Carnival Sunshine Feb. 5-13/2016

Carnival Sunshine Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 6
Helpful Votes: 120

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
Carnival Sunshine

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 05, 2016

Ship: Carnival Sunshine

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8104

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

Overall, pleased with the cruise.  However, Carnivals dining room food leaves much to be desired.  We booked about 6 months in advance, we requested early seating for our party of 6.  We didn't receive early, your time or our entire groups seating.  It took 3 days and several tries to finally get our seating for 6 at 8:15 pm.  We requested early seating because one of our party is diabetic and she likes to be able to control when she eats on a regular time. 

 

The food was ok, but nothing to get excited about especially if you compare the food quality and variety to say Royal Caribbean Cruises.  The head waiter and asst. were wonderful, attentive and prompt.  The maître d was unmoved by our requests and very inattentive. 

 

This was our third Carnival Cruise, a disappointment from our others. 

 

The entertainment onboard was mediocre, however, the comedians were very good.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Nice cabin, directly behind the bridge. Still had a good view and could frequently see the ships officers which I liked.

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

3 out of 5
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5 Comments

gellmore    8 years ago

skinner30213    8 years ago

I like carnival food better than royal Caribbean and the service is better.

gellmore    8 years ago

I doubt you were not nice when you brought your problem to their attention. NEVER had a request denied or ignored..GO SUNSHINE AND CARNIVAL...

gary1827    8 years ago

then go back to RC

rogerellenborland    8 years ago

have you been on royal Caribbean lately? I have heard the same comments about the quality of their food lately. I think all of the cruise lines are cutting back trying to keep cruise prices down. we have been on 21 carnival cruises and never had a dinner seating problem. we have had 4,6 and 8 people at various times. who did you book your cruise with? if you book it through carnival they usually get it right.

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