About Carnival Fascination

The Carnival Fascination started sailing in 1994 . Former names: none. The Carnival Fascination is registered in Panama City, Panama. The Carnival Fascination has 1026 cabins. 15 percent of the staterooms on board have balconies.

You can expect between 2052 to 2462 passengers on a typical sailing. This means that at the higher number (usually peak and holiday sailings) Carnival Fascination has a space ratio of 28.6 . (A space ratio less than 33 means that you may find the ship crowded in areas. A space ratio greater than 39 means that there should be plenty of space for each passenger.) When this ship isn't sailing at capacity the space ratio can be as good as 34.3.

The Carnival Fascination has 980 crew members on board. There are 3 passengers for every crew member on board. There are self serve laudromats on this ship.

There are 13 decks on this ship. The highest deck number is 14. The number of decks with passenger cabins is 5.

The following ships share the same class as this ship. This means the basic design and layout of the ship is the same. For the most part the cabins will be identical among these ships, but may be decorated differently.
1990 - Carnival Fantasy - No longer sailing
1991 - Carnival Ecstasy - No longer sailing
1993 - Carnival Sensation - No longer sailing
1994 - Carnival Fascination - No longer sailing
1995 - Carnival Imagination - No longer sailing
1996 - Carnival Inspiration - No longer sailing
1998 - Carnival Elation
1998 - Carnival Paradise

There are 24 special needs cabins on this ship. These cabins have been modified for accessibility purposes.


The ship last drydock was in Feb 2018.

Most modern cruise ships need to be dry docked for inspection, maintenance and class surveys every five years and once they reach 15 years of age they need to be dry docked at least twice within a five-year period. Dry docks typically last up to 14 days at a cost of up to $2 million per day and involve regular maintenance including hull cleaning, exterior painting of the structure, inspection of pipes, restoration of exterior deck flooring, and installation of enhanced HVAC filter systems

The abbreviation Carnival uses for this ship is FS.

FASCINATION is a member of the Fantasy class series of buildings delivered throughout the 1990's to Carnival Cruises lines.

During drydock is Jan 31 to Feb 17, 2018 the following venues were added: BlueIguana Tequila Bar, Red Frog Rum Bar, Blue Iguana Cantina, Guys Burger Joint, Alchemy Bar, Cherry on Top, and Bonsai Sushi Express.