Great cruise, great food, a little overcrowded
Carnival Sunrise Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern
8 Night Exotic Eastern Caribbean (New York Roundtrip)
Sail date: August 19, 2019
Ship: Carnival Sunrise
Cabin type: Balcony
Traveled as: Singles/Friends
Reviewed: 5 years ago
Review summary
This was my first cruise and while I enjoyed it very much and would have given five stars throughout, I thought the ship was a little overcrowded (3, 763 people) and should have offered more guidance to people the first day or two. I felt the overcrowding mostly the first few days or so, especially when the buffet lunch lines were very long. The ship staff eventually addressed this by opening more food stations and guiding people to shorter lines. Eventually, the lines became shorter as people also opted for other options/time slots. This was the perfect vacation for families and I thought you had alot of activities for youngsters in the middle years. However, there was very little for teenagers to do and they started running around the ship (unaccompanied by adults) in packs and getting rowdy or sitting in large groups on the stairs leading to the cabins. I noticed this in some of the 9th buffet areas, and especially the night the movie "Endgame" was shown. Teenagers were running around the deck and no one stopped them. I thought the staff should have called security to put an end to it. As a suggestion, you might consider designating a special time in the evening (and area) for teens where they can hear their music played by an actual DJ - a place where they can dance, have dance contests, and socialize. Of course, you would need some security staff there. Also, a game/video room for teens wouldn't hurt either. They could go there during the day and play games. You also need some policy to make parents accountable for their teenagers while on the ship. Another suggestion (just because I'm a retired elementary teacher) is to include some activities for the very young toddler and pre-school children. There were loads of them on the cruise and you might include activities like: pet shows, story book time (read alouds of picture books), and some daily art activity for small kids (clay, puzzle play, coloring, etc.). Hope my suggestions are helpful.Embarkation
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Vacationers should let cruise ship know they are allergic to certain foods. My room mate had an allergic reaction to the vegetarian dish and had to go to medical for three shots. There should be a separate space on the sign-up account for allergies.
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