Carnival Fascination Review

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A first experience: spring break on Fascination

Review for the Bahamas Cruise on Carnival Fascination
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luvtravel2
First Time Cruiser • Age 20s

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Sail Date: Apr 2009

Let's start with the positive: 1. The support staff from the cabin steward to the waiters were excellent. (Shoot, I hugged my head waiter goodbye... he was just that nice.) 2. The room was spacious and kept very tidy. 3. The food was good and there were plenty of choices no matter what your taste buds were dictating. 4. The weather was beautiful, and I never had a problem finding a place to call my own in the sun. 5. I traveled alone but never felt unsafe or felt like I had to "watch my stuff." I left my belongings behind many times only to return and find them just were I left them... untouched. 6. People were very, very friendly, and I had many a long conversation with "strangers". 7. The bed... ah, the bed! I have never experienced a more comfortable bed away from home.

Now the not so positive: 1. I am around 50, and even though I enjoy the bawdy joke, a lot of the entertainment left a lot to be desired. Simply put, if you are a refined person then THIS cruise would NOT be the cruise for you. There were a couple of times I shook my head and left because I felt what they asked the unsuspecting guest to do was tacky, bordering on uncouth. Since I can entertain myself I never felt bored. But if a person, who did not enjoy the risque or could not entertain themselves, then I fear they would have been miserable on this ship with the lack of entertainment options. 2. Often times the main Entrees were over-sauced. (But even with this I always had plenty of options from which to choose). 3. We had only a few hours in Key West... I could have spent a full day there. We had to be back on boat by 2:30 (which meant I got back at 2:00 for fear of watching my vessel sail away). 4. I booked an excursion from them and it was not as described. In fact I felt like I had fallen victim to a bait and switch. I talked to a number of people who were very dissatisfied with their excursions too. For example, I booked the Atlantis deep water dolphin swim and beach adventure. I was suppose to have beach privileges, free snorkel equipment to keep, beverages and other basic items besides being able to swim and play with the dolphins. What I got was... swim with the dolphins for 40 minutes and nothing else. Now granted swimming with the dolphins was a bucket list item and was awesome, but no other (as advertised) items were provided or allowed. 5. You couldn't get your big toe in any pool. There were 750 children on board the vessel and well, they were in the pools from sun up to sun down. 6. You will be nickeled and dimed to death. The drink bill will add up in a hurry!

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