May 21, 2012

Carnival Fascination Upgrades

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As a member of the media, every time a cruise ship goes through a refurbishment I get to head to the port and check it out. Recently, the Miami based Carnival Cruise Lines’ ship the ‘Fascination’ underwent a $34 million dollar renovation as part of Carnival’s “Evaluations of Fun” upgrades. The ‘Fascination’ currently operates out [...]

VIDEO: Carnival Fascination back in Jacksonville, Florida

We want more balconies!!

Carnival said that when Carnival Fascination gets its extensive refit in January, they have decided to add 98 balconies to it.  The ship currently does four and five day cruises out of Jacksonville, FL.  The ship will more then likely be dry docked in Freeport, Bahamas for this overhaul.  It will be the third Fantasy-class ship to have [...]

Port review – Jacksonville, Fla

Downtown Jacksonville

I received an email last night asking about the port of Jacksonville so I thought I would share my response. The port of Jacksonville is a great port, easy to find, and your no longer than 15 min from the airport. The port is five minutes off a major beltway (SR-9A) and the average cab fare [...]