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Carnival Sunshine Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

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Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 15

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
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Carnival Sunshine

8 Night Eastern Caribbean (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 20, 2017

Ship: Carnival Sunshine

Cabin type: Inside

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Great vacation I didn't have to think or plan anything it was all there. So relaxing. Staff was above and beyond. My kids are looking forward to going again. They want me to book with Emma Nixon the cruise director.

Embarkation

2 out of 5
The lines were so long for check in

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
The main dining room food was excellent with lots of choices. Loved their new breakfast menu. Our Server Cathrine and her team were amazing.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Shows were awesome. Magician top notch. Emma Nixon the best cruise director. Loved Sean and JJ too

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Jerwatt our cabin Stewart was so friendly and was always available. He took great care of us.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ship tip

Use the carnival hub app that made getting around the ship and knowing what was going on so easy

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Ports of call

New York, New York

5 out of 5
Loved having beaches and pools right when you got off the boat.
Thumbs Up

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

4 out of 5

Grand Turk Island

4 out of 5

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5
So pretty and relaxing. Lunch buffet was a little unorganized and not very appealing
Thumbs Up

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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3 Comments

MrBill    7 years ago

We have learned to arrive 30-45 minutes after our scheduled boarding time. Always walk directly through and on the the ship. To speed things up, be sure you have ALL your necessary paperwork filled out....ID's in hand and signed all paperwork. It helps everyone.
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GIJane7999    7 years ago

Emma is awesome!!!
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Ali73    7 years ago

Loved Emma! And of course the ship, too!
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