Very enjoyable cruise

Carnival Fascination Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 30

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
Carnival Fascination

7 Night Southern Caribbean (San Juan Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 21, 2019

Ship: Carnival Fascination

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: R173

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Being our first cruise, we weren’t sure what to expect, but were just happy to go and have a great time. We loved the cruise overall, especially seeing so many different islands. Would have liked to have better food on the ship, and maybe a few better entertainment options. But overall we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves, and will be trying another cruise in the future!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Easy and fast

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
We were disappointed in the food on this cruise. The main dining room was not good, and the buffet was just alright. The saving grace was the Blue Iguana Cantina- the tacos were delicious! 24 hour ice cream was really good, pizza was just ok. Overall we were really wishing for better food.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
we didn’t use the pool, but we loved the Serenity Deck for relaxing in the evenings.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
The comedians were funny; the stage shows were decent but not amazing.

Children's Programs

We didn’t take children

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Great service, all the staff were very nice and friendly

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Seemed clean enough, definitely a lot of staff working very hard to keep everything clean and running smoothly

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Our cabin was actually a decent size. The bed was comfortable, the bedding was great, and we slept very well.

Ports of call

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5
Loved Old San Juan, which is an easy walk from the port.

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5
We took the ferry to St John and did some great snorkeling at Trunk Bay. Beautiful.

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

4 out of 5
We rode 4 wheelers around the whole island. It is still recovering from the hurricanes, so it was much less green than the other islands, and not as pretty.

Basseterre, St. Kitts

4 out of 5
Went to Cockleshell beach. Very pretty views and beautiful water.

Castries, St. Lucia

5 out of 5
By far our favorite island. Gorgeous scenery, fun and friendly people, great snorkeling. We also did the sulfur mud baths and the waterfall.

Bridgetown, Barbados

4 out of 5
Took a catamaran to snorkel with turtles and by a shipwreck.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very easy and quick

Traveler Photos

Trunk Bay on St John Pitons, St Lucia Blue Iguana tacos. Yum!
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3 Comments

Tbird72    5 years ago

Going on this cruise in January, will be 6th. Thank you for the helpful review.

MarineVet71    5 years ago

Glad you enjoyed yourself, thanks for the review..

cruisegirl16    5 years ago

Going on the same Cruise April next year, so excited! Thanks for the great review.