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Carnival Sunshine Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 18

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Carnival Sunshine

8 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 19, 2015

Ship: Carnival Sunshine

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 6253

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 9 years ago

Review summary

A carnival cruise that was just a little above the normal.  We have taken over thirty cruises on many different ships on numerous cruise lines and know what we like and what we expect.  This is a very good Carnival cruise and I recommend it to anyone looking for a get away.  We did go at the wrong time of the year. And that alone created some problems for us. However, overall it was a good cruise and on that I would recommend.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Very clean. There was some rust on the bottom of our bathroom door jam. We also had a little to much water accumulate on the floor and hall carpet right outside our bathroom. Noise was a concern between 11:00 pm and 1:00 am. However, this room was acceptable for what we chose and what we knew we would get. The room was fine.

Ship tip

Crew is very friendly and helpful. We were 5-6 hours late getting back to port and disembarking. However, we went out of our way to get a fellow cruiser removed by helicopter and they kept us informed or the procedure and its progress. They saved her life...that is plenty good enough for me.

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5
It is less than one hour from my house. $135.00 is to much to park our car for the cruise. At that price they should have filled it with gas and a wash and shine.

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5

San Juan, Puerto Rico

3 out of 5
It poured the rain........what else do I need to say.

Basseterre, St. Kitts

5 out of 5
Loved the train ride, of course I am a train nut. So, what do you expect? My wife also enjoyed this over two our leisurely ride 3/4 around the island. I do recommend this excursion.

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5
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5 Comments

dieden39    9 years ago

Our grandson was going to drop us and pick us up....but, an hours drive down, drop off time, getting through security, and then returning home would be at least 3 hours plus gasoline. Repeat this after the cruise and you are talking about 6 hours plus gas X's 4.  We were glad he didn't since we were so late getting back and he would have had to wait another 5 hours.  That would have been a total of 11 hours for him. WOW

 

Yes, kids galore !   and our room was right over the top of a late night music venue.  We picked the room so I can't complain to much??

rncandi01    9 years ago

Do you have a family member or friend that could drive you and drop you off and pick you up?

VickisVoyages    9 years ago

I'm thinking wrong time of year is probably spring or summer break, when kids are out of school.

TBetsy    9 years ago

Probably kids everywhere- I've heard the kids were allowed on the adults only deck😕

eL2kYpZ5BncZ1RlUVVgRCmRmT    9 years ago

May I ask what made it a bad time of year.

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