Disappointed, overcrowded, not typical Carnival
Carnival Sunshine Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern
8 Night Southern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)
Sail date: May 06, 2017
Ship: Carnival Sunshine
Cabin type: Inside
Cabin number: 5349
Traveled as: Family (older children)
Reviewed: 7 years ago
Review summary
This was our 8th Carnival Cruise and I've had great experiences with all of their other ships. Unfortunately, it seems with the Sunshine they remodeled an older/smaller ship, added state rooms and took away entertainment space, and ended up with a pretty ship that so crowded with long lines, little seating in popular venues such as the liquid lounge (main show venue), pool area on lido and deck 10, and the comedy club was standing room only for 4 of the 5 shows I attended and we were even turned away from another comedy show after standing in line for 30 minutes. Dining took approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes each night. State room steward only offered to make up room one time per day at our choosing morning or evening and did not respond to any of my four attempts to call him to report a broken door hinge and not working refrigerator. Overall, the cruise was a disappointment and not even comparable with other Carnival cruises we have taken .
Positive: The boat looked pretty, Emma the cruise director was very charming, The quality of the shows was great (if you could find a seat), and food was comparable with other cruises. If you don't mind going to shows 30 minutes early, dining for nearly 2 hours, making up your own state room, and going out on deck at 7 AM and this is the cruise for you :-) this is the cruise for you :)
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Ship tip
Choose a newer/larger ship please; carnival dripped the ball with the sunshine.
Ports of call
Bonaire, Netherlands Special Municipality
4 Comments
sunshinel9ver 7 years ago