Second time on Sunshine

Item: Carnival Sunshine
Rating: 3.4
Author: babysharknc

Carnival Sunshine Cruise Review

babysharknc

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 7

Helpful Votes: 85

Overall rating:

3.4 out of 5

4 Night Bahamas (Charleston Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 26, 2022

Ship: Carnival Sunshine

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 7225

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

A few firsts happened on this cruise. Boarded wearing a winter coat, internet was absolutely unreliable. Our cabin had bed bugs. I won $150 on a slot machine. We did the Sunshine 12/21 and again 12/22. We probably won’t be sailing on her again though. This was our 4th sailing in a year and we’ve done 10 cruises with Carnival. This was the first time we got off of a ship disappointed.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Charleston is very different from most ports. Even with shuttle there is a lot of walking. Plan accordingly. Had no issues boarded very quickly. Arrived at 10:45am on ship by 11:30am

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Food was excellent at steakhouse. Lido was fine. Guys was great. JJs Asian was decent but not worth $18 pp Italian was decent, but again not worth $18 pp. Main dinning room was fine, just a bit noisy for us. Table for 2 is not very private. Food was good. Pizza was good.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

All staff we encountered were pleasant, polite and helpful.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5

Unfortunately we experienced bed bugs on this cruise.