Carnival Fascination Profile and Photo Review

           

Carnival Fascination is the 17^th Carnival Cruise Lines ship to be profiled on Beyondships.  A member of the Fantasy class, she is in outward appearance very similar to her seven sisters.  However, no two Carnival ships are exactly alike.

            One reason you can make such a sweeping statement is that interior designer Joe Farcus, who has had a hand in designing all of the ships now in service, used a different theme for each ship.  As a result, although the interiors of each class have a similar layout, the public rooms look different.

            On Fascination, the theme was Hollywood.  This inspired the elegant look of the Tara Library, the glamour of the Beverly Hills Bar and the imaginative Passage to India Lounge.

            Fascination entered service in 1994 and over the years, there have been a lot of changes.  Carnival has recognized that there is a market for good quality cruises at an affordable price.  So it keeps investing in the Fantasy-class ships, adding new features and modifying the experience they present so as to keep them vital and consistent with the overall brand image. 

            Today, Carnival Fascination is based in Jacksonville, Florida.  She sails down the Florida coast to that unique American port of call, Key West.  Then it is over to the Bahamas for a day in Nassau and then back home.  Sometimes Freeport or the private island Half Moon Cay is substituted for Key West.  In any case, it is a pleasant fun-in-the-sun itinerary.  It is something Carnival has a lot of experience doing.

            The home page for our profile of Carnival Fascination, which includes copies of daily programs and deck plans, is at http://beyondships.com/CarnivalFascination-Profile.html.   The multi-page photo tour and review of the ship begins at http://beyondships.com/CarnivalFascination-Tour-1.html