Carnival Fantasy Review

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Fantasy, 1st time in Carnival

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Dktbdt04
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Dec 2012
Cabin: Ocean View

My husband and I decided in late November to scrap the family Christmas and go on a cruise instead. We found the best combination of flight price, cruise, and timing to be the Dec. 20 Fantasy cruise out of Charleston. We flew in the morning of embarkation, took a cab from the airport (cost $30 including tip), and were at the port by 11 am.

Waiting to get on the ship was confusing. One man told us to walk through a certain gate and wait for further instructions. People started walking up from the opposite direction while we were standing there, talking about checking in by the street. Unfortunately, there were no port or Carnival reps around we could ask so we stayed put. After about 20 minutes, the shuttles started to arrive, we got on and were taken to the terminal. From the time we got off the shuttle until we were on the Lido deck was about 10 minutes. We ended up being the first people on the ship. It was so simple because I had set our account up online before we left Ohio.

Our room wasn't ready until about 1:30, but we found things to do to keep us busy. Once in our room, our luggage arrived within an hour. The room itself was nice. We did Oceanview Guarantee and ended up with M254 which is all the way aft on the Main deck. The bathroom was fine. The shower, despite what I had read online, was fantastic! Water pressure and temperature was perfect...strong and hot. The room had plenty of space for the two of us. The only thing that might have been helpful was if there were someplace to store our luggage. There were so many spare blankets/comforters in the closets that there wasn't space for our suitcases. The bed was comfortable, sheets were clean and soft, pillows were sturdy. The window was dirty and difficult to see out of, but they cleaned the outside of them while we were in port.

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Ocean View

Cabin 6B

Room was a great size. The only problem is the noise from the mechanics when docking and departing. Sounds and feels like you are in the engine room. The bathroom is a good size and the shower is wonderful...string and hot. Location isn't bad, with elevators nearby.

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