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Carnival Sunshine Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 47

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
Carnival Sunshine

5 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 26, 2018

Ship: Carnival Sunshine

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 7143

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Fun time, ports were great, room was excellant, staff good, Food Not so good

Embarkation

5 out of 5
we had priority boarding and was quick and easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
The dinning room was ok, not as nice as say Royal Caribbean. Only had tablecloths on One night! wait staff if good and pleasant. Food choices are poor and quality is really bad on some,( like frozen premade food). Only good ones were fresh made like prime rib, Boneless lamb shank, Chicken was like rubber or over fried. Buffet was better but not much variety.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
I didn't do the activities. There were lots of bars with activities that people seemed to like and kids activities like the giant water slide. the one show in the lounge was good. I did go to 2 different comedy shows and they were excellent. Not a lot of choices for the mature cruisers.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Like I said shows and comedians were great.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
they were all polite and did a great job. Our cabin steward Rose was so very nice, always asking if we needed anything and helped us find where we needed to be. Just not enough staff around the ship to help find your way.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
the ship was always nice and clean. The ships lay out was ok but many decks didn't go through and you had to go up and over and down to get the entrance of the area you wanted. ex: Limelight lounge for Comedy show.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
TThe room was a good size with double bed, sofa and chair, walk in wardrobe and vanity. Spa tube in bathroom. Outside wall was almost all window, beautiful! Balcony had 3 lounge chairs. All areas were kept clean by Rose and crew. The towel animals are a cute touch

Ship tip

Be prepared that not all meals will be good. Enjoy the drinks, shows and shore activies.

Ports of call

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

5 out of 5
The port was nice and close to ship. Nice stores and pool area. No local straw market there. We did the excusion to la casa na praya. Beach with private beach, food and drinks included. Location and people very nice, kayaks, paddle boards available free. Food ok but nothing special about it. was supposed to be Dominican food. No real spice to it. Mixed cocktails only lemon or orange base (NO coconut or pineapple)

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5
we didn't do an excursion here. The port was lovely and had nice stores and a straw market. Good restaurants. We had the best food at the Beached Whale restaurant. Jerk Chicken, cracked Conch and best Pina Colada ever!

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Traveler Photos

Holding up 2 ships!!! view of Amber Cove after sunset and lights coming on Main Bar area by elevators Excursion in DR at Private Beach House and beach Docked in Grand Turk Leaving Amber Cove, DR First sunset on cruise View of The Sunshine at Grand Turk from the "Beached Whale Restaurant"
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