Overall a nice cruise

Carnival Sunshine Cruise Review

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 11

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5
Carnival Sunshine

4 Night Bahamas (Charleston Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 27, 2020

Ship: Carnival Sunshine

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 6318

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

This cruise was very nice. Very disappointed in the buffet. Same stuff every lunch and breakfast. But thats my only real complaint. Everything else was wonderful.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Very fast and orderly.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5
The food on this ship was disappointing. The same stuff everyday for breakfast and lunch in the buffet. The juice and water machines were constantly empty. The blue iguana and guys burgers were AMAZING. Problem is the buffet was so bad EVERYONE wanted to eat at them so lines were ridiculously long. The pizza was gross. The main dining room food was mediocre at best. ( not the staff tho, they were AMAZING) Was still better than the buffet tho. Needs more 24 food options.

Ocean Plaza

5 out of 5

We loved all the trivia games!!

Guy's Burger Joint

5 out of 5

The burgers are sooo good.

BlueIguana Cantina

5 out of 5

Those taco salads were the best!!

Java Blue Café

5 out of 5

Secret gem. A nice quiet place to sit and have a beautiful view

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
So many things to do!! Sports Square was awesome. My teens loved the ropes course. The kids pool was kinda small and FREEZING. The hot tubs were warm tubs. I did not hang out in the adult area, but it looked pretty awesome.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

4 out of 5
I had one 13 yr old who was excited for the club, but she said it was boring... The game controllers were all broken and the person running it didnt try to do group activities. She didn't go back.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Amazing. Everyone was Amazing. Especially our housekeeper Ed and our dining room staff Mary Rose and her crew. Everyone said at the very least said hello when you passed them.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Very impressed. The room was much larger than I anticipated. Comfy clean beds, no plumbing issues, nice water pressure.

Ship tip

Get up to see the sunrise. You will not be disappointed.

Ports of call

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5
Not impressed with this port. The people are pushy . The prices are ridiculously high. Junkanoo beach was nice and it's walking distance from the port. Lots of vendors there too.

Charleston, South Carolina

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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8 Comments

KurryandTyler    2 years ago

👍🏼

MoliseeMom    4 years ago

Thats awesome that 2 weeks ago the food was fantastic. But this week it wasn't. Yes the blue iguana was great, and the burger place was great, but when I lift a slice of pizza and the small amount of cheese slides completely off..its just not up to par. Maybe thia trip was just a little more crowded. The nuggets that were served every afternoon on the buffet looked like the grease was old, and felt like they were gonna break your teeth when you bit into them. Everyone in my group couldnt believe the buffet quality...so it wasn't just me. I also heard many others confused as to why it was so bad.

cbyron3    4 years ago

2 weeks before the Food was FANTASTIC, from breakfast to the Chefs table. ..no lines anywhere on the ship, and there were multiple choices for lunch from free cucina, to deeeelllicious pizza, guys, cantina.. great buffet... probably the best food in 20 cruises.

Mydogluke    4 years ago

Love the Sunshine and Carnival

Cruiserike0322    4 years ago

Thanks for your review, we loved the Sunshine too.

joycereeve    4 years ago

Glad you had a nice cruise . We live in mooresville also.

yukonner    4 years ago

2 stars says food was not that good

bobduck1993    4 years ago

Happy that you had a good cruise !

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