Good but not great

Item: Carnival Fascination
Rating: 3.3
Author: Woody1323

Carnival Fascination Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Woody1323

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 4

Overall rating:

3.3 out of 5

7 Night Southern Caribbean (San Juan Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 13, 2017

Ship: Carnival Fascination

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: U10

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

I enjoyed the cruise overall but I cannot say that I would go on this ship again. The buffet food choices were not good and I was not happy with the lunch choices. I found our cabin to be awful given our issues with smokey smell to be constant.

Embarkation

2 out of 5

Carnival really needs t figure out how to do luggage better; on Day 1 we barely got our luggage when it was time to go to bed. It was rather stressful in the waiting.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Dining room was very good: great food and well prepared. The Mongolian Wok was good food but the burger station was not nor was the carving station. I really missed Guy's Burger Bar, which is very good food.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Pools were fine, comedy was very good

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Loved the comedy shows

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Great staff and services

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

I liked the smaller ship (it was easier to get around).

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5

We were not satisfied with our room (U10) as we battled a smokey smell all week. Our steward tried to address it but this was never gone during the trip.

Ports of call

San Juan, Puerto Rico

4 out of 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5

Bridgetown, Barbados

5 out of 5

Castries, St. Lucia

1 out of 5

When we arrived and got off the ship there was a flood of cab drivers who were pushy, rude, and the process of getting off the ship was awful. My wife was overwhelmed and we honestly did not find St. Lucia to be a place we were wanting to visit.getting

Thumbs Up 1

Basseterre, St. Kitts

3 out of 5

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5

Getting off was far better as we took our own luggage down.

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