Family cruising

Item: Carnival Sunshine
Rating: 4.3
Author: ecolclasure01

Carnival Sunshine Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

ecolclasure01

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 31

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

Verified Review

5 Night Bahamas (Charleston Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 02, 2022

Ship: Carnival Sunshine

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 1614

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

The Bahamas were amazing but the cruise experience itself was mediocre. The amount of people was too high for the small areas they had activities in. The big games they played cost extra money as well so be prepared for that

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

The pools were very small and always packed with people. Same with hot tubs. Kids couldn't get into the kids clubs and the basketball court was always too full for them as well.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

We were only able to see one show-comedian and he was great but everyother onboard activity we tried was standing room only

Children's Programs

2 out of 5

They were not able to participate in their age group. They were moved up but that was just a room with video games

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Very nice staff

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Ship was constantly being policed up

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Very small room for 5 people but we made it work

Ship tip

If you want to participate in trivia or see shows you need to get there at least an hour early. Same thing if you want chairs outside. You need to be there around 8am.

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Ports of call

Charleston, South Carolina

5 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5

Princess Cays (Cruise Line Private Island)

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

7 Comments

Bonny99 2 years ago

Thank you for taking the time to write a review. Hope you were able to enjoy your cruise despite the crowds.

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PiratesWorld 2 years ago

Thx for the info

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javawoody 2 years ago

Appreciate the review

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Spring Break is a challenging time to sail. Sorry you ship was so full. Appreciate your feedback.

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blackholesun 2 years ago

Thanks for the review

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

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CVCruiser 2 years ago

Cruising is a learning experience... Both in figuring out how YOU like to cruise, bit then also research to find what cruiselines and specific ships will give you the best chance to achieve the cruise YOU want. Just my 2-cents having sailed on the big 3 cruiselines and many different ships.... The Sunshine is not a great ship and is very limiting. Every complaint you stated would be fixed on an RCL Oasis class ship. 👍

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