Kelly
Age: 31
Occupation:Attorney
Number of Cruises: 3
Cruise Line: Carnival
Ship: Carnival Fantasy
Sailing Date: March 26th, 2005
Itinerary: Bahamas
I recently returned from a 3 day cruise aboard the Fantasy. I was traveling with
a party of 7 which included 4 kids. This was the kids 1st cruise, that's why we
chose something short n sweet. I would have to say the cruise was OK - and just
OK. Nothing spectacular. There was one major problem on a cruise which kind of
ruined the 1st of only 3 nights - a power outage. Not only did the ship lose
power, the engines lost power as well. So there we were floating in the dark for
what seemed like forever. The outage occurred around dinner time (1st seating)
which was chaotic at first b/c it was very dark in the hall ways. I was happy I
had booked a suite w/a balcony so we were able to enjoy the last few moments of
daylight. When the power and engines were restored, it threw off the entire
nights schedule. The captain called for open seating for dinner which resulted
in us having to wait an hour in a long line for dinner which was scheduled for
8p- not very pleasant with 4 hungry kids. When we were finally seated for
dinner, the food was cold and the service was rushed. Carnival apologized for
the inconvenience, but I think they could have done more considering 1 night of
a 3 night cruise was ruined. Aside from that, everything else was ok. The food
was unimpressive, the midnight buffet was sad. The pools were small and one was
closed for a day. Another thing I want to add, the ship is very hard to navigate
if you have a wheelchair or stroller. If I do another Carnival cruise, it will
have to be on one of the newer ships.