Carnival Fantasy Review

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Not Worth the Trip

Review for the Bahamas Cruise on Carnival Fantasy
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soledad86
First Time Cruiser • Age 30s

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Sail Date: Jan 2016
Cabin: Interior

My husband and I decided on an impromptu cruise since we didn't get a chance to go on a honeymoon after getting married couple months ago. We should have done a more thorough research regarding cruise ships as well as destinations we were going to visit, but I figured all cruises are about the same and it cant be that bad. At least I didnt pay a ton for tickets. We drove in (thankfully it was only a 3 hour drive from Charlotte, NC), the check in process was fairly simple.

First thing to take into consideration is the cost of parking. It's $17 per day or $85 total for 5 days which is quite a bit. There are really no other low cost alternatives with the exception of staying an extra day in Charleston and leaving your car at the hotel parking lot (some will allow it up to 2 weeks). Again, I should have done more research and went with a hotel option to save money. Once we got on the boat, right away I could tell this ship was OLD, I mean at least 20 years old. The decor is extremely dated. Weird retro lights, funky carpeting. Not what I expected, but ok. We dropped our things off at the cabin which was fine, small but clean and went to the safety briefing. Afterwards we decided to explore.

The ship looked even worse after walking around. Everything was super dated and falling apart. There are glass cases displaying various alcoholic beverages throughout the ship instead of perhaps something remotely interesting such as historical pieces or anything pertaining to Bahamas. Food was pretty mediocre at best, some days the Buffet was decent enough, other days it was downright horrible. For breakfast there was some type of egg concoction that made from god knows what, but it did not taste like eggs. Anyways, to make the story short, here's a list of pros and cons:

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It was a long drive with a "park" being very small and uninteresting.

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