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Item: Carnival Sunshine
Rating: 3
Author: MESmithfamily

Carnival Sunshine Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

MESmithfamily

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 15, 2019

Ship: Carnival Sunshine

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Still love Carnival, but wll only sail on newer ships from now on. Would LOVE the option of a 100% smoke free cruise!

Embarkation

4 out of 5

quick and easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Kenneth and his crew in the Sunrise dining room were top notch!

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Pixels Gallery

1 out of 5

Absolute worst set up I've seen. To find your photos, you had to search multiple rooms. Why not associate your folio number when your picture is taken, and have all photos for that folio in a binder (if you are insistent on still printing, and not equipped with a digital format). We were on an 8 day cruise, and not once did we see a photographer in the main dining room. I guess I should be thankful, as it saved me money on my photo purchase. :)

Entertainment

did not attend

Children's Programs

no young children

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

The layout was terrible. I realize this was a re-vamped older ship, but to force patrons through the smoke choked casino, or up/down two decks to go around it, was crazy. The smell of the smoke rose several decks upward. It was an everyday complaint by patrons in passing.

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5

This was by far the smallest balcony stateroom. The bathroom was the size of a closet.

Ship tip

Honestly, unless this ship is the only one going where/when you want, I'd suggest a different ship. Stay with Carnival, but find a newer boat.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

4 out of 5

Visited the Kennedy Space Center, with dinner at the port at Rusty's. Great gator!

Thumbs Up 4

Oranjestad, Aruba

4 out of 5

Wish we had more time here! There was so much more to see!

Thumbs Up 6

Willemstad, Curacao

3 out of 5

Hato cave excursion was nice.

Thumbs Up 0

Grand Turk Island

3 out of 5

This location has the potential of being a gold mine. Many areas, however, were rundown. Construction started, but never completed. Much of the area we were in lost power, so they couldn't ring up sales. If you didn't have the right amount of cash, you weren't buying anything.

Thumbs Up 4