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Carnival Sunshine Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

kaslafra

Contributor Level: Third Mate

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 43

Overall rating:

5 out of 5

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5 Night Bahamas (Norfolk Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 10, 2016

Ship: Carnival Sunshine

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9175

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

When we had trouble with our dining times, the head waiter saw to it that we had a great table at 6:00 dining. He checked on us each evening and really cared about us. Melissa - the hostess in charge of our dining room was wonderful, caring and talked to us each evening. Really was sincere about our dining experience.

Casino - The machines were confusing with so many buttons to get your money transferred over. Not user friendly at all. Smoking was allowed throughout the Casino. There should be a special Smoking area for those patrons. We had to keep moving to get away from the smoke.

Overall - we had a great time and would definitely take another cruise in the near future. Your staff works hard to please so many people. We like the different programs that you had to offer especially the Military Appreciation.

The food was great and such a variety from breakfast to bed time snacks. The drinks were good and available.

Great Experience!!!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Exceptional food. We tried new foods and they were delicious.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

Extremely courteous and helpful. Had so much fun with the waiters - Ryan, Emmanuel ,Spitz. They were excellent. Angel - our cabin caretaker was exceptional, friendly , helpful and had our cabin clean all the time.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Very comfortable and the view from the balcony was amazing and breath taking. It was quiet and peaceful to take naps and to sleep at night.

Ship tip

Just do it! Get your reservations and take the cruise.

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Ports of call

Norfolk, Virginia

5 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

1 out of 5

Arrived on a Sunday and many things were closed and the rest closed up at 3:30 pm. So, had the time but things were closing up for the day. It was crowded with four cruise liners in port.

Thumbs Up 2

Freeport, Grand Bahama Island

5 out of 5

Just too short of time to be there. We had to quickly shop and get back on board.

Thumbs Up 1

3 Comments

bcampbell00 8 years ago

There is a special smoking area in the sunshine casino. Middle of the casino down towards the table games is the smoking area. I'm not a smoker but one of my buddies is. He was asking to move by staff when he crossed this line

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chvygrl10 8 years ago

Our friends had trouble with theirs too & I told them to say something but they never did. They missed a lot of shows because they were not finished til 10 or later. But they told their head waiter one day there was a show they wanted to see & he got them out at 9:15. I thought that was nice of him.

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rogerellenborland 8 years ago

We have been on the Sunshine twice and loved it both times. As you said,everyone was great.

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