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Item: Carnival Sunshine
Rating: 3.8
Author: lauriejerry

Carnival Sunshine Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

lauriejerry

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 04, 2019

Ship: Carnival Sunshine

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 2351

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Good overall. $50 birthday Spa Gift card could not be used for a pedicure for my husband. They wanted him to buy more services for lots more money. Disappointing. The photographers take nice pictures. We bought a few. Food was good overall. Entertainment good overall.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Good

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Okay

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Pools too small. Chairs fill early and are not always monitored for "savers".

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Loved the comedians. Mikey the cruise director is so much fun and hard working.

Children's Programs

No kids

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Puji was outstanding

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Good

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Good

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

4 out of 5

Good. No excursion.

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Oranjestad, Aruba

2 out of 5

Don't waste your money on the Aruba Sights & Sunset Beach Party Tour. You get an open air old dirty bus with no shocks that will beat you to death. You are super rushed. Ten minutes allowed at the lighthouse. By the time we got to the chapel it was closed. No bathroom break until the end where you get a very limited selection of super sugary drinks at the back of a Holiday Inn. This is no beach party and no place to swim in the dark. The clouds did not cooperate for a sunset at all. Carnival gave us 30% discount back after complaining. Had better time shopping early with friends on our own.

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Willemstad, Curacao

5 out of 5

We did Discover Curacao Island Tour. This was a great tour and very educational. Caves were awesome and the museum was very interesting. Well worth it.

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Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5

Taste of Grand Turk and Beach Getaway also educational and fun. Best meal was had a Sunshine's local restaurant and the owner is a very sweet lady. Plenty of shopping available with a nice variety.

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Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Good

4 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 2 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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Mydogluke 5 years ago

Love the Sunshine and Carnival

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mzbadazzkitty 5 years ago

The $50.00 is just to get you in. And they is nothing you can use it on. And then there is 15% tip fee. On the spa treatments. It's not worth it. I still have 2.

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joycereeve 5 years ago

I have been to the spa and they tend to be very pushy

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