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Carnival Sunshine Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern
10 Night Eastern Caribbean Carnival Journeys (Charleston Roundtrip)
Sail date: May 15, 2017
Ship: Carnival Sunshine
Cabin type: Inside
Cabin number: 1440
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 7 years ago
Review summary
My favorites part of the cruise was the excursions. We exited the ship in St. Kitts, Antigua, Martinique, St. Thomas, and San Juan PR. I booked excursions at each port and they were outstanding: good sun, good fun, good service, expensive but worth it. The shipboard food was great. Comedy club was bad; couldn't get in there because once the first session filled up, the crowd would not depart and all latter shows were filled; the two nights we made it were great and bad (1st night). The attempted to double charge me for Spa appointments that I paid for prior to getting on the ship. All added charges were removed but only at my request. Spa tried to upsell my wife by telling her should ignore the prepaid agreement and add a bunch of services and products without my consent. Tried to contact Spa manager who did not return any of my calls. I slipped and fell on the wet ship deck that was unmarked and was told I would have pay $185 to see the doctor to get treatment (roughed it out). Had infected tooth, had to pay $185 to get antibiotic. Shipboard entertainment was not as good as previous cruises I was on; thank God for excursions. Was told that gratuity was included in overall cost but ship automatically charged me night before departure. Had to wait extra half hour on ship at departure to resolve. Ship's service personnel said the charges were optional and removed them at my request. I'm talking about an additional $260 option if I did not catch it. Overall, the cruise was great but I lack trust in accounting and sales departments. Reevaluating whether my next cruise will be on Carnival.
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Ship tip
Great cruise but double check all your charges, particularly those from the SPA and prior to departure.