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Item: Carnival Sunshine
Rating: 5
Author: SIGCruiser

Carnival Sunshine Cruise Review

SIGCruiser

Contributor Level: First Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 16

Helpful Votes: 356

Overall rating:

5 out of 5

4 Night Bahamas (Charleston Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 29, 2019

Ship: Carnival Sunshine

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Thanks to Dorian, we couldn't port and ended up with a 4-day cruise to nowhere. And it was awesome. I was solo so I had a relaxing time on Serenity, listening to music, going to comedy and production shows and chatting it up with my fellow cruisers. Even found my birthday twin! And the 50% refund and 50% future cruise credit put the cherry on top!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

I had FTTF and embarkation was smooth. More steps than Florida ports but it's a smaller port and hella organized.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

I'm gluten intolerant and Carnival is always great with my meals. Great flavor and variety and I've never gotten sick.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

I chilled on Serenity. Love that space!

Entertainment

5 out of 5

I mostly relaxed but did the shows and comedy. Shows were AWESOME! Great singers and production.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

My room steward Jay was awesome. Service twice a day and got the couple of items I requested. Loved chatting with him when I saw him!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

I'm comfortable with most ship layouts now. Sunshine was mostly clean. Sometimes clean spots on Lido were hard to find during peak hours but with a little patience, they were quickly cleared.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Service was awesome! Loved the 6J oceanview on Lido. Very quiet and best view ever.

Ship tip

Enjoy. Visit the specialty restaurants. Food is suberb.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Smoothest disembarkation ever because we never stopped at a port. Very orderly and a brisk walk through the customs area.

10 Comments

Itspeace4me 1 year ago

Thank you for sharing.

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cruisereckoning 4 years ago

Thanks for the review.

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Fiesta83 4 years ago

Thanks for the positive feedback

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capeman 5 years ago

Glad you had a good time. I am very happy to read a fair review under the circumstances. Carnival knows how to quietly take care of their customers.

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Mydogluke 5 years ago

Love the Sunshine

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LightHouseDad 5 years ago

Love your review. We love the Carnival Sunshine. Very jealous of a cruise to nowhere. We would live that.

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SIGCruiser 5 years ago

Any cruise is a great cruise. I would have been disappointed if it was canceled.

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SIGCruiser 5 years ago

JiJi's is my absolute favorite restaurant!!!

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sopha 5 years ago

Did you eat at Jiji's? Great food!

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sopha 5 years ago

Nice to hear someone not complaining about their cruise being disrupted by the hurricane. So glad you enjoyed yourself!!!

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