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Item: Carnival Sunshine
Rating: 3.8
Author: Carmalee

Carnival Sunshine Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Carmalee

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 30

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 15, 2019

Ship: Carnival Sunshine

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6194

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Was a nice getaway. Great sailing. Dining food delish. Deff a party cruise. We made it more relaxing. Shows were a disappointment. Some good talent, but very techno, high tech shows with too much going onl. More like a circus. Our balcony room was as expected. Enjoyed the views. Very disappointed in photo pricing. Could make much more if afforadable $ and volume. We love our photos and at 14,99 for a small gangplank is rediculous! Their loss. Thank you Carnival for the Serenity 21+ deck. Was our favorite!

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Some rude employees at port and some confusion that was not necessary. Not Carnival"s issue.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Very nice. Buffets got a bit slack toward end of cruise.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Water was cold!! February Carribean. Wish it could have been slightly heated. Serenity deck was our favorite!

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Shows were nice. Too much Hype and distractions! Looking for talent, not techno. Please go back to those wonderful, talented shows without the high tech backgrounds and flashing lights. Hard to enjoy with the circus excitement.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Dinner was a bit slow and ignored. Stewards were great!

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Newly renovated! Horrible decor.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

What was excpected. Very nice. Generic. Would love to see Caribbean colors.

Ship tip

This is def a party ship! We customized it for our relaxation. Shows are high tech and circus like. :( Anytime dinner was confusing and have to be in a wait line just for tickets for seating. Then proceed to dining. You can use ship hub on smart phone if you're into that. Ours never worked and the name vacation for us was not to deal with phones.

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Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

3 out of 5

Moved along. Rude employees outside, Miss communication. Have had better at the same port.

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Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5

Loved this Island. Had been there before. Needed more time there 12:30 pm-10:30 pm was not ideal. Eagole beach was recommended, but Palms beach is the one to enjoy! Lots of local history and things to do.

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Willemstad, Curacao

4 out of 5

Nice for strolls and things to see. Beautiful. Easy to do.

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Grand Turk Island

2 out of 5

Such a waste of time. Island is so poor and pitiful. Port is nice, if all you want to do is shop and drinik. Beaches were not that great! Waters either. Rented a golf cart and drove over the island. Not much to see.

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