A nice summer cruise.

Carnival Fascination Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 6
Helpful Votes: 92

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5
Carnival Fascination

7 Night Southern Caribbean (San Juan Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 02, 2017

Ship: Carnival Fascination

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: M81

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Have done this cruise 3 times previously, always on a different Carnival ship. Like the ports; only 1 day at sea. The FUN Squad on this ship was special. Had a great time with my 9-year-old daughter.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Very quick embarkation for Platinum guests.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
The FUN Squad was way above average. They were all very upbeat and personable. The Cruise Director, Marcello was very good also.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
The singers could sing on key, and danced well. Fun evening shows.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
No issues with the service. Steward and waiters were very good.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Older ship, but I liked it. Never been on this class before.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
My only issue with the cabin was the temperature control. The thermostat is on the ceiling, next to the vent. Even on full cold, the room was still a bit too warm for my tastes.

Ship tip

If you want a quiet cruise, don't sail in the summer. Lots of kids running around.

Ports of call

San Juan, Puerto Rico Did not visit port

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

4 out of 5
Went to Cokie Beach by cab. Great snorkeling.

Bridgetown, Barbados

4 out of 5
Did a catamaran sail (Tiami) through Carnival. Have done it before, always a good time.

Castries, St. Lucia

4 out of 5
Did the zip lining excursion near the Pitons through a non-Carnival excursion provider. A lot of fun, snorkeled afterwards. Returned to the ship with 10 minutes to spare. A little tight time-wise for me, but we made it back.

Basseterre, St. Kitts

4 out of 5
Went to Cockleshell Beach via cab. Always a good time.

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

4 out of 5
Did a small boat island/snorkeling excursion, not affiliated with Carnival. Great time, but it's very bumpy on the Atlantic Ocean portion of the trip. Be aware.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Platinum debarkation took 5 minutes total from ship exit to get through Customs. Excellent. Immediately grabbed a cab to the airport.
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3 Comments

watchnsee    7 years ago

How was the ship? I cruise a lot n wanted to do San Juan, Barbados, Saint kits, Saint Lucius, St. Thomas and Saint Maarten again this will be my third time doing this itinerary.

Sagarrison1973    7 years ago

so why the 3 stars?

GIL155    7 years ago

So nice your daughter could enjoy a cruise with you.

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