Walking On Sunshine
Carnival Sunshine Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas
5 Night Bahamas (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)
Sail date: April 23, 2017
Ship: Carnival Sunshine
Cabin type: Suite
Cabin number: 7217
Traveled as: Singles/Friends
Reviewed: 7 years ago
Review summary
Upon entering the ship my overall impression was that it felt like I was a giant 2-3 story High end Mall. I was a 1st time cruiser so I had my reservations. As we made our way to the suite, #7217 which was a OS Ocean suite we were pleasantly surprised as it was spacious and very comfortable. It came with a king size bed, 2 mini nite tables with storage, a large deep shelfl behind the bed for storage and a separate couch (which was my bed at night) and a small coffee table, sitting chair and end table with lamp. Much more like a high end hotel room then what I'd envisioned for a cruise ship. I was delighted to see a separate dressing room with mirrors and lights, perfect for getting ready doing hair and putting on make-up complete with upholstered seat, I spent allot of time there. There were 2 large closets with many shelves and 2 dressers with deep storage drawers, As a bonus the suite had a safe, a mini bar a mini fridge and a large flat screen TV. The bathroom although small was nice and had a whirlpool tub ( which I never was able to figure out how to use lol) I was thrilled to find a removeble shower head, like I have at home. Our steward Jonard from Philippines went above & beyond to accomodate us and make us funny towel animals everyday, and always kept our ice buckets full and left plenty of towels. We took advantage of room service a few times, being mindful to select things included and stayed away from the "extra charge items" next time I will keep a baggy of singles handy to tip staff easier lol.... I had to fumble in the safe each time room service came to grab $ to tip. Yes I paid the prepaid gratuities but these hard working staff members are excellent and go above the call of duty to accommodate their guests, and in getting to know them I found out they very rarely get to go home to see their families. As we ventured out of our suite to explore the ship it was just one pleasant surprise experience after another. Excellent food in the sit down Main dining room or MDR as they call it. A variety of food choices all the time was a bit daunting as we never got to try all of the restaurants we did visit many. Guys burgers is great and the best fries ever do go there. The steakhouse 555 Fahrenheit was EXCEPTIONALLY high quality food. AND service. The small extra fee of $35 per person seemed small to me for an amazing meal like that. Overall I was thrilled with the dining experience and will mention we did go to a "seaday" brunch. It wasn't advertised but I had gotten a tip and was glad we found it. The sunrise breakfasts in the main dining rooms were great too. We did visit the buffets on the Lido deck but preferred the experience of the wait staff to Buffet most meals. What is nice is having that choice and selection.
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Ship tip
Guys Burgers is not to miss* Definitely try the Stakhouse 555 Fahrenheit ** excellent food. PLEASE tip the staff in addition to the pre paid gratuities, they work SO hard and deserve it. If you want a lounge chair go on deck early. People "hold them" with their towels and belongings. Very unfair.
Ports of call
Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)
Freeport, Grand Bahama Island Did not visit port
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