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Carnival Sunrise Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 23

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5
Carnival Sunrise

5 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 20, 2023

Ship: Carnival Sunrise

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 1045

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Fun ship but there are much better options out there!

Embarkation

2 out of 5
Excellent easy to get on the ship which was a big plus!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
The food was excellent in MDR and around the ship. The issue is the lines. It’s crazy in 2023 to have lines that long for the buffet, not sure why they did not correct this during the major refit in 2019. You don’t experience this on other cruise lines, it was really disappointing. Water dispensers were also constantly broken etc. I understand you get what you pay for but this was just straight up bad.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Cruise director is fun, and there is always a lot going on.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Fun vibe. DJ only caters to one type of music and doesn’t vary it at all which was really disappointing.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
The dining room staff made no attempt to get to know us or talk to us at all in 5 days. Simply came took out order and left. Royal Caribbean and other Carnival ships are way better. We did meet a really nice bartender in the Atrium who was amazing.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
It’s a ship from 1999! We expected it to not be perfect but the refit in 2019 helped to make the ship feel much more modern. With that being said the ship is still choppy and not the best to get places. The bathrooms were many times very dirty in public areas.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Loved the updated cabins, very nice. The shower pressure was weak however and hated that they use a curtain instead of a door like other ships.

Ship tip

Take a YouTube tour before you go!

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5

Ocho Rios, Jamaica

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Easy!

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