Cruising on Sunshine dissapointing

Item: Carnival Sunshine
Rating: 3.3
Author: bukkday04

Carnival Sunshine Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

bukkday04

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 4

Overall rating:

3.3 out of 5

8 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 05, 2018

Ship: Carnival Sunshine

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6219

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

disappointed Honeymoon experience on sunshine celebrated with 10 friends

Embarkation

3 out of 5

We selected early boarding arrived 20mins late to the immigrations due to heavy traffic delays of over 1 hour getting into parking garage. We were kept waiting and passing other people around us ssaying we should have arrived 2 hours earlier

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Ship had lots of creaking and squicking sounds throughout making it difficult to get a good sleep.

Skybox Sports Bar

1 out of 5

No TNT meaning no NBA playoff games- out to sea for 8 days without sports availability in a skybox?????

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Pixels Gallery

2 out of 5

All pictures scattered all across and charges were outrageous $23.00 for 8x10. If you by the so called canvas for $59.95 you're asked to buy the original 8x10 for $22.00. Really paying about $82.00??

Photo Studio

3 out of 5

Dissapointing with prices of the packages

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Our rooms stewards were exceellent

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Ship tip

If you are sports fan do not go on Sunshine. SkyBox does not have TNT which was showing all basketball games. Missed all NBA playoffs while on the seas

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Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

3 out of 5

Hotels not friendly or clean charges were outragious, no continental breakfast or coffee for guest

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Grand Turk Island

1 out of 5

A bare island with nothing to offer visitors

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San Juan, Puerto Rico

4 out of 5

Lots of shopping but more expensive, explored the city

Thumbs Up 9

Basseterre, St. Kitts

4 out of 5

Excursions not really plausable

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Philipsburg, St. Maarten

3 out of 5

Over rated city nothing extraordinary excursion took ous on 2-3 hour bus ride that was a waste of time. I could have had a better experience along the pier or boardwalk

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Disembarkation

2 out of 5

6 Comments

sunshine220 6 years ago

We loved our time on the sunshine the NYC port is hectic our first time we got there at noon and parking was full we had to find parking in the city then make it back then it was a 2 hr wait and made it on the ship just as the muster drill was starting. Our second time we made sure to get there as early as possible. Just because you have a check in time plan on being there at least an hour before that and have a later check in time don't expect parking to be available.

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MsGinna 6 years ago

I was on the Sunshine in Feb and enjoyed it very much.

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mommacyn 6 years ago

My husband and I were on the Sunshine in March 2018 and we enjoyed the ship. Looking forward to going again June 2018 with my granddaughter.

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AuntPinkie 6 years ago

Sorry to hear this cruise did not live up to your expectations. Congratulations on your honeymoon.

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philbriz 6 years ago

Sorry to hear that you did not have the honeymoon you both deserved. Congratulations regardless.

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bukkday04 6 years ago

Smoking right outside the skybox should be relocated it over powers the non smoking guest sitting in the skybox

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