Loved the literally for this cruise.. I DIDN'T like this Ship..

Item: Carnival Fascination
Rating: 3.4
Author: kimlecato

Carnival Fascination Cruise Review

kimlecato

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 6

Helpful Votes: 120

Overall rating:

3.4 out of 5

7 Night Southern Caribbean (San Juan Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 18, 2018

Ship: Carnival Fascination

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: M298

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

I hated this ship.. but loved the all the ports we went to.. wish they would change out this shitty ship to something better

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Long wait to board

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5

This rm smelled bad like engine or diesel. It was horrible. It was handicap accessible rm... but not really

Ship tip

Don't do it

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Ports of call

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5

Loved St. Johns

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Bridgetown, Barbados

5 out of 5

Water is beautiful here.. can't wait to go back

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Castries, St. Lucia

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Really glad to get off this ship.. hated the ship.. loved the literally

11 Comments

cruisereckoning 4 years ago

Don’t give up as there are lots of ships!

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BrandiRachelle 4 years ago

I agree. I was on this ship in 2013. The food was awful and the ship itself was old and dirty. It was our first and last adventure with Carnival. We are going with Royal Caribbean in April and hoping for a better experience on the Mariner.

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Cruiserike0322 4 years ago

Try another ship

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cbyron3 4 years ago

We loved the fascination. We knew to manage our expectations because it was an older ship, and the staff and food won us over.

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kimlecato 4 years ago

There was lot of things i didn't like about the ship.. we choose it for the ports, not the ship an we always go with friends. I will never go on a small an old ship again.. but i loved the ports.. an it wasn't just a smell... it literally made us sick an we couldn't change rms.. because my Husband is a Quadriplegic.. there wasn't any other rms to move to.. the crew was in the rm daily trying to fix the problem. Carnival was amazing an tried to fix the problem but couldn't.. But now I know I don't like the Small Old Ships

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GoldenRivet 4 years ago

You didn’t like this ship because your cabin smelt like diesel?

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scout49 4 years ago

We were on this ship a year ago. We liked it, smaller and older but still plenty to do.

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DebandMarkC 4 years ago

You chose one of the oldest and smallest ships in Carnivals Fleet.

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kimlecato 4 years ago

I love carnival.. but I didn't like tht ship an thts ok

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chaotic88 4 years ago

I loved this ship! Nothing was wrong with it

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2TallKim 4 years ago

Try another cruise line.

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