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Carnival Sunshine Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 39

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
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Carnival Sunshine

5 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 26, 2017

Ship: Carnival Sunshine

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 2340

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Just read all my comments. I was very disappointed in my trip. I will reconsider ever using Carnival again. It is not set up to entertain or help people with disabilities, especially if you are not into gambling or drinking.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Pretty good considering all the people trying to get on.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5
Food in main DR at night, not hot. 3 out of 5 nights no table cloths. Had to purchase my lobster and it was just warm and tough. Buffet food was way better, BUT, if you're disabled and in a walker/motor scooter/cane or wheelchair it was a bit hard to get food when you're by yourself and to balance the food/drink/etc. They did away w/trays. Spilled drink and food on me, so had to stick with the main DR.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
There really wasn't anything for older people, especially with disabilities. You think they would create something at least in the library, like board games, etc. that people could join in. If you're by yourself you really have a hard time.

ZSpa

5 out of 5

Went to the Spa and had accupuncture done and went to the seminars that Dr. Anna had. She is wonderful and thoroughly enjoyed her seminars and her accupuncture.

Entertainment

2 out of 5
Not really. Plus again what entertainment at so late? How about musicals?

Children's Programs

No children.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Everyone was WONDERFUL. I can't say any other words for them. They are the best.

Ship Quality

2 out of 5
I think the common areas were clean and maintained, but what about the outside of the ship? I lost my Kindle charger. NO one sells anything to do with electronics. Why not have chargers in each room? How about stores that have souvenirs?

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
The carpet in my room looked like it had been stained badly. In the bathroom, up in the ceiling where it meets the wall, it look like a few spots of black mold. My windows were filthy on the outside and there was rust on the window frames. Very large room though. Bed was comfortable.

Ship tip

If you're a senior citizen with any type of disabilites reconsider this ship.

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida Did not visit port

Live in FL.

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

3 out of 5
Nothing to really do but shop. Not into jewelry and liquor. The stores were nice, but no excursions that were rated good for easy category.

Grand Turk Island

3 out of 5
Shops nice, no beach access for motor scooters. You have to like a ton of beaches. Nothing else to do.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Pretty good considering the number of people dragging their luggage and trying to all get off at the same time.
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6 Comments

Glitterfairy    6 years ago

Sounds like a little more research/homework, especially about ports, might have given you a better experience.

sunshinel9ver    6 years ago

Love Carnival and the Sunshine👍😎😎

levine    6 years ago

Well said Mr.Bill. I too don't drink and gamble

MrBill    6 years ago

I neither drink nor gamble....and have a fabulous time on every CCL trip. Vacations are what you make them.

levine    6 years ago

webhappy    6 years ago

Have you checked out “Cruising with Wheels”? They cover a lot of the challenges of cruising in a wheelchair. Some of their YouTube videos are really corny but good. They prefer NCL because of the increased handicap accessibility & extra handicap bathrooms.

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