Carnival Sunshine Cruise out of NY, 8/20/17

Item: Carnival Sunshine
Rating: 3.7
Author: eburgos

Carnival Sunshine Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

eburgos

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 27

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5

8 Night Eastern Caribbean (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 20, 2017

Ship: Carnival Sunshine

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 2292

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

It was fun, but for me eight days was too long. Our favorite was Half moon cay. The beach there was one of the best I've ever seen. Amber Cove was also b very nice.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Long ridiculous lines in NY.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Buffet was ok. Steak and sushi restaurants were great.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Pool and basketball court were ridiculously small for a large ship. Comedy shows were a lot of fun.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Email, the director was great, as was the dj.

Children's Programs

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Great service from our nightly dinner waiters, and our room steward was amazing.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

The staff did a great job of cleaning behind the lazy people on the ship.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Room was too small for 5 ppl.

Ship tip

Grand Turk, needs to do something about the locals who try to sell you beach chairs, that was a very annoying experience.

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Ports of call

New York, New York

3 out of 5

Traffic

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Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

4 out of 5

Great staff, and beautiful.

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Grand Turk Island

2 out of 5

Not a fan.

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Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5

The best port out of the three.

Thumbs Up 6

Disembarkation

3 out of 5

One person scanning your card was crazy, slowed things down.

2 Comments

eburgos 7 years ago

second cruise

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GIL155 7 years ago

Half Moon Cat gets many positive reviews. Eight says for a first cruise is a long time.

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Other reviews of this sailing

Awesome cruise

stateroom problems the worst y5 ever and we paid 140 dollars for nothing

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