The cruise was wonderful!

Item: Carnival Sunshine
Rating: 5
Author: kathypake

Carnival Sunshine Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

kathypake

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 6

Overall rating:

5 out of 5

8 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 16, 2018

Ship: Carnival Sunshine

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 1487

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

I want to go on another cruise soon. My husband and I went on a honeymoon cruise and this was our first time with our kids (18, 19, 21 years of age). We all had a great time and did a lot on the cruise. Our kids hung out with us at the serenity pool (age 21). I think the age should be lowered to 18 because the water slides were fun for about 2 hours for them. They did go on the ropes course too. There wasn't a lot 18-21 year old people could do. We hung out a lot together and it was our family celebration and vacation. We took in all four shows and two of our kids were in the VIP show. It was a great family vacation!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

The staff was fabulous, really took care of all of us. William, Rodger, and Ty served us well at dinner!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Come to enjoy yourself and don't sweat the small stuff!

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Ports of call

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5

We had a great time shopping and swimming on the beach.

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Basseterre, St. Kitts

5 out of 5

The snorkel adventure was great. The crew was thoughtful and helpful and we all had a great time.

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San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

Wish we had more time. I would have embarked earlier and thought more about what to see.

Thumbs Up 5

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5

The underwater scooter and dive was fun but I think it would have been better if the team just let us play out in the water in about 15-30 feet of water. This excursion felt rushed - the staff was nice.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

5 Comments

Mydogluke 6 years ago

Serenity is already 3 decks. Geeezzzzz!!!

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maggie5454 6 years ago

The serenity deck needa to be bigger. Those that don't have young kids on board would appreciate it. Some of the kids don't have any manners.

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Tera4567 6 years ago

You make a valid point @anabelle 😉

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Anabelle 6 years ago

I think the age limit is more to limit the amount of people on the Serenity deck than a behavior thing. But I would agree. There are plenty of drunk/rude 40 year olds😂

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Tera4567 6 years ago

I can almost agree with you that the serenity deck could be 18+, but some 18-20 year olds act ridiculous & immature. I’m not saying that your children do, but a lot of them that I’ve seen on numerous cruises do.

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