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Carnival Fascination Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

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Overall rating:

5 out of 5
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Carnival Fascination

7 Night Southern Caribbean (San Juan Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 31, 2016

Ship: Carnival Fascination

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: R103

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

We have been on this cruise three or four times and each time is better than the others.  Now we no longer take shore excursions.  We just get off the ship and take a taxi to a nice beach.  This cruise was a good experience.  Getting on the ship was very easy and made even simpler because of our 'gold' VIPF status on Carnival.  We got into our cabins by 2 pm (for a 10 pm departure).  My sister was very sick for the first two days of the cruise and the Cabin Attendant (Putu) and dining room staff went out of their way to make her comfortable and get her to eat. Planning on taking this cruise again next year. 

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

n/a

Children's Programs

n/a

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Small but big enough for us both to unpack and be comfortable. For the first time, the air conditioning was really working well and the cabin was really cool....just like we like it.

Ship tip

I always bring too many clothes for this cruise and not enough bathing suits and cover ups. Make sure to bring enough toiletries like shampoo, conditioner etc. It's not easy to find good brands in the ship's gift shop or in the shops onshore.

Ports of call

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5
We took an extra two days post cruise to see San Juan. Great shopping here!

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5
Magen's Bay Beach is one of our favorites.

Bridgetown, Barbados

5 out of 5
Carlysle Bay had a nice beach.

Castries, St. Lucia

5 out of 5

Basseterre, St. Kitts

5 out of 5

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5
Took the water taxi right by the ship over to Great Bay Beach for shopping, beach time and the Hard Rock Café.

Traveler Photos

Towel animal menagerie in our cabin!
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7 Comments

ctav    7 years ago

Awesome.

KMcFadden    8 years ago

Thanks for the tip! Would you recommend a beach to take a cab to in st. Kitts or st. Lucia ?

ladygodiva    8 years ago

I'm taking this cruise in October.

MichelleCokerJeffers    8 years ago

I would love to know more information about the beaches you took taxis to. Names , taxi price, safe for kids?

davidcarla2016    8 years ago

Thanks for your helpful info...we are going the end of Oct...haven't been to this itinerary in 20 yrs..looking forward to seeing changes...and being on older smaller ship....

yankandbrit    8 years ago

Loved this itinerary as well and may do it again when the ship changes...we've been twice on Fascination and once on Victory. It's an aggressive itinerary but well worth it! Fab ports!

birdgirl1    8 years ago

Awesome! I took that one last year, different ship. Loved it! I always book the next cruise as soon as I get off. Cruising in Oct. Already booked for next year

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