Carnival Fantasy, Ecstasy, Fascination, or Sensation?

Question

ok I am trying to decide which cruise ship to take this April. I am brining my 14 year old son along and I want him to be kept entertained on the ship. Which ship is better for a teenage boy and also which ones have great dining and clean atmosphere? thanks

Answer 1

All four ships are sisters.  All are Fantasy class ships.  So under normal circumstances all would offer the same amenities.  However, all eight Fantasy class ships are being upgraded over the next two years.  The upgrade is called Evolutions of Fun.  Here is some information about it ...

MIAMI (January 28, 2008) - An expansive new aqua park featuring a 300-foot-long water slide, along with an exclusive adults-only area, and a totally redesigned “resort-style” main pool will be incorporated into the Carnival Fantasy when the 2,052-passenger SuperLiner undergoes a multi-million-dollar dry dock this fall.  

The “extreme makeover” represents phase two of “Evolutions of Fun,” Carnival Cruise Lines’ $250 million extensive ship refurbishment program for the line’s eight 70,000-ton Fantasy-class vessels.          

Carnival Fantasy, which operates year-round four- and five-day western Caribbean cruises from New Orleans, will be the third ship to be fully outfitted with all “Evolutions of Fun” upgrades, with Carnival Inspiration and Carnival Imagination completed in recent months.

http://www.carnival.com/CMS/Articles/fan...

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Also aimed at your son's age group is the Circle C program.  Here is more information about the Circle C program ...

MIAMI (February 11, 2008) – Building upon its distinction as the family cruise leader, Carnival Cruise Lines has introduced a new on-board program called “Circle C” aimed specifically at the 12- to 14-year-old age group, with expansive new clubs, a full schedule of activities and trained staff.

The “Circle C” program complements the line’s other youth-oriented programming, including “Camp Carnival” for younger kids and “Club O2” for 15- to 17-year-olds, which combined are expected to host 600,000 kids this year – the most in cruising.

In conjunction with the launch of “Circle C” – and just in time for summer travel planning - Carnival is offering exceptionally attractive rates for families, with prices for third and fourth guests in a stateroom starting at $199 per person for three-day cruises and $329 per person for seven-day cruises on select dates. These rates are featured at carnival.com/family, which also contains a variety of helpful information on Carnival's youth programs.

“Circle C” facilities are already in place on Carnival Legend, Carnival Pride, Carnival Victory and Carnival Valor with Carnival Imagination, Carnival Inspiration, Carnival Liberty, Carnival Fantasy, Carnival Paradise and Carnival Glory scheduled to be retrofitted by the end of the year. The balance of the fleet is expected to be completed by 2010.

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The four ships you have selected sail out of Galveston, New Orleans, Miami and Orlando.  However, since the Imagination sails out of Miami, or the Inspiration, which sails out of Tampa, have already had the Evolutions of Fun upgrade, you might want to consider one of these two ships also.

Answer 2

If you are needing Air fare also check which depature point will have the cheapest air fare. Sometime the air is as expensive as the cruise!

Great sailing!

Answer 3

We have been on the Fantasy and the Sensation, we are going on the Imagination next week.

The two we were on were very similar to each other. The Fantasy in my opinion put more effort into things for the kids. (Just because of the staff I think.)

My kids had fun just walking around and doing things on there own.

You can't go wrong with any of these boats, Carnival is as fun as you make it.  Have a blast!