wrigley80 Posted April 26, 2012 #1 Share Posted April 26, 2012 This is my first picture review so bear with me a little :rolleyes: but I have a lot of great info and pictures for anyone going on the Fantasy. Let me first start out by saying that we drove to Charleston, SC from Northern Illinois. It was a long drive so we were quite excited when we finally got to the hotel in North Charleston. Embarkation We have never sailed out of Charleston before so we were excited to see a new city and port but embarkation at the Port of Charleston was by far the worst we have experienced in 9 Carnival Cruises. There was a long delay with getting passengers onboard because 2 wedding parties were boarding. We waited about an hour and a half from the time we were dropped off by our hotel shuttle (Holiday Inn Express - West Ashley) to the time we were onboard. We were on the 6-day cruise to Key West, Freeport, Bahamas and Nassau, Bahamas. We specifically booked this cruise because we wanted to go back to Key West. We always decorate our door and since we left on St. Patricks Day. This seemed quite fitting :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted April 26, 2012 Author #2 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Day 1 Our first day onboard we spent the day exploring our new home for the next 6 days. After our first lunch onboard we headed out to the Serenity Deck. The Serenity Deck area would quickly become our place to hang out during the day. The Serenity area is the greatest addition to Carnival ships because it is a nice, quiet area for ADULTS ONLY :p This picture was taken on the Serenity Deck while we were in port in Freeport My dad with his "drink of the day"...........A DIET COKE :p A Carnival Cruise Ship picture tradition. Love the toe nail polish...........hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainbowfalls Posted April 26, 2012 #3 Share Posted April 26, 2012 love your door decoration! lol so shiny :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landonsnanny Posted April 26, 2012 #4 Share Posted April 26, 2012 can't wait for the rest of the review.Love the toes!!! We will be on the Fantasy in eight days!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted April 26, 2012 Author #5 Share Posted April 26, 2012 We had late seating in the Jubilee Dining Room at table 369 with Andre (head waiter) and Derita (assistant waiter). They were just great and by the second night they knew what our preferences were for dinner. Our bar waiter, Soorya, was also fantastic. By the second night our diet cokes were waiting for us when we arrived at dinner.............it is the small reasons like this why we keep coming back to Carnival. After dinner we went to the Welcome Aboard show. I really enjoy this show on each cruise because it feels like the official start to our cruise :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted April 26, 2012 Author #6 Share Posted April 26, 2012 love your door decoration! lol so shiny :) Thanks. It doesn't cost much plus it is a good way to be able to find your door late at night after too many drinks of the day :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted April 26, 2012 Author #7 Share Posted April 26, 2012 can't wait for the rest of the review.Love the toes!!! We will be on the Fantasy in eight days!!!!!!!! You will love it. There is a lot more to come so stay posted ;). Are you doing the 5 day or the 6 day cruise?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landonsnanny Posted April 26, 2012 #8 Share Posted April 26, 2012 You will love it. There is a lot more to come so stay posted ;). Are you doing the 5 day or the 6 day cruise?? 5 day, with dh, mil and fil. it is mil and fil first.I think they will love it. They are upbeat, and fun to be with,so i think we'll have a really great time. we are on the upper deck,with anytime dining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted April 26, 2012 Author #9 Share Posted April 26, 2012 We were at a 10 top for dinner with two other families......one was a mother, father, daughter, and fiance from Ontario, Canada and the other was a mother, father, son, and girlfriend from Akron, Ohio. We had a good group for dinner this was the family from Canada this was the family from Akron, Ohio this was Soorya, our bar waiter, me and my dad. She was awesome this was Derita, our Waiter, me and my dad ***** I will continue on with the review tomorrow but it is time for bed now. Good nite cruise critic friends :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
re-re Posted April 26, 2012 #10 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Great start, So glad you got your pics to post, I love photo reviews.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseonthebrain Posted April 26, 2012 #11 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Great so far!! Can't wait to see and read more!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUVMYGSDOG Posted April 26, 2012 #12 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Love, love picture reviews! The pics of the serenity deck almost made me cry cause I'd love to be sitting there right now!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reerun25 Posted April 26, 2012 #13 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Great review so far!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlbutler33 Posted April 26, 2012 #14 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Can't wait for more!!! Leaving on Fantasy 5-day on 6/18. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgettinstarted08 Posted April 26, 2012 #15 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Wrigley80, can you tell me about the Holiday Inn Express-West Ashley? Did you feel safe in the area? Did the hotel offer a shuttle to and from the port, or parking? Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All4fun&fun4all Posted April 26, 2012 #16 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Subscribing to your review. Love the toes! I am definitely going to have to do that on our next sailing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted April 26, 2012 Author #17 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Great start, So glad you got your pics to post, I love photo reviews.:D yeah I finally figured it out and it is always easier than you thought it would be. I knew that once I figured it out it would be a breeze and a lot of fun. I enjoy picture reviews as well :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted April 26, 2012 Author #18 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Wrigley80, can you tell me about the Holiday Inn Express-West Ashley? Did you feel safe in the area? Did the hotel offer a shuttle to and from the port, or parking? Thank you. The Holiday Inn Express -West Ashley was a great hotel. I left my car there for the week that we were gone and had no problems. I booked the park and cruise package. The hotel offered a shuttle to and from the cruise port BUT our driver was an @$$. On our way back to the hotel he informed that I could really benefit from Weight Watchers........that pissed me off :mad: and then about a mile from the port we stopped to pick up a hooker :confused: and then we dropped her off at an apartment complex. Our driver gave her money and his business card.....I thought that was quite odd :rolleyes:. The hotel stay was perfect though with a great breakfast. I found a coupon for the hotel that gave us 20% off our stay :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted April 26, 2012 Author #19 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Subscribing to your review. Love the toes! I am definitely going to have to do that on our next sailing! Yeah I always get comments about my toes when I'm onboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted April 26, 2012 Author #20 Share Posted April 26, 2012 I will be back on tonight to post some more pictures and more reviews from our vacation but I need to start getting ready to leave for dinner :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All4fun&fun4all Posted April 27, 2012 #21 Share Posted April 27, 2012 The Holiday Inn Express -West Ashley was a great hotel. I left my car there for the week that we were gone and had no problems. I booked the park and cruise package. The hotel offered a shuttle to and from the cruise port BUT our driver was an @$$. On our way back to the hotel he informed that I could really benefit from Weight Watchers........that pissed me off :mad: and then about a mile from the port we stopped to pick up a hooker :confused: and then we dropped her off at an apartment complex. Our driver gave her money and his business card.....I thought that was quite odd :rolleyes:. The hotel stay was perfect though with a great breakfast. I found a coupon for the hotel that gave us 20% off our stay :) Did you guys stay at the hotel in North Charleston or West Ashley? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reerun25 Posted April 27, 2012 #22 Share Posted April 27, 2012 More, more, more!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txgolfergrl Posted April 27, 2012 #23 Share Posted April 27, 2012 The Holiday Inn Express -West Ashley was a great hotel. I left my car there for the week that we were gone and had no problems. I booked the park and cruise package. The hotel offered a shuttle to and from the cruise port BUT our driver was an @$$. On our way back to the hotel he informed that I could really benefit from Weight Watchers........that pissed me off :mad: and then about a mile from the port we stopped to pick up a hooker :confused: and then we dropped her off at an apartment complex. Our driver gave her money and his business card.....I thought that was quite odd :rolleyes:. The hotel stay was perfect though with a great breakfast. I found a coupon for the hotel that gave us 20% off our stay :) Please tell me that you reported his @$$ to the hotel. What a freakin creep! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted April 27, 2012 Author #24 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Did you guys stay at the hotel in North Charleston or West Ashley? It was the one on Northwoods Boulevard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted April 27, 2012 Author #25 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Please tell me that you reported his @$$ to the hotel. What a freakin creep! Oh yeah I reported him plus we called the transportation company that he worked for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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