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Carnival Sunrise Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 5
Helpful Votes: 101

Overall rating:

3.2 out of 5
Carnival Sunrise

6 Night Bahamas (Norfolk Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 06, 2019

Ship: Carnival Sunrise

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6250

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Great to port so close to home, but itinerary was weak.

Embarkation

3 out of 5
Boarding times did not help. People showed up whenever they wanted and were granted boarding.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Food in MDR was good but not great. Escargo was never offered. Buffett served same foods over and over. Not much variety.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Plenty to do! Wish there was a Serenity Pool! So many kids in the pool areas!!

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Shows were typical for cruise ships. Comedians were good, not great.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Staff bent over backwards! But there were many staff seen standing around when they clearly could have been working. Especially in the pool areas.

Ship Quality

1 out of 5
Ship wasn’t ready after the dry dock- wires hanging from ceilings, septic smell in halls, broken windows. Lots of people complaining that TVs didn’t work, onboard cameras of ocean not working, etc. Having to go “up a deck, over and down a deck” to get to MDR and comedy club was ridiculous layout.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Cabin was great. Sizable, comfortable, no complaints. Recently installed big TVs and USB ports were a nice addition. Lots of storage areas!

Ship tip

The fitness area was great. Lots of equipment and never too crowded! Shame TVs on equipment never worked.

Ports of call

Norfolk, Virginia

3 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

2 out of 5
Went to Junkanoo Beach on our own. Typical touristy beach... snorkeled and fed fish. Tourist trap of a town otherwise.

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

4 out of 5
Wave running was a blast. Snorkeling was so -so, not much to see.

Freeport, Grand Bahama Island

2 out of 5
Went scuba diving on our own with Sunn Odyssey. They MADE this cruise great for us. Best part of our week! Swam with sharks in the wild!

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
Calling by decks didn’t work, as passengers didn’t listen. Total backups in stairwells. Hardly safe.
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5 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     3 months ago

Thanks for sharing

cruisereckoning    4 years ago

Thanks for the review

Fiesta83    4 years ago

Better luck next cruise

Babsie1963    5 years ago

I’m confused by your comment on the weak itinerary. It’s not a surprise as you selected the sailing. Exactly what does that mean?

logan57    5 years ago

On the same cruise. No hot water in our cabin for four days. Agree with debarkation it was chaos and dangerous I'll still sail on her again though

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