All my expectations for my Carnival Caribbean Cruise were exceeded. The quality of service, food and ship staff was exceptional.

Carnival Sunshine Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 35

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
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Carnival Sunshine

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Charleston Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 04, 2017

Ship: Carnival Sunshine

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 2172

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Loved every aspect of this cruise and would definitely cruise with Carnival again. My first cruise with Carnival but, hopefully, not my last. Well done, Carnival!

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Embarkation went smoothly, considering that there were over 3000 passengers. Although lines were long, they kept moving and there was assistance from land and ship personnel.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
The quality of food and service was exceptional.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Onboard lectures/talks, game activities, shopping.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
The entertainment was outstanding. The talent, costumes, music/dancing and sets were amazing.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The professionalism of the ship's staff, in all areas, from dining staff, room stewards, shore excursion and guest staff was incredible. And, everything was done with a courtesy and a smile!

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
The ship's layout was slightly choppy, making getting from forward to aft sometimes a little confusing. The common areas were kept impecably clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
The size, comfort and cleanliness of the cabin was everything I could ask for.

Ship tip

Expect to have an incredibly wonderful cruise.

Ports of call

Charleston, South Carolina

4 out of 5
Charleston was the embarkation and debarkation port. A little circuitous route to the dock. No excursion.

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

4 out of 5
Beautiful island with friendly people. Excursion, Best of Puerto Plata, made.

Grand Turk Island

3 out of 5
Still recovering from the devastating hurricanes. A tremendous job at renewing the port and island has been undertaken. Excursion - Grand Turk Experience. I'd like to return in another year or so to see the comeback of the island.

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5
Gorgeous island and tremendous upkeep. This island is really representative of what people think of when they think of a Caribbean island. No excursion taken.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very smooth and easy.
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3 Comments

ctav    6 years ago

Awesome review. Charleston is a great port and an awesome city to visit.

OwenArrrg    6 years ago

Glad you loved the experience with Carnival and the Sunshine we sure did when we sailed on her back in May. Have nothing bad to say about Carnival great ship and crew and the activities and good top notch. Going to be interesting how much better RCCL will be sail next March.

IkeDeb    6 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise on the Sunshine. I am sure, you will love your next one more.

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