Not the best vacation

Item: Carnival Sunshine
Rating: 3.7
Author: SherryB28

Carnival Sunshine Cruise Review to Canada, New England, New York

SherryB28

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 49

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5

5 Night Canada/New England (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 28, 2017

Ship: Carnival Sunshine

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 6153

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Food a little to be desired. Cabin steward Fitzroy needs training in customer service. Entertainment was really good. Emma is a keeper for really rallying the shipmates to stir up the entertainment. Would have spent the money for vacation another way. Maybe even drove there.

Embarkation

2 out of 5

Terrible...from the time we got into line until boarding the ship, it took 3 hrs.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

The main dining room meals for me were good. My husband was not impressed at all and most nights he left more than half on the plate and went on to dessert. He would supplement with a Guy's burger or a late night deli sandwich. The Lido breakfast served pretty much the same food all week long. I enjoyed the 24/7 softserve

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

By no fault of the ship, it just want warm enough to go on the water tubes. My daughter did the ropes course.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

My sin won 3rd place in the beanbag toss (corn hole game). The shows got better with each passing night. The Liquid Lounge went too late in the evening for me, like 1:30am. But they has a good dj. I like comedy but dropping the "F" bomb in just about every sentence just turns me off. I loved the Groove for St Jude Childrens Hospital, a benefit concert on the Lido Deck by the pool.

Children's Programs

4 out of 5

The teen O2 club was a lifesaver for sure! The leaders kept the teens active, especially in the evening. They had their own dj and dance time, played games, etc.

Service and Staff

2 out of 5

The waiters were AWESOME in the Main Dining Room. Our riom steward, Fitzroy untroduced himself the 1st day on the ship and told us if we needed anything to jusy call him at the number in his card. We contacted him about complimentary water and he saud ge only gives that to peoole ego have traveled on Carnival before. We had almost 28 years ago on our honeymoon. Then my son locked his room key in the room and called for help and the steward gave him a hard time about that too. Nice folded towel animals and a clean room with fresh towels each day.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

The pool is way too small. Personally I do not like walking thru a smokey casino to get to the other end of the ship. The comedy club was packed to standing room only. I think all else was suitable.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

The cabin space was larger than expected. My husband (6'2") was impressed with the size of the shower. The biggest downfall to the cruise was being over top of the Liquid Lounge. I only got 4hrs sleep each night, except for Thursday. As soon as I laid my head on the pillow at 11pm the banging from the bass in the lounge was terrible. Need to soundproof the ceiling in that club!