Carnival Fantasy? Any comments??

[Twistingfate]

We're going on the Fantasy September 14-19 2015, anyone else taking this cruise? Or have you? Any comments??

[klfrodo]

We're going on the Fantasy September 14-19 2015, anyone else taking this cruise?

 

Nope,,, no one else is going on this cruise. It sails empty every week.

Here's your sign :D

Sorry, weak attempt at Bill Engvall humor

 

These boards do have roll calls and I found a link for you

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2122241

[mzlinda]

I went on that ship for 5 nights in October and I'm going again for 7 nights in November. Charleston is less than a 2 hour drive for me so it will probably be an annual thing. There were 2 minor negatives for me and neither of them mattered at all to me personally so they aren't really negatives -we missed our port at half moon cay so we only had 1 port day which was Nassau, and the ship is older which was really only noticeable in my cabin. There was nothing wrong with it but it felt old. On the plus side, I love the size of that ship. Finally one that is easy to navigate so you don't spend the entire cruise trying to figure out how to get to the MDR or the casino. I'm not a big fan of the production shows in the theater but the live bands, the comedians, and the country singer in he atrium bar were all fantastic. We are in the MDR every night. I thought the food was good and the service was excellent. I don't have one bad thing to say about that cruise. Enjoy.

[Twistingfate]

That's good to hear, I was worried about how old the ship was compared to the other ships. It's only a five hour drive for us which is the reason we choose this ship. We also plan to eat in the MDR every night!!

[Msgunn]

I took my kids on this cruise back in November 2013. The ship is older but the entertainment was still good. My teenager loved the teen camp and the younger kids enjoyed the camp the one or two days they went. We enjoyed a couple movies in the auditorium as a family and by the boat being small I didn't have to worry about the kids as much. Happy Sailing

[my2monkees]

Just got off her last week. This was my 7th cruise on her. Live close to port. Yes she is old but really had no problems. Smelled sewer a few times (that happens on other ships too). Staff was great. Always found food I liked. Lido was very crowded but it was during spring break with beautiful weather

[Soleil's Mom]

I will be on her for the first time in 8 days. I will most likely be doing a trip report when we get back, since I'll have my nephews with me. I like to do it for them to read later, and for their mom to read what they did too. Because as is typical of kids, by the end of day 3, they don't remember what they did on day 1. LOL

[Twistingfate]

I'm very excited about this cruise, we're hoping our experience on the Fantasy is a good one, we live in NC so this would be a very close Port we could visit often!

[galaxieman63]

My 2nd cruise on Fantasy, so I feel I was a bit more critical of things, and I still had a great time. Both trips I did were 5 nights with stops in Nassau and Freeport.

 

Things to note:

 

My first sailing was late September, 2013. I stayed in an inside cabin on main deck aft. This time I stayed in an oceanview/upper/forward.

 

I read in other reviews some complaints of the windows being "dirty" as a negative. I'm not sure what people are expecting. It's a boat, on the ocean, which contains salt water. Yes, there was salt residue and moisture on the cabin windows. It was not obtrusive to the view, and the room window was cleaned while we were docked in Nassau.

 

The toilets on the boat irk me. In both cabins I had, the button to flush the toilet is behind the lid when up. I'm a large guy, so it was practically impossible for me to sit on the toilet without flushing it. As for lifting the seat, forget about it, the flush button causes the seat to fall back down, so a standing #1 is not really an option in the cabin.

 

In the main deck aft cabin I had great water pressure. in the upper forward cabin it was pathetic. Also, trying to shower the morning of port days is not wise. There was NO hot water and I had to take very cold showers. I suppose everyone is up early trying to get ready to debark at the same time.

 

The boat shows wear and tear in places, but to me that doesn't diminish the experience, it just adds character. September is supposed to be more rainy, but I had good weather on both cruises, plus the water temp is a lot cozier in September than April. Oddly I found the water temp in Nassau to be colder than off Lucaya (Freeport) this most recent trip.

 

September also had one huge advantage: fewer kids on board. Spring Break on Fantasy means tons of elementary aged kids. Lido was basically a no-go zone for me this time out. There was no enforcement of the age restriction on the 18+ hot tub on lido. Kids were packed into the hot tubs shoulder to shoulder, with parents nowhere to be found. The comedian on the last night referred to it as _Lord of the Flies_ up there. In September, by contrast, Lido felt roomy and the average age on the cruise was about 20 years older.

 

Mongolian Wok - I'm not sure what happened, but it seemed to really go downhill from 2013-2015. I don't know what changed. I ate there on Embark day and didn't go back.

 

I enjoyed the entertainment. Even though the big productions were the same, they were still a fun time.

 

We ate in the MDR every night. Those guys work their butts off handling a crazy amount of tables in conditions that would make Gordon Ramsey blush, yet still seem really sincere in their pleasant attitude towards the guests. It amazed me how rude some of the other guests were to wait staff.

 

The food itself was pretty good. The best thing I had in the MDR was the Chicken Tom Kha soup on night 4. I know everyone has their personal likes and dislikes, so I won't shout down something I didn't care for, as someone else might rave about it. For the most part, everything was good quality and well prepared, which is a feat considering the task.

 

The best entertainment for my buck was the comedy show. They had two comedians on the boat and a total of ten shows.

 

Hasbro the game show was a new feature since my first cruise, and I could have passed on it. The whole thing seems very rushed and they spend more time picking the teams versus playing the games. It seems like a good concept, but they need to wok on the execution.

 

Go to the Casino if you are worried about CCL's profit margins. Otherwise expect an ROI equivalent to throwing your $20 bills overboard and asking the fish to make change.

[SOMEBEECH]

Just got off her last week. This was my 7th cruise on her. Live close to port. Yes she is old but really had no problems. Smelled sewer a few times (that happens on other ships too). Staff was great. Always found food I liked. Lido was very crowded but it was during spring break with beautiful weather

 

Was it cold enough for them to turn the heat on?

If it was the sewer smell is from them using sewage to provide heat. The colder it get the more heat they need so the worse the smell.

[crazyfrazee]

Was it cold enough for them to turn the heat on?

If it was the sewer smell is from them using sewage to provide heat. The colder it get the more heat they need so the worse the smell.

 

Heat? I have always heard there is NO heat on Fantasy class ships. They were made for down south.

 

As far as the sewer smell in the room, run the water in the shower and sink. Also, pour a lot of water down the floor drain to seal it. It works!

[special projects #1]

never been but we are doing the Sept. 14th trip also:)

[SOMEBEECH]

I don't think you can control the heat in the room.

[NCTribeFan]

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1182074&page=36

 

You can also just click on the ship name at the top of the page. That will take you to all the threads about her.

 

You have lots and lots of reading to do! :)