My wife and I wanted to visit Charleston, and since we love cruising, we booked the Fantasy as part of our visit. We enjoyed Charleston, but we were sad to learn many people in the city were less than happy about Carnival using Charleston as a port. This was evident by the signs against Carnival all over the place. Charleston has some beautiful homes, but the beauty is tarnished by the signs they are hanging. Also, the hospitality we heard was famous we found to be in question by the residents who hate carnival. Anyway, some people in Charleston have some issues.

The embarkation and debarkation processes could not have been easier. From the first line in the parking lot to the food line was about 45 minutes. Leaving the ship silent debarkation was maybe 30 minutes. We found no problems at all with any of this.

With the exception of the cabin steward, Dewi, our cabin, E89, was the worst cabin we have ever had in our 10 cruise history. However, I want to be clear, Dewi was probably the best room steward we have ever had. We originally wanted to book a cabin with a porthole, but the Carnival agent talked us into the interior in midship. The noise was the worst part. The noise from the Atrium, which was just down the hall, was terrible. In addition, they had art shows on the other side of one wall. and that was loud. Finally, it had a connecting door with the next room. Unfortunately, the door must have been paper thin. We heard every word the other guests said, and I am sure they heard us as well. Thank goodness they were not crazy party people, but none of their conversations were private. Read more