Carnival Panama Canal Journey Cruise

Carnival Sunrise Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 7
Helpful Votes: 230

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5
Carnival Sunrise

14 Night Panama Canal Carnival Journeys (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 27, 2019

Ship: Carnival Sunrise

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 2286

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

In general the ship was very nice and the service everywhere was outstanding. We did not however care for the casino as I did not like the selection of games offered

Embarkation

2 out of 5
Embarkation was terrible as we had to stand in a long line for a very long time

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
I gave it four stars only because the dining room food I would give it five stars as it was outstanding with food like lobster tails ,filet mignon, Chateau Briand and salmon etc being served. As far as the buffet I would give it only two stars as it was not good and needs major improvement Fish was rarely offered in the lunch buffet. The deli as well as the pizza section and guys burgers were very good

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
The four whirlpools on the ship were not working as no water was swirling around. This was more like a hot tub then a jacuzzi The only whirlpool we found working was on deck 12 which is the adult only Serenity deck. This is not acceptable

Entertainment

5 out of 5
The entertainment I found to be excellent with lively shows on most nights. The Punchline comedy club was hot with no air conditioning on the one night that we attended and very difficult to get a seat

Children's Programs

No children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The entire staff was great and very friendly and accommodating and the service in the dining room by our waiter Vincent and his assistants were fabulous. Our room steward was also excellent. Absolutely no complaints anywhere about the service

Ship Quality

2 out of 5
The cleanliness I would rate it five stars but the ships design I would give it two stars. My major complaint is at the buffet that whenever you carried food from the buffet sections with a plate on each hand you had to press a button to get thru the glass door. I almost dropped by dishes each time Why can’t the door open automatically when you are close to it This I feel was very poor judgement in designing this portion of the ship.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
The size and location of the cabin was very good. No complaints.

Ship tip

Wash your hands often and don’t use your hands to pick up the food in the buffet. Use the utensils supplied

Ports of call

New York, New York

3 out of 5

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5
Great place with a very large pool and Margaritaville restaurant

George Town, Grand Cayman

2 out of 5
Not much to do here with very limited shopping

Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

1 out of 5
Was very disappointed as I went on a rainforest excursion and expected to see colorful parrots, monkeys , butterfly’s and turtles but all I saw was one monkey on a tree very disappointed

Panama Canal (Cruise Into Canal)

3 out of 5
It was something different but not at all exciting. I would have preferred stopping at a place like Panama City

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island) Did not visit port

I am not a beach person and we decided to stay on the ship and enjoy the swimming pool instead

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very easy to get off carrying your own luggage but had to wait over one hour for a taxi as none were available
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3 Comments

Fiesta83    4 years ago

Glad you guys enjoyed your cruise

Mydogluke    5 years ago

Love Carnival

melhammers    5 years ago

My favorite cruises include going to the Carribbean and going to ports like St Martin and St Thomas U S Virgin Islands.

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