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Great itinerary, but the ship???

Carnival Fascination Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 12

Overall rating:

3.6 out of 5
Carnival Fascination

7 Night Southern Caribbean (San Juan Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 27, 2019

Ship: Carnival Fascination

Cabin type: Oceanview

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Not sure why an itinerary like this has the smallest and oldest ship in the fleet. I can’t see why they could have a much larger much nicer ship on the cruise. Also, not sure why in 2019 they haven’t figured out a way for people embarking in Barbados to be able to utilize the Carnival Hub app. Without the app the scheduling of activities was much harder.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Embarking in Barbados was easy and fast.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Food as always was good. More variety for vegetarians would be nice.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
Meh!

Entertainment

1 out of 5
Meh!

Children's Programs

Really?

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Main dining room as always has excellent service.

Ship Quality

2 out of 5
Too small too old

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5
Way too small

Ship tip

Don’t expect much in regards to the ship. It is old and small.

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Ports of call

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5

Basseterre, St. Kitts

5 out of 5

Castries, St. Lucia

5 out of 5

Bridgetown, Barbados

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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8 Comments

kelitaj    5 years ago

Actually, the Fantasy(1990) and Ecstasy(1991) are the oldest ships. Trust me, I have all ships listed in my phone by age. Do your research before cruising. Perhaps, that will make a difference.
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sopha    5 years ago

It's always been that way. We sailed on the old Destiny out of San Juan a couple times. They also had embarkation in Barbados. I think they use smaller ships because not as many people cruise out of there compared to stateside ports.
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cbyron3    5 years ago

No need to use a new ship...the itinerary makes the trip. Even on the fascination this was my favorite cruise other than the Mediterranean
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Dutch3901    5 years ago

I wonder if the OP was surprised by the ship... I recommend taking 5 minutes to do a little homework prior to booking. I also recommend you research cabin sizes to see that 185 sq ft is same ball park for other ships... BTW, we enjoyed the Fascination, as we have 6 different Fantasy Class ships...
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AuntPinkie    5 years ago

Perhaps Barbados has restrictions on the size of ship the can embark from there. Sounds like an enjoyable cruise however.🛳
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cruisegirl16    5 years ago

Not the oldest, I was just on the Sensation which is a year older than the Fasanation. Had a great time! The layout is different for the fantasy class ships, think of it as an adventure exploring a different class of ships.
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cruisereckoning    5 years ago

Sounds like a great cruise.
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Curt34    5 years ago

Fantasy is the oldest Carnival ship.
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