I would pick another ship.

Item: Carnival Fascination
Rating: 2.9
Author: 1008tabetha

Carnival Fascination Cruise Review

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Contributor Level: Purser

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Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 54

Overall rating:

2.9 out of 5

7 Night Southern Caribbean (San Juan Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 16, 2016

Ship: Carnival Fascination

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: V19

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

This cruise was well below average. The staff wasn't as friendly, the ship smelled awful and the food was terrible.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Not very organized.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

I couldn't wait to get off the ship to get real food. It was awful.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Very lacking.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Serve in dining room was great, bar tenders weren't as great. Nothing amazing about room staff

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

Awful. The whole ship stunk!

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Agerage cabin, balcony was nice but had a slightly obstructed view.

Ports of call

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5

Mayho Beach was really great.

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Basseterre, St. Kitts

2 out of 5

Castries, St. Lucia

5 out of 5

Bridgetown, Barbados

4 out of 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

2 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

4 Comments

Dutch3901 5 years ago

We cruised the Fascination in March 2017 and didn’t have that experience...

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jgarciaquinones 5 years ago

I didn't love this ship either but the staff was extremely friendly and attentive. And I definitely love my server Edgar!! I cruise with them on 2018

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missnotanlines 5 years ago

So this is from 2016?

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CruzeFan 5 years ago

This is an older ship, so a newer ship will usually give you a better experience.

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