Cruise Ship Profiles
Ship specifications, photos, itineraries, accommodations, dining venues, notable rooms, activities, children's areas, deck plan, enhancements, incidents, accidents and more.
Weather Update
Aletta weakens to Tropical Depression - no threat to land.
Our Home Port is Venice, Florida, a city located on the southwest coast of Florida in Sarasota County.
Carnival Links
Carnival Overview
www.carnival.com
Special Needs
Camp Carnival
Carnival Fleet
Carnival Breeze
Carnival
Conquest
Carnival
Destiny
Carnival Dream
Carnival
Ecstasy
Carnival Elation
Carnival
Fantasy
Carnival
Fascination
Carnival
Freedom
Carnival Glory
Carnival Imagination
Carnival Inspiration
Carnival Legend
Carnival Liberty
Carnival Magic
Carnival Miracle
Carnival Paradise
Carnival Pride
Carnival
Sensation
Carnival
Spirit
Carnival
Splendor
Carnival
Triumph
Carnival Valor
Carnival Victory
Deck Plan
Sun Deck
Jogging track, sports park, mini-golf
Sports Deck
Gym, spa
Veranda
Passenger staterooms, waterworks
Lido
Resort-style pool and bar, grand buffet, sushi bar and pizzeria
Promenade
Main show lounge, clubs, bars, casino
Atlantic
Shopping, main dining rooms
Empress
Passenger staterooms
Upper
Passenger staterooms
Main
Passenger staterooms
Riviera
Passenger staterooms
CDC Ratings
2009 Rating 98 (Jan)
2009 Rating 96 (June)
2009 Rating 97
(Dec)
2010 Rating 99 (Jul)
2011 Rating 97 (Feb)
2011 Rating 99 (Aug)
2011 Rating 99 (Dec)
Adult's Only Serenity Retreat
The Serenity area is designed as an oasis for tranquility and relaxation, offering colorful, oversized umbrellas, comfortable chaise lounges and chairs, whirlpools, and breathtaking sea views.
Kids Areas
Camp Carnival (ages 2-11)
Camp Carnival features games, finger painting, story time, movies and more… all in a supervised environment, while their parents can be off having fun of their own. The fun doesn't end at bed time, either; Carnival's babysitting program offers, for a fee, a fun late-night option for kids while their parents stay out until as late as 3 A.M.
Circle C (ages 12-14)
Video games, scavenger hunts, dance parties, sports, pool parties and special shore excursions.
Club O2 (ages 15-17)
Teens can enjoy the latest music with exclusive dance parties… video gaming and movies from the club's comfy seating, with video monitors all over the place. Outside of the club, activities include pool parties, team sports and special teen-only shore excursions.
Carnival Fascination
The Fascination received a multi-million dollar makeover complete with a spanking-new lobby bar in the 6-story atrium, a 9-hole mini golf course and sushi bar. Staterooms have been upgraded with new, flat-screen TVs and restyled bathrooms.
| Specs | Accommodations |
| News | Notable Rooms |
| Itinerary | Outdoor Areas |
| CDC Ratings | Adult's Only |
| Deck Plan | Kid's Stuff |
| Dining Venues |
Specifications
Ship Class: Fantasy
Launched: 1994
Refurbished: 2008
GRT: 71,000
Length: 855 ft.
Draft: 25.7 ft.
Speed: 21 Knots
Passengers: 2,052
Accommodations
Ninety-eight balconies were also added to existing accommodations during the dry dock, creating spacious 230-square-foot balcony staterooms that provide the ideal vantage point for viewing the tropical scenery. Sixty-two of the new balcony staterooms are located aft with several of these featuring extended balconies, while 24 are located mid-ship and 12 near the stern. Several suites were also retrofitted with larger, extended balconies.
Amenities
Carnival Comfort Beds in all staterooms with two twin beds that convert to a queen or king, sitting area, desk, bathroom with shower, phone, and TV with first-run movies and amenity basket displayed in the bathroom. The amenities are subject to change and are only sample sizes. The basket may include such things as: his/her razors; shampoo and conditioner; body wash; Tylenol; deodorant; hard candies. Supplies will be replenished by the room steward, if quantities allow.
Stateroom sizes
| Inside | 195 sq. ft. |
| Outside | 220 sq. ft. |
| Balcony | 230 sq. ft. |
Dining Venues
Main Dining Rooms
The Sensation and Imagination main dining rooms were refurbished with new carpeting, upholstery and other cosmetic enhancements. The Sensation dining room, located forward, was also reconfigured for Your Time Dining providing guests the option of open seating between 5:45 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. nightly.
Main Buffet
Delicious new dining options were added to the ship’s casual poolside restaurant, Coconut Grove Bar & Grill. These include a Mongolian wok venue where guests can select their favorite meat, sauce, vegetables and other ingredients and watch as a chef creates their custom-designed stir fry dish, and a rotisserie featuring roasted chicken and traditional side dishes.
Cafe on the Way
Light fare menu, cocktail bar, live piano music.
Room Service
24-hour room service menu. Room service orders are delivered to guests’ staterooms any time of the day or night at no charge.
Notable Rooms
Universe Main Show Lounge
Sit back and enjoy musical and stage productions. Sit forward for interactive activities like bingo, trivia and other games. And sit on the edge of your seat while experiencing action-packed, feature-length 3D movies!
Cleopatra's Piano Bar
Live music, sing-alongs located on Atlantic deck.
The Forum Aft Lounge
Cabaret style lounge offering activities during the day and music and comedy in the evenings featuring the Punchliner Comedy Club. Five 35-minute shows on multiple nights during each voyage, with at least two comedians performing each night. The two early-evening shows offer fun for the whole family while the later performances will feature adult-oriented comedy. Located on Promenade deck.
Majestic Cigar Bar
Intimate lounge near the Forum Lounge.
Electricity Disco
Party late-night at this main dance lounge. Located on Promenade deck.
Club 21 Casino
Full gaming casino located on Promenade deck midship.
Outdoor Venues
WaterWorks
An expansive aqua park towering over Verandah Deck. Designed with all-ages appeal, the sprawling, open-air facility includes a 300-foot-long spiral water slide – the longest at sea – along with twin 82-foot-long racing slides and various water spray apparatus.
City Sports Park
9-hole mini-golf course, padded jogging track, volleyball, shuffle board, basketball, ping pong.
Lido Deck
"Resort-style” pool located mid-ship on Lido Deck featuring thatched roofing and large faux palm trees. Vibrant oversized umbrellas, comfortable deck chairs and a colorful tiled “beach” encircling the pool’s edge enhance the decidedly tropical ambiance.
Carnival’s Seaside Theatre
This 270-square-foot LED screen and poolside seating is the perfect spot for guests to sit back, relax and watch classic and first-run movies, sporting events, news, concerts and other programming, either during the day or night. Panorama deck.
