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Carnival Sunshine Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

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Review: 1
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Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
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Carnival Sunshine

8 Night Eastern Caribbean (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 26, 2017

Ship: Carnival Sunshine

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 1455

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Very relaxing, which is what we wanted. Two days at sea to start and two more at the end made it simple to relax. Onboard entertainment was enjoyable and we met a couple of nice other people on this trip.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
This was the smoothest of all embarkation experiences we've had for any of our cruises.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Buffets were adequate for breakfast and lunch, nothing extraordinary. Main dining room was good, wait staff exceeded expectations. Both Farhenheit 555 and La Cocina were excellent. Both food and service were very good.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Serenity area was better than past experiences. With 3 levels there was ample room for us. Adult pool was undersized for the number of people in the Serenity area.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Musicians around the ship were good. Stage show was the same as last year, could use updates more frequently.

Children's Programs

No children in our group

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The entire staff was friendly. They went out of their way to use our names. Every morning our room steward had a smile and friendly greeting. Wait staff was friendly, cordial and offered menu suggestions.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
The addition of another deck for cabins may have strained the pool areas. The design was up to date and made everything feel airy. All the common areas were clean and well maintained.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Roomy and spacious. The refrigerator was gone, which required additional ice for water. Could use some more shelf space.

Ship tip

Be sure to treat yourself to one of the specialty restaurants, they are worth the additional cost.

Ports of call

New York, New York Did not visit port

Elaboration / demarcation point

Grand Turk Island

4 out of 5
Always enjoy the beach and pool areas. Did not do an excursion at this port.

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5
White sands, clear waters. You can't ask for more.

Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5
Went on the private beach excursion. Food and drink are overpriced and really not needed, have breakfast onboard before going out and you'll be fine.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Smoother than expected. Did self assist and we were in a cab before 9.
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2 Comments

jrosebrat55    7 years ago

We are doing same in November. looking forward to not running around so much we don't take time to truly enjoy the floating resort.

GIL155    7 years ago

Glad you liked the two days in each end. We will be doing that in March. "relaxing" Nice!

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