Food was Great. Too much of a Party Ship

Item: Carnival Sunrise
Rating: 3.6
Author: spadamj

Carnival Sunrise Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

spadamj

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 4

Helpful Votes: 81

Overall rating:

3.6 out of 5

Verified Review

4 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 23, 2023

Ship: Carnival Sunrise

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 2248

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 11 months ago

Review summary

We chose this ship because the timing had minimal impact on 6 children missing school and we spent Thanksgiving on the ship. The dinner was great. The food overall was very good. However, this ship has very minimal areas for shade near any of the pool areas. Carnival uses the overhangs near the pool for food areas and tables. Very, very hard to find shade. If you like an extreme party atmosphere, this is for you.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

We had an early embarkation and it went smoothly

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

The food was very good. Guy Fieri’s food choices were excellent

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Our middle-school age grandchildren liked the activities. The adults found the pool areas overcrowded. Most ships have overhangs for shade. Not the case with Carnival. They filled the overhangs with food tables and restaurants so very hard to find any shade. And there’s no solarium.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Stage shows are very creative and very good talent. Not the same old thing as other ships. They even incorporated the cruise children into one of the stage shows.

Children's Programs

3 out of 5

Our middle-school aged children didn’t find a lot of structure to the kid’s club.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

The cabin crew is not as friendly as other ships. Our waiters were very good

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

The ship was clean. It was so difficult to access the food areas in deck 9/10 because the walkways are so very tight with a crowded ship

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Our cabin was good and the same as other interior cabins on other ships

Ship tip

If you are looking for a party ship, this is the one. Not for me.

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Ports of call

Miami, Florida

4 out of 5

Key West, Florida

3 out of 5

Key West is nice, but hardly any kid’s activity or beaches nearby the ship

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Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5

Disembarking is never easy. This was no different

5 Comments

Sogmoore 11 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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javawoody 11 months ago

Appreciate the review

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cruising2004 11 months ago

Thanks for your review.

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Gwbigdog 11 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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cortneyb 11 months ago

deck 3 has a lot of shade on that class of ship

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