The Room Stewart's are the best part of the Cruise. Try a different Cruise ship!!
Carnival Sunshine Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas
5 Night Bahamas (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)
Sail date: March 15, 2015
Ship: Carnival Sunshine
Cabin type: Inside
Cabin number: 8269
Traveled as: Family (older children)
Reviewed: 9 years ago
Review summary
This was my first cruise on the Carnival Sunshine and I was expecting the best time but was sadly disappointed. Carnival Sunshine needs massive improvements. But first I must tell you the Room Stewart's worked the hardest and deserve a lot more, they are the BEST!! TIP TIP TIP!!!
The service in the Sunrise and Sunset Restaurants, and the bars was the slowest and the worst I have ever experienced! Believe me I am an easy going person, don't stay at five stars, but I do expect acknowledgement and kindness even if it is to tell me "it will be a while, sorry for the wait," but nothing was said at all, they ignore you as if you are not there. Food was fair, nothing great except the bacon.
The alcohol prices are outrageous, I did partake of the Cheers plan, RIP OFF!! The sad thing about this is you could not use it on there own island, Half Moon Caye! The prices were higher there. Overall very disappointed with Carnival Sunshine, won't be back, at least on that ship. I won't go into our flight experience, which I had Carnival book also, just know I will never do that again either!!!! All in all I could not wait to get home and that makes me very sad and broke!
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
Onboard Activities
Entertainment
Service and Staff
Ship Quality
Cabin / Stateroom
Ship tip
Bring $$$ expect to pay for anything and everything. I have done a lot of all inclusive resorts and did not have to bring any $$ except for extra tipping, not a cruise :(
Ports of call
Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)
3 Comments
JusMe 9 years ago
Terriejan, I refer to Carnival as the "floating Wall Mart", I agree the MDR service has been cut on Carnival ships and it is hit and miss for good MDR service. We had good MDR service on 2 out of 3 trips on the Inspiration, good on the Glory and very slow on the Imagination. It depends on your staff.
Think of a Carnival Cruise like a rental car, if you rent a Toyota Yaris do not expect a Cadillac. Carnival is "the fun ship" and its focus is on fun, not 4 or 5 star service.
If your book another cruise I would suggest trying a different cruise line. Carnival and NCL are the bottom of the bucket. Check prices and you can book other lines for about the same price if your flexible with travel dates.
Before you book do some research on the ship and its reviews on different web sites. Look for passenger reviews as they are current. Sometimes the web site may do a review when the ship is new and it can be dated when the ship is now 5 or 10 years old.
glomarrone 9 years ago
I am surprised that you didn;t enjoy the comedy shows more as I have always found them to be wonderful entertainment. What movies did you see on board> I hope that you next cruise is a better fit for you. I had been looking forward to a future cruise on this ship as I have not sailed on her yet. Thanks for sharing.