My first cruise and loved it. Felt like it was a great size for first timers and ones just looking for a good trip. Loved the layout and TJ was the best cruise director!

Carnival Sunshine Cruise Review

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 20

Overall rating:

3.5 out of 5
Carnival Sunshine

5 Night Bahamas (Charleston Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 10, 2022

Ship: Carnival Sunshine

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 2350

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Loved the cruise for our first one. Can’t wait to go again

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Had to wait to have sail away party but was well worth it

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Piano Bar 88

5 out of 5

Loved Loved Loved this place!!! After I discovered it found musk spending the rest of my nights here!

Guy's Burger Joint

5 out of 5

Literally found myself dreaming about the burgers after the trip

RedFrog Pub

4 out of 5

Loved coming here for fooseball

Sunset Dining Room

3 out of 5

Food was ok, Service was great

Lido Marketplace

3 out of 5

Good variety. No bacon!

Cucina Del Capitano

2 out of 5

Came here for pasta bar and was just ok

BlueIguana Cantina

4 out of 5

Loved coming here for breakfast or for a quick bite in the after noon

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

The Fun Shops

4 out of 5

Loved the sales they had

Carnival Waterworks

4 out of 5

Loved the slides only wish there were more

Beach Pool

3 out of 5

Often crowded, which is a given

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Children's Programs

2 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Window was a little dirty, and the “cove” part of the window almost felt like it was falling apart. Room felt pretty hot at times

Ship tip

Take time to discover the ship, inside and out. Found some of my favorite places doing this. And also don’t feel like you have to be there for all the activities, make sure you make time to relax

Ports of call

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5
Nassau was just ok, if we didn’t book and excursion we probably would have only spent 3 hours here max. We did book the Pearl Island Excursion though and loved it. Make sure you ask about the celebrity houses on the way. Our only complaint was that we wish we had more time here, only about 4-5 hours

Charleston, South Carolina

3 out of 5

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

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7 Comments

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

javawoody    1 year ago

Glad you enjoyed your first cruise

lsbs    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing and welcome to cruising.

1CruiseGram    1 year ago

I believe the Sunshine will be sailing out of Norfolk in 2025

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Welcome to the wonderful world of cruising. Glad you enjoyed your first cruise. Wishing you many more.

Mmjay    1 year ago

I am so glad you all enjoyed your cruise. We all love Sunshine and plan on sailing on her again. Thank you for the review.

enjoyurdaysmile    1 year ago

My husband and I sailed on the Carnival Sunshine and June of 2018. Our cruise director activities manager was very good. Andre who was our activities manager, did a great job in very energetic.

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