Good cruise, some minor improvements recommended

Item: Carnival Sunrise
Rating: 4
Author: DLCruiser

Carnival Sunrise Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

DLCruiser

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 23

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

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5 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 09, 2023

Ship: Carnival Sunrise

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 2373

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Good cruise overall - would like to see better food selections, working refrigerator in rooms and no saving of chairs on the sun decks. Some days it was impossible to find chairs because people had towels draped on them (and the people were nowhere to be found for hours). Music/entertainment was excellent (except the comedy shows). Always could find something to do.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

The embarkation process was smooth

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Compared to prior cruises, the menu selections were not extraordinary - I'm used to having many choices of variety types of foods. Some nights I struggled to find something I liked. Long lines at the buffet and the food was mediocre.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

We REALLY enjoyed the Carnival Sunrise Rockband that played in the Redfrog Pub. They played a lot of different types of music and were very, very good. In addition, the 3 shows in the main showroom were AMAZING. Sometimes cruise ship entertainment can be "cheesey" - but I was very pleased!! However, the Comedy shows could definitely use improvement.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Excellent service - but did wait a bit for drinks in the casino - and at one point, my drink never came.

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

Ship was a little confusing to navigate. Did smell sewage at times - but the common areas were free of garbage and kept clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Cabin size was good for 3 of us. We brought wine, pop and water onboard and found the refrigerator did not work which was very disappointing.