mattmdv Posted March 4, 2014 #1226 Share Posted March 4, 2014 I need to keep reading this thread, sailing on the Fantasy in Oct, counting down the days!!! Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sevencruiser Posted March 4, 2014 #1227 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Thank you twentyknots. That is exactly what we were hoping to do. I know there is a thread dedicated to charleston but I wanted to ask if anyone here has suggestions on a great breakfast place to eat downtown the morning of the cruise. We only live a few hours away and will be driving in that morning. Thank you. Sent from my iPhone using Cruise Critic Forums mobile app Hominy Grill is excellent. We ate breakfast there after getting off the Fantasy just last month. It's only about 8 minutes from the cruise terminal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurseingu Posted March 15, 2014 #1228 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Can anyone give me information in the Fairfield Inn in North Charleston? We will be staying there the night before our cruise. We sail on April 26,2014. Any good restaurants or any other places to go close by? Karen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt62 Posted March 15, 2014 #1229 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Can anyone give me information in the Fairfield Inn in North Charleston? We will be staying there the night before our cruise. We sail on April 26,2014. Any good restaurants or any other places to go close by? Karen I assume you are staying at the Fairfield near the Tanger Outlet? (there are 3 in North Charleston). If so, you are a close drive to all the "chain" restaurants near the Outlet (Fatz Cafe and Jim and Nick's BBQ being the best) or you could drive about 10 minutes to the East Montague Area in North Charleston which is a cluster of really great, local restaurants or you could venture downtown in about 15 minutes if you want to try some of the best restaurants in the Country. Warning, if you want to go downtown, you need reservations in advance, often days or weeks in advance depending on the restaurant. Our peak tourism season started last weekend with the Food and Wine Festival and runs through the end of next December. We are wall to wall visitors from here on..... It would be well worth the effort to get away from the Chain restaurants near the outlet, you are so close to so many nice places (and not all expensive). Your hotel is a newer hotel in an area that is now very popular and quite safe (not true 8-10 years ago in that part of North Charleston). FYI, North Charleston and Charleston are two distinct and different cities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurseingu Posted March 15, 2014 #1230 Share Posted March 15, 2014 It's on North Forest Drive. Since I'm not familiar with charleston I'm not sure if it's near the outlet or not. And we do want to find a nice restaurant that is not the basic chain that we can go to anytime. Want to experience some of the local restaurants......especially seafood. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt62 Posted March 16, 2014 #1231 Share Posted March 16, 2014 [img[/img] It's on North Forest Drive. Since I'm not familiar with charleston I'm not sure if it's near the outlet or not. And we do want to find a nice restaurant that is not the basic chain that we can go to anytime. Want to experience some of the local restaurants......especially seafood. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Karen, that Inn is a little (3 miles or less) further out (North) than the one at the outlet mall is was thinking of but it makes no difference. If you really want to take advantage of the best port that you will be in on this cruise, I would suggest you go downtown Charleston for your dinner. I can suggest a place for GREAT seafood that is within walking distance of the best blocks of downtown Charleston (The Market, King Street, etc). Please feel free to email me and I will give you links, a map and directions from your hotel. It is probably 20 minutes from your hotel to a parking garage in downtown Charleston and I promise you it would be worth a drive three times that far. (my email is dillon99@comcast.net) And just to test my ability to use dropbox to post photos inside posts, here (hopefully) is a photo I took of the Carnival Fantasy back in January from my boat at the Patriots Point Marina, which is the closest marina on the Charleston harbor to the Cruise ship terminal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurseingu Posted March 16, 2014 #1232 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Thank you so much Matt62. I will email you shortly. Sorry but I couldn't see the pic you posted. Just a little gray square. :-( Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobsfamily Posted March 16, 2014 #1233 Share Posted March 16, 2014 https://www.dropbox.com/s/9zp29ovlda6e2bi/FantasyFog-2014-01-05-2.jpg Great pic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt62 Posted March 17, 2014 #1234 Share Posted March 17, 2014 I am going to try inserting this image from Dropbox one more time. If anyone knows how to upload an image from your own hard drive, please let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt62 Posted March 17, 2014 #1235 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Ok since that worked I will try another shot just about 30 minutes earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCTribeFan Posted March 20, 2014 Author #1236 Share Posted March 20, 2014 I've been ignoring my dear, old Fantasy just because I'm sailing two "new" ships (for me) this year. I still hope to squeeze in a quickie on her at some point. Hope to hear where Zelia's being posted. I suppose I could write to Michael at the Players Club and ask him. Not sure they're allowed to give out that info. I could just be some stalker, for all he knows! :p I hope people are keeping the threads current on the East Coast Departures board. That's really where the hotels/shuttle/restaurant stuff needs to be so everyone can find it. Yes, she's the only ship sailing from Charleston currently, but my original intent was for the thread to be MOSTLY about the ship. I'm going to miss being on her in May (if we pass, be sure to wave!). I'll have to get every last detail from my friends who are on the 5/6 sailing. P.S. Love the pics. No, you can't upload from your computer - has to be hosted online somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kybluecruiser Posted March 23, 2014 #1237 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Hello fellow Fantasy lovers lol. Did the rest of you see the thread saying Risa is leaving? I really hate to hear that. She is such a sweetheart. I will never forget her helping push my mother in a wheelchair to give me a hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landonsnanny Posted March 23, 2014 #1238 Share Posted March 23, 2014 I will also miss Risa. Im sure she will do very well with a bright future!!! Our cruise in april wont be the same without her bright smile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegoodlife247 Posted March 30, 2014 #1239 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Where would be the best location on the ship for sail away? Sent from my iPhone using Cruise Critic Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikki in NC Posted March 30, 2014 #1240 Share Posted March 30, 2014 My favorite sail away spot is on the Serenity deck. Sent from my GT-P3113 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobsfamily Posted March 30, 2014 #1241 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Where would be the best location on the ship for sail away? If the weather is nice you can go to the Verandah deck, walk all the way down the hallway towards the front and you will find a door that goes outside. Nice wide deck... no chairs though and watch (or, listen) out for the horn... IT'S LOUD! You can also get to the deck by walking forward on Lido deck and climbing some stairs. Serenity is not bad either. Have a wonderful cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdh rules Posted March 30, 2014 #1242 Share Posted March 30, 2014 If the weather is nice you can go to the Verandah deck, walk all the way down the hallway towards the front and you will find a door that goes outside. Nice wide deck... no chairs though and watch (or, listen) out for the horn... IT'S LOUD! You can also get to the deck by walking forward on Lido deck and climbing some stairs.Serenity is not bad either. Have a wonderful cruise! We've been on 3 fantasy ships and this past sept was the 1st time I remembered to look for that "secret" door on the V deck. It was great! We went at night and mid afternoon. We were the only people both times and felt like it was a secret! Pretty windy at night but awesome:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurseingu Posted April 9, 2014 #1243 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Does anyone know approx how much a cab is from the airport to the Charleston pier? Sent from my SCH-I535 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobsfamily Posted April 9, 2014 #1244 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Does anyone know approx how much a cab is from the airport to the Charleston pier? Sent from my SCH-I535 using Forums mobile app Around $30: http://www.taxifarefinder.com/main.php?city=Charleston-SC&from=Charleston+International+Airport&to=Market+Pavilion+Hotel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Terre Posted April 13, 2014 #1245 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Love that secret door! We found it accidentally several years ago and love looking for it on every Carnival cruise now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futuremrspeaden Posted April 19, 2014 #1246 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Are the cabin doors on the fantasy magnetic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kybluecruiser Posted April 19, 2014 #1247 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Are the cabin doors on the fantasy magnetic? Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tandtmk04 Posted April 21, 2014 #1248 Share Posted April 21, 2014 We'll be staying there on our first night because you can't beat their nightly rate, but booked the Radisson in North Charleston for the night before the cruise just for parking and included round trip shuttle at a great price. Trip Advisor has a lot of mixed reviews on the Radisson, which has me concerned, but since it's only one night and not an extended stay we decided to stick with it. This will be our first visit to Charleston, so that's why we wanted a couple days stay before the cruise. Two vacarions in one, like you said :p Sent from my LG-L38C using Forums mobile app If it makes you feel better, we stayed there this past September, left our car and didn't have any problems. I parked in front of the hotel, under lights. Like any hotel, hide anything or better yet don't leave anything of value in your car. Mine is a very nice car, if anyone looked in, it was empty. No matter where I have stayed in the past,I was just happy to still see it there when we returned. Your car will be fine. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruise_gal21 Posted April 21, 2014 #1249 Share Posted April 21, 2014 If it makes you feel better, we stayed there this past September, left our car and didn't have any problems. I parked in front of the hotel, under lights. Like any hotel, hide anything or better yet don't leave anything of value in your car. Mine is a very nice car, if anyone looked in, it was empty. No matter where I have stayed in the past,I was just happy to still see it there when we returned. Your car will be fine. :) Thank you very much for the info! How was the hotel room itself if you don't mund my asking? We leave in less than 3 weeks and can't wait :D Sent from my LG-L38C using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobsfamily Posted April 22, 2014 #1250 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Mine is a very nice car, if anyone looked in, it was empty. No matter where I have stayed in the past,I was just happy to still see it there when we returned. Your car will be fine. :) Very good to know, just be careful:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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