Fantastic 8 Day Family Cruise

Item: Carnival Sunshine
Rating: 4.4
Author: Shevasativa12

Carnival Sunshine Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Shevasativa12

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 38

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 15, 2019

Ship: Carnival Sunshine

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 2306

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

We also went to St. Kitts, San Juan, & St. Marten. We did NOT like St. Marten... TOO much walking to get to transportation. Mother & father-in-law struggled on this one. We were docked 2nd on our side, & had to walk full 2 ship lengths plus even more. Their excursion meeting place wasn’t marked well & they had to walk back to ship to meet, then back out again. They are in their Late 70’s early 80’s. No golf carts for when they came back from their excursion.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Parking was a bigger pain than he embarkation process.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Ate in MDR for dinners. The beef dishes were all over cooked. Med. Well was always well. Lido was okay. Guys Burgers was fantastic! I played

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

I played the Yahtzee group game... SO fun! I had a Massage, it was great!

Entertainment

3 out of 5

My hubs attended the Late comedy show once or twice, and had trouble getting a seat. Late comedy is not for me, vulgar & crude... cull of the F word. It is R rated. We couldn’t go to early one since we have early dining. Wish they had a clean comedy that early diners could attend

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

My 13 year old daughter was a social butterfly with Circle C. She was there every time it opened. She couldn’t wait to join her friends!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

MDR Dining Staff was excellent! We had YTD and hated it... waiters didn’t even make eye contact & it was hard to get something if you were out. Our other family was in MDR & some at their table never came, so we went in their place. LOVED it! After 1 dinner, they knew our name & saw us the next morning @ breakfast & called us by our name. Ship was very clean

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Ship was very clean. I don’t know about design, I didn’t get to do much exploring. But, I will say it took me FOREVER to find the Kid Program area. Finally learned go to aft elevator and go to 10th floor & you are in the lobby of the programs.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

The cabin was very clean, and SO quiet!! I tried to book this one for another cruise 7 months later, but it’s already booked. This room is a few away from an elevator that is very convenient if you need the kid programs, Lido, the YTD room, or the pool. The window wasn’t the best for clearness, but it wasn’t too bad. The electrical outlets are hard to use the bigger multi-outlet plugs in because of where they are located. Make sure if you have one that it doesn’t have extra plastic prongs on the back or it won’t work at all.