It was grulying getting on board and off board. The transportation to and from Airport SUCKED!

Item: Carnival Sunrise
Rating: 2.8
Author: barbarajeanevan

Carnival Sunrise Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

barbarajeanevan

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 22

Overall rating:

2.8 out of 5

10 Night Eastern Caribbean Carnival Journeys (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 10, 2019

Ship: Carnival Sunrise

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 2440

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

NEVER AGAIN will I cruise with Carnival Cruise Line!

Embarkation

1 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Just OK

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Just OK But got to say Veronica at the Tides Bar was fantastic

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

The staterooms were clean but the ship was hard to navigate and confusing.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Get there EARLY even if you have to stand there for a few hours... it's horrible getting on the ship and off the ship

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Ports of call

San Juan, Puerto Rico

2 out of 5

Not enough time in port as they drop you off late.

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Tortola, British Virgin Islands

3 out of 5

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

3 out of 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

3 out of 5

Grand Turk Island

1 out of 5

Too crowded, ocean was awful. Disappointing as it dumps you off in a Tourist shopping center. Margaritaville was a Godsend although it was extremely loud and overly crowded, the food and drink were good and served in a timely manor.

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Disembarkation

1 out of 5

CONFUSING! Had to wait hours to get luggage. No signs to Buses for transportation, Overly crowded hard to navigate through throngs of rushing and other confused fellow travelers.

11 Comments

Fiesta83 4 years ago

Better luck next cruise

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NanMarie 5 years ago

I don't know why you would have to wait for hours to get on ship I In Charleston. You have an assigned time m. That is when you should arrive. Have sailed out if Charleston 4 times in the last 1 1/2 years and never was in line more than 20 minutes. In fact in May we were on in about 10 minutes. Was very fast.

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Mydogluke 5 years ago

There is not much in the world that like is there??? Try having a positive attitude. It is easy. Love Carnival

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ourHorizon 5 years ago

No different from any other cruise line your best bet stay on land

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Shh813 5 years ago

I cannot understand how someone can complain about every single thing. Definitely don't cruise again.

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Bill29579 5 years ago

That me tell you that ship suck I was on it

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Cruiz4 5 years ago

Also YouTube videos can help with first cruise tips

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Cruiz4 5 years ago

Try a shorter intenirery

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Cruiz4 5 years ago

Now that you know all those things take another cruise, I bet it won't be the same...try to enjoy it

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JustCruz 5 years ago

Obviously you have never Cruised before. Everyone "3000 +" can't disembark at the same time, that is why they do it in groups. And yes it can take awhile to get all off. Shame on Carnival for not getting you a smoother ocean. People complain about the ports as being shopping outlets, but don't do excursion??? There is so much to do at each port, not all have pristine beaches to just sit at. Go out see the culture, see the sights, yep it's not free but neither was your cruise.

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CruzeFan 5 years ago

I’m not sure how many cruises you have taken in the past, but it sounds like cruising may not be for you. You didn’t seem to enjoy much of anything. As far as getting off the ship, we always do self debarkation and take our own luggage and never have any issues.

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