Not exactly the best vacation I have ever had and that was very disappointing.

Carnival Sunshine Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 22

Overall rating:

3.3 out of 5
Carnival Sunshine

5 Night Bahamas (Charleston Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 31, 2022

Ship: Carnival Sunshine

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6134

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

I was very disappointed on arriving to our room and not being able to surprise my wife with the room being setup for our honeymoon. I did had a great time eating dinner, swimming, shopping, casino and visiting the two different islands we docked up at. I am also upset about some charges appearing on my card that shouldn't be there and I am discussing that with carnival cruise line and will let you know what happens.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Pretty good and quick

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
The food was good and enjoyed it

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
The pools and hot tubs were very nice.

Service and Staff

2 out of 5
Wasn't happy with the service at all, our room was supposed to be setup for her to be a surprise for our honeymoon. With decorations all in the room and a small cake, which none of this was done. I had to tell the people serving our room that it was supposed to be setup for a Honeymoon and wasn't could they please do something while I was with her at dinner. They did everything they could, with what they had. They put up a few balloons and folded towels into a cake and heart on in the bed, but it was nothing like the pictures and no cake at all. I was very disappointed that I didn't surprise her with a romantic gesture and made me look really bad to my wife. The other parts of the service and staff was on point and I did appreciate that.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
Everything was good and pretty clean

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
I loved our room, the only thing I was disappointed about was there was no bathtub and I am handicapped so a standing shower was not the best thing in the world to me. I did really enjoy the balcony though

Ship tip

To make sure that the people on board know about anything you want done before you come to the room, like a honeymoon surprise.

Ports of call

Charleston, South Carolina

4 out of 5
It's not that far away from Asheville, NC. The people were really nice and u get shuttled around the port until right at the ship. The only thing I was upset about was my wife forgot about a knife that was in her bag and it wasn't allowed on the ship and instead of giving us a envelope to mail it home or hold it somewhere til we got back we had to through it in the trash and it was not a cheap blade.

Bimini, Bahamas

3 out of 5
It was a nice place but not much to do on the island. Also the ship didn't say it was a cash only island so what there was to do we didn't have cash on us. It does have some of the most beautiful waters of anywhere in the Bahamas.

Princess Cays (Cruise Line Private Island)

4 out of 5
Had a great time with kayaking, swimming and having drinks with my wife in the hot sun. Also a beautiful island with gorgeous waters

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
I had to be in a wheelchair and pushed off the off the boat. Which I am very grateful to the service member who did that after another service member pretty much just refused to help me.
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7 Comments

byhisgrace    2 years ago

Thanks for your review

javawoody    2 years ago

Congratulations, thanks for the review

izrgreen    2 years ago

Sorry about your issues.

blackholesun    2 years ago

Congratulations and sorry to hear that your room wasn't honeymooners ready

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

shan4361    2 years ago

I'm sorry the room wasn't set up but congratulations on your marriage 😊

cruising2004    2 years ago

Hmm, asked and paid for a birthday celebration and not a problem. Carnival has shower benches, need to ask. Maybe use a TA next time.

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