Great Cruise With Friends

Item: Carnival Sunshine
Rating: 4.6
Author: Tomaslvs2cruise

Carnival Sunshine Cruise Review

Tomaslvs2cruise

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 5

Helpful Votes: 88

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5

10 Night Southern Caribbean Carnival Journeys (Charleston Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 05, 2022

Ship: Carnival Sunshine

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

This was our first cruise with a group of our friends since covid. Overall it was an awesome trip. One out of the 6 of us got a cold but the rest of us were fine. I didn't particularly like the 3 sea days but this trip was more about the time with the people around us.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Very smooth. First time at this port but was still an easy and quick process.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

I didn't have any issues with the food at all but if you are looking for issues, you will find them. If you are picky or high maintenance eater, you might have some problems. For me I really enjoyed the breakfast and lunch buffet. The one dinner where we did the buffet, it was fine but that was it. Ji Ji's was my favorite meal followed by Cucina del Capitano. The steakhouse was great but oddly the staff didn't seem happy at all to be there. Guy's burger and the Blue Iguana was as expected...excellent.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

The staff excluding the steakhouse were absolutely fantastic.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

The ship was very clean but the ship is certainly showing its age. It had zero impact on my cruise but it would appear it needs a good update. I would certainly sail on the ship again without hesitation.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

We stayed in an interior spa cabin. It was way smaller than expected.

Ports of call

Grand Turk Island

5 out of 5

Oranjestad, Aruba

5 out of 5

Bonaire, Netherlands Special Municipality

5 out of 5

Princess Cays (Cruise Line Private Island)

5 out of 5

Charleston, South Carolina

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

1 out of 5

The was my worse disembarkation I've ever gone through in 20 cruises. Not totally sure what the issue was but it came to a grinding halt for about an hour.

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