jeffshimmon Cruise Review on Carnival Sunshine on Apr 14, 2019

Item: Carnival Sunshine
Rating: 3
Author: jeffshimmon

Carnival Sunshine Cruise Review

jeffshimmon

Contributor Level: Purser

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Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 34

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

5 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 14, 2019

Ship: Carnival Sunshine

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

While the ports were interesting it felt as though I was on a self serve cruise. Even for being refurbished recently the ship felt dated. The dining experience was lack luster. We were a group of six and the best that could do in the main dining was a booth for four and adding a two top to the end. This made it very awkward for them to serve etc. Looking around the dining room it felt like a upgraded cafeteria. The food was acceptable but not anywhere near exceptional, I shook my head when they called a 16-20 shrimp a jumbo prawn for the formal night dinner. This is the first time I have ever experienced this on any cruise line. The upscale restaurant Fahrenheit 555 was a tremendous disappointment. No table cloths on the table and even refusal to allow the order of items that were ordered by a neighboring table. Service in “555” was not even at the standard of the main dining room. And we paid the up charge for this pleasure. The bright shining light of this experience on board was “Bonsai” sushi. The service and food was exceptional. The room... where to start, 8th deck balcony midship. Noise level fine during the day but after 12 midnight constant kitchen cart noises until 3-4 am. Seemed las though there was an escalator running the whole time. Room steward was good but upon embarking Room had to be re-cleaned, many steps had be missed in the process, particularly in the bathroom. In a nut shell if given an option to cruise on this ship again I would have to pass.

5 Comments

yk07us 5 years ago

It's amazing how some people like to complain to total strangers about their disappointed with the quality of a cruise that just doesn't measure up to their otherwise 5-star life style. If you want 5 stars, book a cruise that caters to that level. Then you'll whine about high cost of the cruise. By the way, we were on the Sunshine 6 mo. ago. The food and service in MDR was very good, not out of this worls but very delicious and good selection.

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sarad58 5 years ago

Agree with all... sunshine was our least favorite but we still had a blast! We make our own fun...sorry for ur experience hopefully better next time!

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Mydogluke 5 years ago

Troll. Love the Sunshine and Carnival

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Summerholiday 5 years ago

Sorry 🤷🏼‍♀️should of checked the spelling :-))))))

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Summerholiday 5 years ago

From the first night they tried to sit us at a booth I would of called the Matrde they have plenty of six and eight seat tables why did you not do something about it there and then it's amazing why people put up with something on there cruise then complain when you come home ? The same with your cabin they have cabin stewards team Leaders and head of house keeping who would of been right on top,of this issue it's not acceptable!!!!!

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