Carnival Fantasy Review

Not a bad time, but maybe time for a change

Review for the Bahamas Cruise on Carnival Fantasy
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brimfisher
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Jun 2013
Cabin: Ocean View

Carnival Fantasy – Charleston to Bahamas – 5 day  My wife and I just returned from our fourth Carnival cruise. This one was a 5 day cruise to the Bahamas from Charleston aboard the Fantasy. Our choice of Carnival for this trip was primarily due to the port of departure, Charleston, since it is only 4 hours drive for us versus the 13 hour drive to Miami where more destinations were available. First, let me say some good things about our trip and then I will discuss some not so good things.

For the first time, we sought out the Serenity deck for adults over 21 years of age only. This gets you away from the noise and confusion of the Lido deck madness that has been present for every Carnival cruise we have been on. I realize that many of the young passengers love this environment and that there is a need for it, but it is very nice to have an area away that is quiet. The same issues exist on Serenity as for the rest of the ship in terms of not enough sun lounges and people coming early and saving them with a towel and then not showing up for hours. They are supposed to be checked every 45 minutes, but this never happens.

For the first time we tried the Chef Table. Fantastic! We met the chef at 6:30 and for the next 3 plus hours we toured the galley and ate course after course of food that was exceptional in terms of unusual combinations of flavors and textures, great presentation, and not something that you would get to enjoy even at a fine dining establishment. It was truly exceptional and well worth the price. We would sign up for that again.

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Ocean View

This is the first time we have had an ocean view rather than balcony room. The room was small as expected, but overall it was fine. There were only 2 or us in the room. There were bunks put up that would have made the room unbelievably crowded.

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