Carnival can do better

Item: Carnival Sunrise
Rating: 4.1
Author: freebase

Carnival Sunrise Cruise Review

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 61

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5

8 Night Exotic Eastern Caribbean (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 19, 2019

Ship: Carnival Sunrise

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Overall... It was not bad...no cruise is perfect. It's what you make of it... Carnival can do better.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Arrived at the port.. In our cabin 20 minutes later. By far the best.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

The MDR's are good. The steakhouse is AWESOME. The Chefs Table is INCREDIBLE well worth the experience. The buffets were not very good. The layout is Krazy. That was the longest lines and wait times than any other Carnival cruise we have been on. They did have many omelet stations around Lido and in the Italian restaurant. Blue Iguana and Guy's Burger great as always.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Not too much to do that didn't involve the casino or shopping. The beach pool was tiny. The deck was tiny. Hot tubs full of kids.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

I was not impressed with the DJ's. The shows were the Carnival usual... hit or miss. The comedy shows were some of best I've ever attended. THEY WERE HILARIOUS 🤣😂🤣😂

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

The staff was incredible...

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

The ship was clean. Some areas did smell like sewage. Some areas look like the ship was just out of the dry dock... some ignored. The new cabins are very good. Carnival should have increased the size common areas if we're going to add cabins.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

The cabin was one of the new ocean view cabins on deck 3. The cabin was very good.