Just ok

Carnival Sunshine Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5
Carnival Sunshine

5 Night Bahamas (Charleston Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 29, 2023

Ship: Carnival Sunshine

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 8294

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

It wax just ok ! For us I don’t think we will cruse again….

Embarkation

3 out of 5
Comps down…. Line too long, no seating available in line for hours!!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Specialty restaurants are great!!! Main dining was horrible! Buffet was bad! We ate at dining hall and ended up walking out due to lack of service after 10 min.. we weren’t even served water! Only saving grace for food service was chef dinner and steakhouse! Ni Putu and chef Marcelino were above average and so hard working!

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
Pools , hot tub and pool chairs were ALWAYS full! Mini golf was too windy! Movies were not good! The Tom hanks movie was too depressing and the others were too old! ( or not old enough!)

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Comic show was standing room only (full) and we showed up 45 minutes early…so that was bad!!! Bingo was too expensive and too slow for my liking so the only activity’s we participated in felt very time share presentation like… except for the veterans appreciation, I cried when James Love played taps live! It was great and he is great, but those 5 mins… don’t make up for 5 days worth! And the Latin night, it was good but again not enough to fill up 5 nights!!!

Children's Programs

No kids with us!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Kurt was our attendant, he was above average! He greeted me by name! Made my room sparkle and tried to make my stay comfortable and happy! James Love always made me feel happy, and valued! Nickey from bingo was very nice and was funny! But the dining room staff and bartenders need some training!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Clean and ok maintained… lots of roped off areas due to maintenance (couldn’t it be fixed when most of us sleep?

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Super clean , size was fine! Lots of space for storage and it was my getaway from the rest of the crowds and long lines!

Ship tip

Be prepared for long lines and no pools seating!

Ports of call

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

4 out of 5
Would have given it a 5 star but we were scheduled for an excursion ( that was stingrays and excellent) during lunch .. so lunch started after we started our excursion and by the time we got back the bbq was over! Food was gone! So no lunch all day and I am diabetic so thank goodness for emergency snack I packed! And the other great part was the clean beach and water!!! It was great !

Nassau, Bahamas

2 out of 5
Felt like everyone just wanted to sell me junk of expensive diamonds… black too far for me to walk to and enjoy! Too crowded and locals were aggressive! Didn’t enjoy at all!!! Wish I would have stayed on the ship!

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Lots of walking and lines but it was fast and easy!

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9 Comments

byhisgrace    1 year ago

Thanks for your review

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

Mmjay    1 year ago

We love Half Moon Cay. We usually try to get a cabana when we are there. Thanks for your review.

javawoody    1 year ago

Appreciate your input

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your details. Glad you had some high points. Sorry you were mostly disappointed.

crusin4gramma    1 year ago

Unfortunatly, you sailed on one of the worst ships in the fleet. Maybe, give another newer ship a shot, and maybe cruising just isn't for you.

cruising2004    1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

Kalaka    1 year ago

Maybe cruising…

Fam2Cruise    1 year ago

Good that you have it a try and realized cruising isn’t for you. I’m glad it wasn’t a total disaster.

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