My most favorite vacation

Item: Carnival Sunshine
Rating: 4.9
Author: sweetspirit58

Carnival Sunshine Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

sweetspirit58

Contributor Level: Third Mate

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 95

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 14, 2018

Ship: Carnival Sunshine

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 9109

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

We love cruising and Carnival Sunshine is one of our favorites.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

I had purchased Faster to the Fun and was so thrilled and glad that I did. It made every thing involved with boarding and unboarding smooth and easy.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Every bite I had was so delicious! Waiting for a free table on the Lido deck was kind of frustrating.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

I won $350 at Bingo 🤣!! The only thing I would suggest would be to have more activities on sea days.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

The stage show I saw was disappointing. I have seen so much better shows. The last show I saw with the winner of the lip-sinc competition.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Every person on their staff is as pleasant and cordial as can be!!

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

When we first boarded the ship there was a horrible sewer back up smell. But they must have remedied the issue because I never smelled it again.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

This was the best state room that was ocean view we have ever had. Our room was located in the front over the bridge. The window was from the ceiling to the floor and as wide as the cabin. What an amazing view we had!!!

Ship tip

Beware of the so called "75% off" sales. You can get the same items cheaper online.

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Ports of call

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5

We enjoyed a wonderful air conditioned bus tour around the city.

Thumbs Up 5

Bonaire, Netherlands Special Municipality

5 out of 5

Loved our tour and vendor market.

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Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5

This was our second visit and we enjoyed it better than our first trip.

Thumbs Up 13

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Faster to the Fun was the best investment I made!!

2 Comments

courtfam06 6 years ago

My favorite ship

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MarineVet71 6 years ago

Awesome

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Other reviews of this sailing

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