Beautiful ports, nice ship, mostly friendly staff

Carnival Sunshine Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 47

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5
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Carnival Sunshine

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 18, 2017

Ship: Carnival Sunshine

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: GUAR

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

I would like to see a starry night, where they turn off all lights on the ship, so you can see the millions of stars!! Other than that, it was a very nice cruise. Lip Sync Battle was awesome, shows are fabulous and trivia was fun. Ty, Bonnie and Emma made it a very fun cruise!

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Easy peasy! Got on the ship pretty quick, luggage was delivered to stateroom in a timely manner

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Lido food was the same every morning and only a part or two changed at night, so it got boring fast. Mongolian grill is NOT worth the 1 hr wait at all! Pizza is really good and Guy's burger joint is spectacular!!

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Trivia was fun, cruise director Emma kept us in the loop on the goings on around the ship :) Don't think there was enough to do for the kids who didn't want to take part in the kids activites. Pool is TINY, so only little kids were ever in it.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Loved the shows - such a wonderfully talented group of kids! Musicians were wonderful!!

Children's Programs

My 14 year old wouldn't try it. She thinks there should be a single group of 13+, not a broken up 12-14 year olds, then 15+

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Most were very nice. Room steward was great! Did have some people you could tell wanted to go home.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Easy to find what you were looking for. Atrium is annoying though - all you can hear from every level when walking by.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Bathroom is wayyyyyy too small. The rest is fine. Needs a thorough cleaning though.

Ship tip

Get a lido lounger early, but only get one if you are actually going to use it ALL DAY! Sooooooooo many people 'claim' a seat and leave for most of the day, then come back for the dive in movie at night and expect to have their seat still there. It's very inconsiderate to the rest of the people on the ship.

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida Did not visit port

I stayed at a hotel before boarding the ship. Was not part of the cruise

Oranjestad, Aruba

4 out of 5
No excursion. Couldn't get husband and daughter to agree on what to do, but the island - from what I saw of it - is GORGEOUS!

Bonaire, Netherlands Special Municipality

5 out of 5
My favorite port!! Took a cab to Echo Beach, next to Cocoa Beach. Spent the day swimming with the fish - lots and lots of fish!! Went in chest high and they were everywhere. Didn't need snorkeling gear to see them! :)

Grand Turk Island

4 out of 5
Always love Grand Turk, but Margaritaville is EXPENSIVE!

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very well controlled. Not too much trouble standing in line to get off the ship.
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