Nice cruise, but disappointed in the ship

Item: Carnival Sunshine
Rating: 3
Author: robinvaloff

Carnival Sunshine Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

robinvaloff

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 19

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

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7 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 16, 2014

Ship: Carnival Sunshine

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6177

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 10 years ago

Review summary

Renovations great, but ship extremely noisy and long lines for food and comic shows. Serenity deck niclely laid out, but anything but serene. It overlooked the central Lido area so very, very noisy. Was surprised only 2 tiny pools, and how early buffet, deli closed forcing you to wait long lines for late snacks. Room service took o forever with limited menu, and order was never completely correct.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

See overall comment

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

For quiet stick to side decks aft of Lido. Less noisy

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Ports of call

New Orleans, Louisiana

3 out of 5

Montego Bay, Jamaica

3 out of 5

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

4 Comments

Jheretired 10 years ago

Gregory113...Original reviewer said he was surprised there were only two pools. I often see such complaints on these reviews. Nobody should be surprised about the ship amenities. I simply suggest everyone do their homework before booking.

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Gregory123 10 years ago

@Jheretired........REALLY???

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Jheretired 10 years ago

Hint to all future cruisers...look at the deck plans before booking! You can see how many pools there are, where the Serenity deck is located, and the size and location of the lounges. If the deck plans don't meet your expectations, choose another ship.

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Gregory123 10 years ago

I will second you on your comments. Lido deck is nice but you had to stake out your real estate before 8:00 am to get a chair or cabana. To damn noisy is agreed especially when the electric guitar guy started up.....you needed ear muffs. Long lines for dinner unless you had assigned seating.

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