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Item: Carnival Sunrise
Rating: 3
Author: nas0508

Carnival Sunrise Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

nas0508

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 44

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

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8 Night Exotic Eastern Caribbean (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 02, 2019

Ship: Carnival Sunrise

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9271

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

I will not be cruising Carnival again- I prefer higher quality food and service. There were also unruly guests and a lot of pot smoking. I would only sale on a newer ship. I had a lot of fun despite Carnival’s shortcomings- but I was expecting more!

Embarkation

4 out of 5

It went very smoothly

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

The food was not very good - some of it was completely inedible. Quantity over quality!

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Pools and hot tubs were extremely crowded and overrun with kids - they need a dedicated adults-only pool. Activities were plentiful and some were a lot of fun! Cruise director was very energetic!!

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Comedy shows and deck parties were a lot of fun!

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Service was very good but nothing memorable

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

The crew tried very hard to keep things clean but guests were slobs. The ship was recently refurbished but still shows signs of wear.

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5

The cabin was clean however, I booked for three adults - two beds and one sleeper sofa - the sleeper sofa is very hard and designed for a small child. I didn’t sleep well the entire cruise!

Ship tip

Choose another cruise line if you prefer higher quality food and service.

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Ports of call

New York, New York

4 out of 5

Grand Turk Island

3 out of 5

The pool was very nice but the beach was dirty and the water was murky due to seaweed.

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San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

Fun shopping and a delicious lunch of Mofongo!!

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Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5

Beautiful pool!!

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Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Well organized

3 Comments

Fiesta83 4 years ago

Better luck next cruise

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tammy6264 5 years ago

I've thought the food was great. And have as many as 4 adults to a cabin. I slept in a upper bunk in my mid 40's. And thought the beds were comfy.

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CruzeFan 5 years ago

It sounds like this may have been your first cruise and you had your expectations set too high. Try a cruise when schools are in session for a much better experience. Food is very subjective, but have always found a good variety of selections and have never had anything inedible. Banquet level quality is about the best you can expect when they are feeding several thousand people 3 meals a day for days on end. As far as the cabin size, Carnival’s cabins are larger on average than most other cruise lines for the equivalent level, but I would never recommend more than 2 adults stay in any cabin unless it is a suite or larger family cabin.

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