Our Fabulous Fascination cruise (with pics!!) 8/2/14

[Jamman54]

A few more views of the Backstreet Video Arcade…..

 

 

 

The Palace Showroom and Lounge, Decks 8 & 9 forward…..

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

The Galleria Shops, Deck 8 forward…..

 

 

 

 

The Tara Library, Deck 8 Grand Atrium…..

 

 

Circle “C” (12-14 years old), Deck 8 Grand Atrium…..

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Looking all the way up the Grand Atrium to the skylight…..

 

 

The Lobby Bar…..

 

 

The Art Gallery, Deck 7 mid ship…..

 

 

Spa Carnival and Beauty Salon, Deck 12 forward…..

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Steam rooms…..

 

 

Dry sauna…..

 

 

Here’s a place I rarely visit, the gym…..

 

 

 

 

Looking aft from Dec 14…..

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

A view looking down at the Lido Pool. Looks like a towel animal convention…..

 

 

A wide variety of towel animals…..

 

 

 

The Water Works, Deck 11 aft…..

 

 

 

The emergency generator. These were installed on all ships after the Triumph incident…..

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Looking forward towards the Lido Stage and Pool…..

 

 

Here are some more towel animal pictures, Patti loves the towel animals…..

 

 

 

 

Lido Bar, starboard side…..

 

 

Lido Bar, port side…..

 

 

To be continued…..

[Winterstale]

Great review! Really enjoying it! I am terribly sorry for your loss...but I think it's just wonderful that you still cruised....

 

Getting on the Inspiration day after tomorrow - I think she's very much like the Fascination so it was great fun to look at all the pics!

[blarko]

Once the tender tied up to the Fascination to unload the passengers, some idiot decided that it would be cool to jump off the tender into the water. Once they fished him out of the water, it was evident that the captain of the tender, and Carnival’s security staff, were not too pleased with his antics. I don’t know what the outcome was, but it was a stupid move on his part.

 

Any chance you captured a photo of said idiot? :eek:

 

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[Jamman54]

Any chance you captured a photo of said idiot? :eek:

 

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No. By that time I had put my camera away. His stunt caused a delay in us getting back on the ship, as we had to wait until they got him back on the tender, and security could go back to their stations :mad:

[Jamman54]

Patti caught up to me at the internet café, checking on emails…..

 

 

From here, we rounded up Ryan, and headed to the Sensation Dining Room for the Sea Day brunch. Just like the first time, we had another wonderful meal there….

 

 

Afterwards, Patti took Ryan down to the medical center for his final follow up, and then she went back to the cabin to begin packing. I went up to the Lido Bar for a few beers, and then I decided to help Patti pack.

 

Once back at the cabin, I found that our room steward “Russ”, had left the debarkation info and customs form for us. I guess this cruise is just about over, but I didn’t feel as bummed as usual, because I knew we would be boarding the Liberty in just three days.

 

It was now time to head to the casino for the 2nd slot tournament of the cruise. Once again, I failed to qualify for the finals, but Patti made the leader board again!!

 

 

This time she picked machine #6 for the final round….

 

 

Rooting for Patti in the finals…..

 

 

However, once again, Patti finished in 2nd place, earning her another seat in the Ultimate Blackjack Tournament. The casino host said that they couldn’t put a second one in her name, so they put it in mine. That’s how we wound up with the two entries.

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

After the slot tournament was over, I spent an hour or so playing blackjack, while Patti and Ryan went to the final bingo session of the cruise. It was time for the coverall jackpot…..

 

 

The winner gets to win or split $1,000. Ryan won the prize all by himself, and he proudly shows off his winning card…..

 

 

We then went back to the cabin to get ready for the VIFP party at 5:00. We took this picture of our room steward “Russ” in the hallway…..

 

 

This cruise, the VIFP party was held in the Putting on the Ritz Lounge. The party followed the usual pattern of some live music to start, drinks, and appetizers. Then the CD gave a little speech, acknowledged the Platinum cruisers, there were no Diamonds aboard, then showed a video of the ships, where everyone clapped when a ship they had been on was shown. Then the DJ played a few tunes, and in 45 minutes it was over, but the drinks kept flowing the whole time. Slip the waiter a buck or two, and you can order whatever drink you want. Live music…..

 

 

Patti’s rum punch…..

 

 

My Absolute and cranberry…..

 

 

To be continued…..

Edited September 4, 2014 by Jamman54

[Jamman54]

We went back to the cabin to finish packing. Ryan was out on the balcony watching the sunset…..

 

 

Our final sunset of the cruise…..

 

 

 

We made our way to the Imagination Dining Room for the last time. Ryan and me…..

 

 

Ryan and Patti….

 

 

Patti and me…..

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Tonight’s dinner, especially the service, was once again great. I started off with the mushroom soup….

 

 

Followed by tomatoes and mozzarella…..

 

 

I wanted to try the much maligned meat loaf, and I have to say that it wasn’t that bad…..

 

 

I also ordered the seafood pasta…..

 

 

Patti had the French onion soup, tomatoes and mozzarella, and the grilled salmon. Ryan enjoyed his usual grilled chicken. All of a sudden, it was shot time!!

 

 

Here’s too another great cruise!!!

 

 

To be continued…..

Edited September 4, 2014 by Jamman54

[Jamman54]

Tonight, the waiters were going to dance Gangham Style, and Ryan joined right in…..

 

 

 

 

Tonight we all enjoyed the Baked Alaska for dessert…..

 

 

Afterwards, we went to the Comedy Club one last time to watch James Sibley again, and he did not disappoint. After the show, we decided to call it a cruise, and went back to the cabin, where our final towel animal awaited us…..

 

 

The saddest sight, is seeing the luggage out in the hallway, because that means that your cruise is just about over…..

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

The next morning we awoke around 6:30, and stepping out onto the balcony, we could see we were approaching the Dames Point Bridge…..

 

 

Sailing under the bridge…..

 

 

We made it under again!!

 

 

We are almost back at Jaxport…..

 

 

It is now 7:30am, and we are docked…..

 

 

We had a couple of hours until we were to meet in the Sensation Dining Room for priority debarkation, so we made our way up to the Lido for our final omelet breakfast of this cruise.

 

We got to the Sensation Dining Room at 9:30, and just ten minutes later, we were escorted to the elevators, and sent down to Deck 3 to debark the ship. Once in the terminal, we easily found our bags, grabbed a porter, went through customs, and we were out the door in no time at all. It was a very easy debarkation. The porter took our bags to the car, loaded them up for us and we were on our way…..

 

 

Next stop: Port Canaveral and the Carnival Liberty!!!

 

We all loved our time on board the Carnival Fascination, and that includes Ryan, who went from injuring himself in Nassau, to winning $1,150 dollars at bingo!! Talk about highs and lows. The only comment that I wish to make that hasn’t already been covered in this review, is that I truly believe that the Fascination, and any of the other Fantasy Class ships, are just perfect for the short 3, 4, or 5 day Bahamas cruises.

 

Think about this. When you are visiting Half Moon Cay or Little Stirrup Cay, would you rather share the island and tender with 2,400 fellow passengers, or with 3,500 passengers or more, that some of the larger ships bring in? I know what I prefer.

 

I hope you had as much fun reading this review, as I had writing it, and that it helped you decide if the Fascination is the right ship for you. If you have any questions at all, please feel free to ask away.

 

Until next time.....Happy Sails!!!

Edited September 4, 2014 by Jamman54

[storm1507]

Thanks for the great review. Good info & pics. We are going on the Fascination for the first time in Jan.

[kennyc01]

Thank you for the great review! Love all of the pictures!

[Sweetsforjay]

Really enjoyed your thorough review. Lots of questions answered for my Nov 3rd sailing.

 

It is wonderful that you and your family were able to take this journey of healing in memory of your son. I wish you continued healing and only more happy memories to come with your beautiful family.

 

Thank you for sharing.

 

 

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[wrigley80]

Great review....as always. Way to go Ryan....winning the big jackpot at BINGO. I am eagerly anticipating the next review as well.

 

Thanks Again

[Winterstale]

Did I miss the "sign"?? Or did it happen on Liberty? Looking forward to that review anyway :D

[jbhcw]

Thanks so much for your review...we were just on the Fascination in June....looking forward to your Liberty review..we have sailed her once...when she was in Miami...might need to think about sailing her again now that she is in Port Canaveral....

[Jamman54]

Did I miss the "sign"?? Or did it happen on Liberty? Looking forward to that review anyway :D

 

You must have skipped over it. Go back to post #76 for my Kevin story. Thanks for reading!

[wrcjr98]

Did I miss the "sign"?? Or did it happen on Liberty? Looking forward to that review anyway :D

 

It was the bingo numbers on the card at the 1st bingo session that Ryan & Patti went to - Post #76 on page 4 of the review.

 

Somebody mentioned a heart shaped window on a boat? but I didn't see that one.

 

I do see an "orb" on the picture where Ryan is dancing Gangham Style with the servers though, another "sign" from Kevin? I say yes!!

 

Thank you for such a wonderful review! I'm headed over to find your Liberty review.

 

So sorry for your loss - I can't even imagine. - I do love the Dr. Seuss quote though!

 

Cindy

Edited September 4, 2014 by wrcjr98

[Jamman54]

It was the bingo numbers on the card at the 1st bingo session that Ryan & Patti went to - Post #76 on page 4 of the review.

 

Somebody mentioned a heart shaped window on a boat? but I didn't see that one.

 

I do see an "orb" on the picture where Ryan is dancing Gangham Style with the servers though, another "sign" from Kevin? I say yes!!

 

Thank you for such a wonderful review! I'm headed over to find your Liberty review.

 

So sorry for your loss - I can't even imagine. - I do love the Dr. Seuss quote though!

 

Cindy

 

Hey Cindy! Thanks for reading, and pointing out that orb. I went back to the original picture and it was still there. No other pictures taken at the time had that anomaly. There were 10 pictures taken of Ryan dancing, though I only used three on the review.

 

As of now, my Liberty Review is in the planning stages. I have over 1,500 pictures to go thru, many items to scan, etc. It may be a couple of days before the first installment gets posted, and I think it will be a long one!!

[wrcjr98]

Hey Cindy! Thanks for reading, and pointing out that orb. I went back to the original picture and it was still there. No other pictures taken at the time had that anomaly. There were 10 pictures taken of Ryan dancing, though I only used three on the review.

 

 

See! Kevin was doing the "Gangham Style" with his little brother! ;)