Carnival Sunshine 8 night cruise

Carnival Sunshine Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 5
Helpful Votes: 138

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5
Carnival Sunshine

8 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 29, 2018

Ship: Carnival Sunshine

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Overall a great cruise on a great ship. Couldn’t have had a better time!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Priority embarkation aside, this cruise terminal has figured out how to ensure passengers are kept to only the minimum wait time based on their boarding group. Very well done.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Beverage package is worth every penny, for us. We like to drink on vacation and we did take full advantage of the shakes, sodas, waters, and other drinks as well as the libations at the amazing bars around the ship.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Trivia has become rote, but it’s still fun to play the onboard games.

Entertainment

1 out of 5
NEEDS IMPROVEMENT! Same shows year after year and subpar talent. This ship was no different.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
It’s very different on each ship. The reduction in staff to the point where there are no servers walking around the pool areas to serve drinks anymore, definitely made for a less than stellar experience.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Still my favorite ship in the fleet!

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Steward was impossible to find. We’ve been on cruises where you see the guy every day, sometimes twice a day.

Ship tip

Get to the Serenity deck EARLY! It’s the only Serenity with a pool and seats go FAST. Love it there!

Ports of call

Basseterre, St. Kitts

5 out of 5
By far my favorite Caribbean port. Carambola beach club is amazing!

San Juan, Puerto Rico

1 out of 5
Never ever want to go back!

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
Never fun! But this was fairly smooth.

Traveler Photos

Serenity deck
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2 Comments

cruisereckoning    4 years ago

Thanks for the review.

bobshericruise    5 years ago

I think the popularity of the drink package has ruined service. There is no incentive for them to get you another drink quickly since it's already paid for. Extra tipping also doesn't seem to help. Just curious as to why you don't like San Juan. I love it there.

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