Dining Room Disappointment

Item: Carnival Sunshine
Rating: 2
Author: dagudd

Carnival Sunshine Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

dagudd

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

2 out of 5

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7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 24, 2016

Ship: Carnival Sunshine

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 7203

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

My wife and I were assigned early dining room preference when booking this cruise but when we boarded we were given anytime dining. After talking with dining room staff we were told the dining preference couldn't be changed. We have cruised many times before and always enjoyed eating with the same group of people but instead were seated alone. We were disappointed that Carnival would not have told us this before. Also, there was no live music at the main shows.

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

5 out of 5

Very clean and steward was great.

Ship tip

Only music to hear was by the Red Frog Lounge but the group was very good.

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Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

1 out of 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

3 out of 5

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5

6 Comments

phildo321 8 years ago

We have been on the Sunshine 2x and booked for a 3rd in a few days; we love it! Honestly for us, the main dining room was just too much trouble, the staff is really crazy busy but the service is slow. We just opted for the specialty dining instead which we absolutely love! The prices are reasonable and the food is great, as well as the service. We recommend this ship highly!

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edwmae 8 years ago

I was on a Carnival cruise with anytime dining, and they gladly changed us to a set time as they had availability. The next time I had anytime dining, we requested to be seated with others and met lots of interesting people that way.

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jtrbug0226 8 years ago

Two stars is harsh n unfair just for dining. Carnival service desk will do just about anything to make cruisers happy. My hubby n I have anytime dining and we can eat any time, even the same time every night. Carnival staff is awesome.

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carnival186535 8 years ago

Why 2 stars? And Marne you were not their for all their performances and I am sure they tried their best to seat your family together. And you probably just delated the email or your wife or husband did. If I were you I would really say they tried their best. And give them five stars.😃

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dwillis75 8 years ago

We board on the 21st with anytime dining. Any suggestions

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gellmore 8 years ago

The Maitre'd would have changed your seating. On embarkation day the Maitre'd is in one of the dining rooms to address any dining concerns. Look in your fun times in the future if you ever experience. Two stars is not fair. How about the rest of the cruise? Room steward, etc. review the entire cruise to be fair.

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