Carnival Fascination Review

Friendly Staff, Horrible Food & Bad Decor

Review for the Bahamas Cruise on Carnival Fascination
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gio1967
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Dec 2013

I have sailed on several cruises over the years with Disney, Royal Caribbean, Holland America & Celebrity. This was my first time sailing with Carnival and to be honest it will probably be my last time. I went on this cruise because I have family that lives in Savannah, GA and since it sails out of Jacksonville, it was convenient. I booked one of the Jr Suites on the Verandah Deck and was shocked when I opened the door to the room to discover that it was just a standard cabin and the balcony was pathetic! You could not even sit in the chair on the balcony and stretch your legs out in front of you. Rather, my knees hit the railing sitting in the chair. This is the smallest balcony I have ever seen on a cruise ship. To call this room a Jr. Suite and charge as much as they did for it, I expected much more. The ONLY perk of booking this room was the VIP Embarkation and getting on the ship with ease. They said that we would have that same service on Debarkation, but I was lumped into the same category as several other decks.

This was a pre Christmas cruise, so I was traveling with 15 family members. One of my sisters booked a balcony room on the E Deck and her cabin was pretty much the same as mine and her balcony was double the size! I point this out because the cost of that room was significantly less than I paid for my "Jr Suite" and to be honest, it was a better room. Her balcony was right over the side of the ship and the ocean. My balcony was not right on the exterior of the ship, but it hangs over a walkway on the exterior of the ship. The one positive comment I have about my cabin, was the cabin Steward. He was so nice and always called me by my name when he saw me. The room was clean and he was great.

Now, I recognize this ship is older and I was not expecting the same grandeur you see on the new mega-ships. However, the interior decor of this ship is truly tacky! It looks like the 1970's threw up all over the interior of the ship. I am all about cool retro vibes, but to be honest the decor was just horrendous. The fabric on the seats in the main theatre was distracting and the seating arrangements in the theatre are horrible.

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To call this cabin a Junior Suite is a total joke! The cabin is nothing special and when I compared it to a cabin my family had on the the E deck, it was basically the same. The major issue with this room is the Balcony! This is not a full balcony. You cannot even sit in the chair and face the ocean without your knees hitting the metal railings. This is the smallest balcony I have ever seen and was truly disappointed.

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