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Carnival Sunshine Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

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Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 89

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5
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Carnival Sunshine

5 Night Bahamas (Charleston Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 14, 2022

Ship: Carnival Sunshine

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 2130

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Just to getaway after COVID, it was OK. I wish the games and shows would change but they just move from ship to ship and never improve.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
There were enough open lanes and it went quickly if you had all documents ready

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
I'm not a professional drinker but the alcoholic drinks I had were better this time than ever before. The food across the ship was OK. I didn't starve. The service in the main dining was excellent. All the staff were nice everywhere, but we ate mostly in the dining area.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
I don't use the whole ship, but my granddaughter did and she enjoyed it. I signed her up for the older teen club and they kept her busy and entertained.

Entertainment

2 out of 5
I was disappointed with the shows and the DJ's. I didn't listen to the bands. I saw one comedy show and he was OK.

Children's Programs

My grandaughter is an older teen.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Everyone was on point

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
The ship was clean. The design is like all the others. Nothing special or different. Smaller ship.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
I would have arranged the beds differently to make more space in the room and the beds are not that comfortable. They have a pillow top? cover but that doesn't help with he bed support. It was nice to lay on, but getting up, my back was really stiff.

Ship tip

Pick your excursions wisely to get the maximum time at the port.

Ports of call

Charleston, South Carolina Did not visit port

Just loaded and unloaded ship

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5
Good day for a beach day. Did not do excursion but you spend a lot of time waiting on tenders.

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5
I do not like Nassau in general. I did an excursion and wasted time waiting on the tender and the tour to start. We did not have time to do anything else at a 6 hour port after we did our 1 hour excursion due to having to wait.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
We walked off the ship. Lines were moving and there was no customs line for some reason. There was a line to get a shuttle to parking so we walked.
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