First Cruise - Disappointed

Carnival Sunshine Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 5

Overall rating:

3.2 out of 5
Carnival Sunshine

5 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 30, 2018

Ship: Carnival Sunshine

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8103

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

For the first 3 days of our cruise, we experienced loud bangs followed by shudders in our stateroom. Being our first cruise, we assumed this was normal. It was terrible difficult to sleep at night. Then we heard that other people were experiencing it as well. The ship constantly smelled like sewer. The food was mediocre. The entertainment was good. The overpriced drinks were watered down. So disappointed we were not able to go to Amber Cove.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Very smooth; instructions were clear

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5
The food was more like cafeteria food in the buffet, and the "fine restaurants" food was extremely mediocre.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
Pool was fine. More entertainment on the big screen would have helped to fill the down times.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Enjoyed the comedy shows, the Rock show

Children's Programs

We didn't have children with us

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
No complaints

Ship Quality

2 out of 5
The ship was clean but smelled of sewer

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
It was comfortable and clean

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

4 out of 5

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic Did not visit port

Would love to have visited! Had an excursion booked. But our captain had not allowed for the winds and currents and so arrived too late for us to be able to dock

Grand Turk Island

2 out of 5
Nothing interesting about this island. Our tour guide showed us their trash dump.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Smooth, no problems
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