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Carnival Sunshine Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

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Review: 1
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Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Carnival Sunshine

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 16, 2016

Ship: Carnival Sunshine

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 12012

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

My 16th Carnival cruise and as usual most was a wonderful experience. However, the dinning experience on two levels disappointed me. One, by asking for a early dine time I was assigned to "your dine time", a real bummer. We had to wait in line each evening, assigned a different table for two and missed the opportunity to bond with other cruisers. As well, the menus required an up charge to get the quality meal that used to be included. I then choose to dine in the specialty restaurants or buffet. JiJis, the Aisan selection was one of the best restaurant experiences I have ever had while the Italian choice, Capitanos, was superior as well. The steak house, Farenheight 555 was a different story. I was proffered a steak selection, each 2" thick and received a 3/4" that could not compare to a $7.95 Waffle House special for a $35 up charge!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5
See above.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Dana, the comic juggler, was a blast and a great addition to the staff entertainment.

Children's Programs

N/A

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Elsa in housekeeping. While walking through the Casino I dropped a $100 bill. Elsa noticed it picked it up and chased me down to give it back.what a treat. I had to reward the honest your girl.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
William was great. I would love to have him on all my cruises.

Ship tip

I thought, Jamie, the cruise director was on of the best I have experienced in 30 cruises.

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5

Bonaire, Netherlands Special Municipality

5 out of 5

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5
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4 Comments

gellmore    8 years ago

The only up charge in the dining room are the steakhouse items that are available and that is $20. Everything else is included as it has always been. I have eaten in the steakhouse many times and NEVER had a bad meal. Did you tell the Manager ? If you sign up for early dining that is what you get . If you sign up for your time dining that is what you get. After the FIRST meal did you complain?

rogerellenborland    8 years ago

what food item was the up charge for in the main dining room? I know that there is a extra charge if you want to order some things from the steak house.

kayanncalico    8 years ago

What length of cruise were you on?

mccay24    8 years ago

How much was the upcharge in the main dining room?

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