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Awful, horrible Port of Miami

Carnival Sunshine Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
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Carnival Sunshine

8 Night Southern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 31, 2021

Ship: Carnival Sunshine

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 12018

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 4 months ago

Review summary

Do NOT take Carnival out of Miami. The worst experience possible.

Embarkation

1 out of 5
This was the worst Port I've ever had the misfortune to leave from. The parking garages were literally closed off - not full, just closed off, meaning you had to drive 2 miles away and WALK the entire way back, with luggage in tow. About 200 people were so angry they were literally screaming when they arrived. Carnival couldn't have cared less.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Meh.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Meh.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Wonderful staff who put up with bullying, unruly, racist passengers.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
The staff was constantly cleaning, which was great. The passengers - not so much. They would bully, shove, and yell at anyone who asked them to sanitize their hands. What an embarrassment.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Normal.

Ship tip

Don't sail Carnival. Period.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Oranjestad, Aruba

2 out of 5

Willemstad, Curacao

2 out of 5

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
Same crap as embarkation. Had to somehow get back to your car, with no shuttles, cabs or Ubers.
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FUN FUN FUN! Not sure why it isn’t letting me rate our ports but both were great. In curaçao we took a taxi to Mambo Beach, it was very clean and safe. In Aruba we did the De Palm Island beach excursion, five stars. Wish I could leave a full review.
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