Carnival Fantasy Review

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Suites not so Sweet.

Review for the Western Caribbean Cruise on Carnival Fantasy
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Bigtex1622
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Feb 2009

Well I will be fair, so keep reading. Not all parts where bad.

Disembarkation: Well having booked a suite for the 3 of us. We did a suite, just like on Princess. So VIP check in. Great, we had 82 year old mother with us. So thought fast check in. Saw the lines to hell, with the regular check in folk. I was happy I was VIP. Well till we go in there. I noticed the line had about 16-18 people, some were together. Most had to have all their information inputted by the staff. I did it myself online. Then when they put it in, noticed they were not VIP, they had to leave for about 20 minutes to go find there boarding cards, out in the regular area. So by the time we finished and left, the regular lines where empty.

The Suite: The suite itself was small, clean and well kept. The room attendant was great, and learned our schedule. He was prompt in getting us Ice and new Water bottles. Could not get mom's walker through the room, but since everything was compact it was not far to walk without it. The balcony was even smaller. When sitting, it was hard for someone to get by you. Unfortunately, I did not check the layout of the ship. Well right above our room, was the gym. Yes you guessed it. From 6 am ( I guess when staff workout ) till MIDNIGHT. BANG BANG BANG, with the weight machine. To make matters worse, the glasses in our room where on glass shelves, so we get a BANG tinkle tinkle tinkel BANG tinkle tinkle tinkel BANG tinkle tinkle tinkel. So PLEASE DO YOURSLEF A FAVOR. Look at the ship plans whenever you book, and see what is above you, and below you. Not just on the same floor. Princess our first cruise, spoiled us with the perfect Alaska cruise and I did not know better.

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Cabin 11

Cabin V5:

Small for a suite. No closet space. Balcony not meant for more than 2 people at a time. WARNING: GYM ABOVE THIS SUITE. The weight machines makes a banging noise along with the glasses on the glass shelf tinkling. Makes it hard to sleep from 6 am till Midnight. Have you never heard of insulation? Sorry, but put this above a regular room, not a suite.

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