gsu_paintballer Posted August 15, 2009 #601 Share Posted August 15, 2009 Oh you just SLICED ME with you wit! OUCH!! quit it...lol There was zero wit in that post. Only fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobsfamily Posted August 15, 2009 #602 Share Posted August 15, 2009 There was zero wit in that post. Uh OK you should know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsu_paintballer Posted August 15, 2009 #603 Share Posted August 15, 2009 Uh OK you should know... Have you stooped to the point of trolling now because you are embarrassed that you went out of your way to make me look stupid when you were the incorrect one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobsfamily Posted August 15, 2009 #604 Share Posted August 15, 2009 Have you stooped to the point of trolling now because you are embarrassed that you went out of your way to make me look stupid when you were the incorrect one? Wow what an imagination... If you would LOOK at my post you will SEE where I stated it was IN JAN... We arrived on the Empress deck in Jan. and left from the same upon our return Once you stated you got off yesterday I said -and I quote: They must have changed the set-up since Jan... won't deny that it could have happen. Now exactly WHERE did I make you LOOK stupid... it seems you are quite capable of that all by yourself.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_in_Alabama Posted August 15, 2009 #605 Share Posted August 15, 2009 I haven't seen this asked or answered...when I get on board, do I head straight to the room with my suitcase or is it taken from me and I have to go somewhere else for a while? I'll have a medium size suitcase and what I call a carry on bag that contains my camera and such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsu_paintballer Posted August 15, 2009 #606 Share Posted August 15, 2009 I haven't seen this asked or answered...when I get on board, do I head straight to the room with my suitcase or is it taken from me and I have to go somewhere else for a while? I'll have a medium size suitcase and what I call a carry on bag that contains my camera and such. Depends. On our trip, we checked one bag and carried on the rest. We got on board at 1:10 and were told the rooms would be ready at 1:30. We waited in the elevator area for the 20 minutes and the doors opened promptly at 1:30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_in_Alabama Posted August 16, 2009 #607 Share Posted August 16, 2009 Ok, thanx!! 1:30 is good to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KroozFoolz Posted August 28, 2009 #608 Share Posted August 28, 2009 from John Heald's blog today: http://johnhealdsblog.com/2009/08/27/malcolm-in-the-middle-of-a-dream/#more-10826 "Then we have the Carnival Fascination which will be going into Dry Dock in January and will receive her major Evolutions of Fun upgrades which will now include 98 Balconies added onto the ship as we have done on the Carnival Ecstasy and Carnival Sensation……………..another brilliant miracle of engineering………….they just make balconies………….amazing." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCTribeFan Posted October 10, 2009 #609 Share Posted October 10, 2009 I really would love to do a B2B after the refurbishments have been done. An aft balcony cabin would be nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmoozin Posted October 10, 2009 #610 Share Posted October 10, 2009 An Aft Balcony would be nice indeed, but then again, "any port in a storm"! I love Fascination and am looking forward to my third cruise on her, this month! 2 Weeks to go and counting down in every way possible! All Things Fascination.. She was the first ship I cruised on and I love the fact that I know my way around. I have a favorite seat on a favorite deck with a favorite view. The only thing that would be better, would be an Aft Balcony! But, til then.... I will be where I most prefer... and not giving that spot away at any cost! See you on board! (or not!):p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlandAndrea Posted October 11, 2009 #611 Share Posted October 11, 2009 Has anyone stayed in a wheelchair accessible room? We are looking at a cruise in March and want a balcony cabin that accomodates a wheelchair. Our TA said there are 2 on the main deck. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobsfamily Posted October 11, 2009 #612 Share Posted October 11, 2009 Has anyone stayed in a wheelchair accessible room? We are looking at a cruise in March and want a balcony cabin that accomodates a wheelchair. Our TA said there are 2 on the main deck. Thanks! The only cabins that have balconies as of now (I think in Jan. she receives more balconies) are suites and Main has no suites... From website: Staterooms are available that are modified for wheelchair users. Please contact Carnival Reservations department, Guest Access Services, at 1-800-438-6744, ext. 70025, for details. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixiefairy1981 Posted October 14, 2009 #613 Share Posted October 14, 2009 I've been cruising around the boards reading different reviews of a Fascination cruise I had just taken last week. I saw this board and decided to post a few thoughts (mainly opinions - so no need to harp on me for posting simply that). Some things may have already been said, but I did not read all 31 pages of this post, so I apologize in advance if anything is repeated. Cruises are what you make of it. It's your decision to do what they have planned or choose to do something else. Make the most of it! Not every cruise will be the same, and I realize that the same things will not happen each time. This is just what happened from our experience. Our waitress for dinner was awful. The first night we were there, my husband did not receive bread after everyone was given some. I asked her politely if we could have some bread and she glared at me with a very nasty look. This basically made the rest of our dining experience a bad one. One of the people at our table had requested steak after having eaten a partial entree, and the rest of our nights dining, she asked "No steak for you tonight?" very sarcastically and rude. After that, all of us were so afraid to ask her for anything extra. You could tell even her assistant was afraid of her, especially the night she ripped him a new one right in front of all of us. We didn't let this ruin our trip though. We still had a good time with all of the people we sat with. There were some complaints about the cruise director, Felipe. I think his comedy was more directed towards a younger crowd. He was funny, and not too bad, in small doses. Our cabin stuart was wonderful. Our room was clean every night, and I mean OCD clean. We had gone to Half Moon Cay and brought some sand back with us to our shower, and that night, every speck of it was gone. First time cruisers to Nassau, go to Atlantis/Paradise Island. Don't spend too much time on Nassau. I wasn't very fond of every single person rushing up to you, or trying to put a necklace on you. A guy came up to us and put a necklace on both of us, asked for a donation for the school children and then pulled my husband to the side to ask if he wanted something to smoke. The straw market is filled with purses and jewelry. Didn't find too much in there I couldn't live without. Not much else to see on the island as far as we knew (others might have different opinions). We stayed on the Riviera deck and didn't mind it at all. We didn't notice hardly any swaying and even when we did, it wasn't anything to pay too much attention to. The anytime dining in the Coconut Grill was okay. The breakfast buffet was decent for the most part. The deli in the back of the ship was great. Pizzeria was good. Go for the combination pizza. The dining room food was good, but I think our waitress made it a point to let it sit for a while. The warm chocolate melting cake was very very good. Although if you get one that is cooked all the way through, it doesn't taste that great. If you don't think you'll drink that much soda, don't buy the soda card. We spent $36.00 for two sodas. We drank water for most of the cruise, which tasted fine and didn't have any ill effect on us. We bought a Carnival souvenir (sp?) cup and filled it with water in the anytime dining room the whole time we were on the cruise. The 80's review show was great! There was a show with a lady that I think was named Tia, but I can't remember for sure. She was funny. It was a good show. The "Hey Mambo" show wasn't that great, but I'm not really a fan of stuff like that anyway. Out of the two comedians, I liked Tony Esposito the best. He was hilarious! We were all in a rolling continuous laughter for about 10 minutes straight. My advice for first time cruisers, go to all the shows. If you don't like it, you can leave and do something else. Don't stay in your cabin the whole time. Get out and explore! Why pay money to sit in your cabin as you would at home? A lot of people say to not book your shore excursions through the ship. This is true, but if you go to an island owned by the cruise line, you can't book any cruises on the island. So find out if an island you're going to is owned by the cruise line, and if not, you could find a shore excursion for cheaper on the island. Again, these are all my personal opinions after going on my very first cruise and some things I wish I would've known before we went. I'm sure a lot of you have different opinions, which is fine. I just thought I'd share mine for people who want to know more about Fascination. Megan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveCrusin-0910 Posted November 4, 2009 #614 Share Posted November 4, 2009 We're sailing out on Fascination 11/9... so close I can taste it! Wondering if there is any place on the ship that has the NFL Network and would be showing games? I know some of you may get on me about watching football while on a cruise. But watching the Bears in the fall with my husband is one of our favorite things to do together...the other is cruising. So when I found out that our Bears are playing on Thursday the 12th while we're on board, we thought we would perhaps try to do both! Does anyone know if the ships have NFLN and show it in a bar or the casino maybe?! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrammyJill Posted January 27, 2010 #615 Share Posted January 27, 2010 For those that have sailed a ship pre & post cruise did you find the temperament of the crew changed much? I loved the crew on both of our sailings. I wonder how different Fascination will be once she comes out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitaha Posted February 1, 2010 #616 Share Posted February 1, 2010 We went on the Fascination on Oct 9, 2008 and enjoyed every bit of it. The Crew was very friendly and we loved both of our waiters and our cabin steward. The only thing we found that was on a downside was the midnight buffet. I found out right before we sailed that they stopped the midnight buffets on all of the Fantasy Class ships to save Carnival some money and they do only a "Midnight Snack" which consisted of hamburgers, hotdogs, chips, fries and ice cream. Which wasnt bad food but I was looking forward to the traditional Midnight Buffet that you see in all of the cruise pictures. The ship was a little rocky but we had went through some storms leaving out and the seas were a little rough but not so bad that I wouldn't go again on the very same ship! We did love this ship and the port was very convienient and embarkation and debarkation was virtually painless. You won't regret anything about this cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobsfamily Posted February 1, 2010 #617 Share Posted February 1, 2010 The only thing we found that was on a downside was the midnight buffet. I found out right before we sailed that they stopped the midnight buffets on all of the Fantasy Class ships to save Carnival some money and they do only a "Midnight Snack" which consisted of hamburgers, hotdogs, chips, fries and ice cream. Which wasnt bad food but I was looking forward to the traditional Midnight Buffet that you see in all of the cruise pictures. That buffet has been GONE from ALL Carnival ships for years... in fact almost all cruise lines have stopped them... not only for cost factor but just wastage... less than half of what was put out was ever eaten. What you get know is at least eaten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockey Addict Posted February 1, 2010 #618 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Today is the day she sails with her upgrades! DH saw her sitting in port yesterday!! As soon as I am off of work when she sails again I will get some pics to post on here! DH said she looked good. He could see the balconies and the water slides! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caspian22 Posted February 1, 2010 #619 Share Posted February 1, 2010 That is great! I can't wait to see her upgrades but we are going in October on the Dream so it may be awhile. Fascination will always be my favorite little ship! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrammyJill Posted February 1, 2010 #620 Share Posted February 1, 2010 yeehaw! I hope someone posts a great review with pictures when they get back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsu_paintballer Posted February 8, 2010 #621 Share Posted February 8, 2010 Today is the day she sails with her upgrades! DH saw her sitting in port yesterday!! As soon as I am off of work when she sails again I will get some pics to post on here! DH said she looked good. He could see the balconies and the water slides! If Fascination has been upgraded, my fiance and I might have to book a Summer 2011 vacation. We liked the ship! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janespup Posted February 16, 2010 #622 Share Posted February 16, 2010 A few suggestions for Fascination trip. We had a suite 11 class on Veranda deck and loved it. Check out locations of all new balconies before you book. They have made some balconies on suites larger and added many more. Watch out for OB "obstructed views". These mean you will be pretty much looking into a lifeboat or metal railings, instead of the ocean! Find out if the balcony has a sliding door. If not, you will need to bring a short bungee cord to hold the door open if you want it open. If your room has a refrigerator in it, bring back any desserts you fall in love with from the buffet. We searched for repeats of our favorites and they never appeared again! We had wished that we had brought some back to the room! I brought a waterproof waist fanny pack which I wore most of the time (especially whenever we left the ship). It kept all important re-entry papers, credit cards, cash, etc on my person and dry while in the water. We didn't have to leave any important stuff unattended on the beach or at poolside. Was also a benefit to have both hands free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrammyJill Posted February 16, 2010 #623 Share Posted February 16, 2010 I have to admit I didn't read the begining of this thread b/c of the refurb. I am still anxious to hear from someone that sailed pre & post dry to hear what they think now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mara93 Posted February 16, 2010 #624 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Ditto. I'm anxiously waiting for someone to post a review! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImmortalxKiss Posted February 17, 2010 #625 Share Posted February 17, 2010 What's all this I hear about rooms flooded? Can anyone clarify? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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