Carnival Fantasy Review

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Not as good as last time

Review for the Bahamas Cruise on Carnival Fantasy
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akf15e
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Jul 2010
Cabin: Junior Suite

This was the second cruise for my wife and I. We cruised on Carnival Inspiration 7 years ago and had such a great experience that we decided to try its sister ship Fantasy on this cruise. We went along with another couple and we both had balcony suites on the Verandah deck. This was their first cruise. We also chose this cruise because of the appealing itinerary and becuase it left out of Charleston, which we could drive to vs. fly. Charleston was fairly easy and pain free.

The dinner food was the highlight of the trip. We ate every night in the dining room and the meals were excellent. Much improved from our last trip. The desserts were tenfold better - the chocolate melting cake was a nightly indulgence. Breakfast and lunch were good, though nothing to write home about. Buffet standard, basically.

The downside of dinner was the "any time dining" experience. We chose this as opposed to the late dining we did last time so we could be flexible with our schedule and sit as 2 couples without any strangers at our table. On 5 of the 7 nights we had to wait 40-50 minutes to be seated. Once we were seated it took anywhere from 60-90 minutes to complete our meal due to the slow service. Our drinks often went unfilled and rarely did all of our meals show up at the same time. Some of the waiters barely spoke English and our orders were messed up once or twice. Not once did the Maitre' D come by and apologize or explain. Instead, a steward would come by the room each night with an apology card and a small plate of peanut butter fudge. I don't like fudge! We will try scheduled seating next time!

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Junior Suite

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Spacious. Great view. Balcony is a bit narrow. Quiet halls with little traffic. Mini fridge. Has wine glasses and drink glasses. Plenty of closet space. Minimal drawer space. You can feel the rocking of the ship more due to being near the top floor. You can hear people dropping barbell weights above you in the gym.

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