Loved this ship!

Item: Carnival Sunshine
Rating: 5
Author: obrien178992

Carnival Sunshine Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

obrien178992

Contributor Level: Cruise Director

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 5

Helpful Votes: 86

Overall rating:

5 out of 5

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7 Night Western Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 26, 2016

Ship: Carnival Sunshine

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 2209

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

We are a family of 4 and we loved this ship. There were so many things to do and so many food options. The ship was clean and everyone was very friendly. We had an OV cabin and it was very spacious. Our cabin steward, our wait staff, and the cruise director were fabulous. We had YTD but were able to request the same servers each night. We only had to wait a few min one night for a table to be available. The kids loved the waterpark. They enjoyed Camp Carnival on this ship whereas on other ships they did not. I read so many negative reviews before we sailed but we didn't have any problems and would definitely sail on the Sunshine again.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Clean, spacious, and the beds were very comfortable. Our cabin steward was great!

Ship tip

The Lido can get pretty crowded during breakfast and lunch but you can take your food to the Havana Bar. It is rarely crowded and you have a beautiful view. Also, Jijis and the Italian restaurant are free for lunch.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

5 out of 5

It can be tricky to find your way out of the cruise port area but if you do you can get a shuttle to town for $3 pp. There they have restaurants all along the beach that allow you to use their chairs all day. We went to the Krazy Lobster. The food and drinks were good and inexpensive. It's the best port (in town) to buy souvenirs as they are the least expensive and a lot of homemade items.

Thumbs Up 1

Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5

The free beach was great. If you take a hard right just outside the Welcome Center/Port Shops and take the Nature Trail it is a short cut to the beach. If you like to snorkel and have your own stuff, you can go to the end of the beach and snorkel on the other side of the wood dock. Tons of fish and coral there. They have life vests to use.

Thumbs Up 3

Belize City, Belize

1 out of 5

Don't get off without an excursion. Port area is extremely hot and crowded and water is murky brown.

Thumbs Up 0

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

The water here is so blue and beautiful. We planned on taking a taxi to Chankanaab for the day but we had a sick member of the family. Just 2 of us got off and shopped in the port area. It was very nice and clean. Outside the port area the shop vendors are very pushy.

Thumbs Up 0

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