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Carnival Sunshine Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 9
Helpful Votes: 202

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5
Carnival Sunshine

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 29, 2018

Ship: Carnival Sunshine

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6315 and 6310

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

It was really fun. It was our 6th cruise..second time on Carnival. Only complaint was over two hours for dinner on two nights in Sunshine dining room. I would recommend having early or late not anytime seating because you have the same waiters and won’t get stuck with the bad apples.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
It was good no lines was on Sunshine by 11:20 am

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
There were 6 of us and all enjoyed our meals. Had drink package and Carnival lost money on us.

Guy's Burger Joint

5 out of 5

Everyone in our group loved the burgers and fries. We ate lunch there a few times.

Java Blue Café

5 out of 5

Coffee and shakes were great and the barista’s were so nice.

RedFrog Pub

5 out of 5

The bartenders were great and they had fun trivia and games.

Ocean Plaza

5 out of 5

We spent a lot of time in this area. Playing trivia, listening to music and enjoying a drink.

Havana Bar

5 out of 5

We used this area for eating breakfast and lunch. There were always tables. The Cuban sandwich was delicious.

Skybox Sports Bar

5 out of 5

It was small, but had the World Cup games and sports trivia.

RedFrog Rum Bar

5 out of 5

Was our go to bar by the pool. Bartenders were friendly and didn’t make you wait to order like the other pool bar.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Sunshine Casino

5 out of 5

Was really Smokey. But slots were fun...not a winner. Bar staff was very good.

Carnival Waterworks

5 out of 5

Our grandchildren 10 and 7 had so much fun on the slides. Early morning no lines and could go a lot of times.

Sky Track

5 out of 5

I tried it and am alive to talk about it. My grandchildren loved it. For me it was the hardest thing I have done. I am Glad I tried, but would not do it again.

Fun Hub

5 out of 5

It was good. We had to reconnect a few times, but it worked to keep us in contact and was great for planning our activities.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Staff and service was superb. Jacqueline our room steward went above and beyond. Bar staff were friendly and remembered our names and drinks.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Most of the mess were from sloppy passengers who felt it was okay to leave there dirty plates and glasses on stairs, in elevators

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Have fun and take peoples reviews with a grain of salt. Don’t do anytime dining. Just go and enjoy

Ports of call

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5

Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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4 Comments

fla97    6 years ago

Michael1968 we did ask for a couple of the waiters we really liked...but they are popular and the wait time would have been much longer. The adults can hang, but we had two kids and keeping them entertained for an extended time is difficult.

lmn1996    6 years ago

Waited 11\2 hours one night for YtD.

michael1968    6 years ago

You can ask for the same table every night with fine any time. We always get the same table by asking for it.

rogerellenborland    6 years ago

We have learned just to sit back and relax, the food will show up in a while

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