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Carnival Sunrise Cruise Review

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 39

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5
Carnival Sunrise

6 Night Bahamas (Norfolk Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 14, 2019

Ship: Carnival Sunrise

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 2367

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Overall, it had its ups and downs. I look forward to cruising again soon!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Embarkation went way smoother than I expected. We were checked in and on the ship in about 20 minutes!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Over all, the food and drink were good. However, the steakhouse was not worth the money in my opinion. The food wasn't to the level it should've been taste wise and the entire time we were there, we felt rushed.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
There was plenty to do all week long! Really enjoyed the parties on deck and the after parties held in the lobby! Bingo was a blast too!

Entertainment

5 out of 5
The entertainment onboard was phenomenal! We only made it to one show, Soulbound, but it was amazing! Really enjoyed listening to the musicians and singers who performed in the lobby as well.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Overall, the crew were wonderful! We had issues with one in Guest Services and our waiter in the MDR left something to be desired, but everyone else we interacted with were wonderful! And Dann, our room steward, was amazing! We had a few issues during the week and he had it fixed immediately! Dann is the man for sure!!!

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
The layout of this ship sucks to put it bluntly. Where they took up space by adding more cabins has made it impossible to get around the ship with ease. You literally had to walk through the casino to get anywhere unless you literally walked to the fwd or aft elevators to go up or down to a deck to get to the other side. They definitely need better air filtration system for the casino for all the damn smoke! Its nasty that just a short walk through the casino to get to another part of the ship makes your clothes smell like cigarettes for the rest of the day and that's not right for those of us that dont smoke!!! Now I will say that the common areas were very clean and maintained, as you saw crew constantly out and about cleaning.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Our cabin was perfect! Very roomy, no problems with outlets working.

Ports of call

Norfolk, Virginia

5 out of 5

Freeport, Grand Bahama Island

3 out of 5
Of course they just got hit by a major hurricane like a month ago, so they are still in rebuild mode. However, the port is an industrial area. Not much to look at...can't say much about the port other than what was observed from the ship as we didnt get off the ship.

Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5
Nassau is ok. Wish we had done an excursion and went further into the island. The people are aggressive when you walk into the shop area, but when you say no, they do tend to leave you alone. It is beautiful though!

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5
One word...Paradise! Pictures do not do this island justice!!!

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
Disembarkation was a hot mess! When you have a few thousand people trying to get off a ship, make sure elevators are working! Out of 10 elevators, we only had 3 maybe 4 elevators working!

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3 Comments

Fiesta83    4 years ago

Outstanding review guys

Mydogluke    5 years ago

Love Carnival

savedgasman35    5 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise. We plan to cruise on the Sunrise 2 years in a row. We're booked for next month and already for November 2020.

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