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Carnival Sunshine Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 59

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
Carnival Sunshine

5 Night Bahamas (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 28, 2018

Ship: Carnival Sunshine

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 1601

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Overall I think the cruise was wonderful and that I would definitely go back again.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
There was a long line and we weren't sure on parking, but the line was steady. We never stood in one spot for very long. I think Carnival did a good job of moving everyone through quickly.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
The dining room was great. Our server was very friendly and had a great attitude. We are one night at the steakhouse on the ship and I was pleasantly surprised by the price. It really wasn't that expensive for a 5 course meal. The Lido buffet the first day wasn't that great, we didn't actually eat there after the first day. The pizza place was great and Guy's Burger Joint was amazing!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
We didn't do very many activities on the ship. The pools were cold and very crowded. We just didn't have good weather except for the last day.

Cloud 9 Spa

5 out of 5

The staff was very polite and friendly. My massage therapist did a wonderful job and listen to my request and didn't do areas that I told her not to do.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
We went to a R rated comedy show and the lady was a hit. I laughed so much and I really enjoyed her show.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
All ship Personnel were very kind and friendly and helpful. We spent a lot of time in the and the bartenders in the casino were absolutely amazing and learned our names and our favorite drinks and knew when we came in what we would want. I was very pleased with every one on the ship.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Everything was very clean and orderly. The layout of the ship was easy enough to understand. They had maps and every elevator to help you guide through the ship.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Our cabin was great. We did not have an obstructed View the window is clear and you can see out as far as the eye can see. The cabin was very roomy and we enjoyed our stay in it. There was also more counter space in the bathroom then I previously thought we would have.

Ship tip

Review of map of the ship. There are only two Decks that you can cross all the way across the ship without having to go up or down different floors to get where you need to go.

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island) Did not visit port

The sea was too rough for us to visit this port.

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5
The port itself seemed okay. I did a two Reef snorkel Excursion and was very disappointed with the Excursion. There was not much to see and the water was cold.

Freeport, Grand Bahama Island

5 out of 5
This was our only Port that we had a good day where the Sun was shining. We did the perfume Factory downtown and Brewery tour. Our driver was named Tiny and he was absolutely amazing he knew so much about the island and about everything else and was overall a funny character I really enjoyed this tour.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
We woke up late so we were behind on our disembarkation. It was very crowded and the lines were long. Luckily we found a porter and the terminal and that was the best $20 we spent the entire cruise. He took our bags and our beer that we bought from the brewery and carried them all the way to our car on his trolley. Also by using him we got a shorter line through customs.
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5 Comments

sunshinel9ver    6 years ago

Love the Sunshine.๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ˜Ž

OwenArrrg    6 years ago

Felt the same way this was my 1st heading on my 2nd in 40 days.

levine    6 years ago

Happy to hear that๐Ÿ˜

IkeDeb    6 years ago

We were on the Sunshine in January and enjoyed the ship and ports alot๐Ÿ˜‹

iamsay    6 years ago

Glad you enjoyed

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