Cantina

5 out of 5

Excellent food, breakfast burritos were great!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Only one pool, so we passed, we were pretty lazy. Didn’t participate in any activities.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Marty was great on working the crowd in the lobby area. Musicians were good, the one comedy show we attended was better than you could have expected.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Everyone was attentive, no complaints.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Ship was clean, as others have stated, it’s an older ship, but not unsatisfactory by any means.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Cabin was clean, could have used some cosmetic fixes, but nothing terrible. Biggest issue to me is the window, ship being as old as it is, window was hazy, dirty, and rusty around the metal supports. I dont know why they wouldn’t replace these windows when you pay extra for a nice window.

Ship tip

Getting a higher deck if possible. Everything is on the eight floor or higher.

Ports of call

Mobile, Alabama

4 out of 5

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

3 out of 5
No excursions

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5
Was suckered into the time share presentation they were hawking on the street. Same pitch, we are not a time share, but they are, spent an hour through high pitched sells for two small Mexican blankets, two t-shirts and tequila we will never drink. Spend your time elsewhere.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Efficient, no problems.
Was this review helpful? 9

2 Comments

fiveyearslate    5 years ago

I am the reviewer, I didn’t intend to rate staff and service a 1 star. They all were great, they deserve 5 star. Must have fat fingered that one!

tank1313    5 years ago

Glad you had a great time. Fancy doesn't always mean better.

Other reviews of this sailing