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Carnival Sunshine Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

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Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
Carnival Sunshine

8 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 16, 2019

Ship: Carnival Sunshine

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Carnival Sunshine is a beautiful ship. The ports of call were amazing. The CD Mikey was awesome. I enjoyed my 9th cruise very much.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Embarkation was flawless.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Our dining room was Sunset. It was ok. Nothing exciting about it. The food was mediocre. Guys was good. Blue Iguana was ok. The Pasta Bar was delicious.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
I went to one PG comedy show. The show wasn’t that funny. I did trivia which was fun. I went to the Lido parties which were fun. The activities were fun.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
We only saw one stage show Latin Nights and it was really good. The musicians/DJs and other performers were very good. I would like for there to be more R&B and Hip Hop to be played.

Children's Programs

4 out of 5
My daughter is 12 and she went to a few Circle C activities, but not a majority of them. She was old enough to check herself in and out of the club.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
The service received from the waiters in the dining room was ok. The service from the room steward was ok. The other ship personnel was good. The Cruise Director Mikey was great.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
The workers were constantly cleaning. The Sunrise dining room layout was a little strange. The Limelight Longe and the Liquid Lounges were small, but the rest of the layout was fine to me.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
The comfort and size of our room was good. Our room wasn’t cleaned enough, but my husband, daughter and I were always in the room sleeping at the times when steward tried to clean. It wasn’t the stewards fault. It did take him a long time to come back to our room and clean when he did speak with us about coming back.

Ship tip

Bring seasickness medication.

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5
Port Canaveral was great. We did not do an excursion. I only live less than two hours away so I didn’t feel the need to do an excursion. We went to Cocoa Beach and killed time until our check-in time.

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5
Grand Turk was great. Better than my first visit there. We rented a poolside cabana at Margaritaville and then rented an ATV and a dune buggy for a 1 hour private tour. The ATV and dune buggy was booked as an excursion through Carnival.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5
San Juan was great. Better than my first visit there. We went to Cristobal fortress and went to EL Yunque Rainforest. Excursion booked through Carnival.

Basseterre, St. Kitts

5 out of 5
First time visiting St. Kitts. It was nice. Excursion took us to Cockleshell Beach. Beach Extravaganza excursion booked through Carnival.

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5
First time visiting St. Maarten. Excursion booked through Carnival took us on an island tour and then to Simpson Bay Beach and served us lunch.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Disembarkation was not bad at all. We got to eat our last meal while waiting for our zone to be called.
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1 Comment

Mydogluke    5 years ago

You sure can be picky. Love the Sunshine and Carnival

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