Great time despite some issues!

Carnival Sunshine Cruise Review

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 59

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
Carnival Sunshine

5 Night Bahamas (Charleston Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 02, 2019

Ship: Carnival Sunshine

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 12024

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

We had a wonderful time despite the major embarkation delay and the extreme rocking of the ship. We would definitely sail the Sunshine again.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
We were delayed due the medical emergency on the sailing before ours so we all crowded together and boarded all at once. We were finally aboard around 10:30pm.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Great food and great service! Joaquim is the best waiter we have ever had!

Cucina Del Capitano

5 out of 5

Delicious Italian food! Totally worth $15!!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Always something to do! Pools were accessible and we always found activities to keep us busy.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Great shows! Studio Vip is a must see!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The staff on the Sunshine are super friendly and helpful. Alan and Mary Jane in the Casino Bar were great. Antonio, our room steward 12 Forward was amazing. Coco kept us laughing during trivia. Mikey was a wonderful cruise director.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Very clean ship. Only complaint is there are only two elevators that service decks 11-14. Long waits for people who couldn't handle several flights of stairs.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Very nice spa cabin. The only issue we had was noise from the Serenity bar on Deck 14 but it was minimal. Cold air conditioning and great views!

Ship tip

Be prepared with motion sickness remedies if you are prone to it. This ship rocks A LOT!

Ports of call

Charleston, South Carolina

5 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5
Atlantis is a wonderful excursion!

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Fast and easy. Off the ship and in the road by 8:30am.
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10 Comments

Fiesta83    4 years ago

Fantastic review guys

Mydogluke    5 years ago

Love the Sunshine and Carnival

Cruiser9211    5 years ago

Great review

cruisereckoning    5 years ago

Glad you enjoyed

TeePee73    5 years ago

Thanks for your review, especially your point of view on deck 12. 👍🏽

richntina08    5 years ago

Sunshine is always rocky coming in n out of our port here in Charleston. I hear it daily at work bout how bad it is. I did it back in July n it was same way

Cruiserike0322    5 years ago

Glad you enjoyed it

Cruiserike0322    5 years ago

bobduck1993    5 years ago

Sounds like you had a good time!

cruisereckoning    5 years ago

Glad you had a great time.

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