Lots of kids and food was not great

Item: Carnival Sunshine
Rating: 3.6
Author: zmorris

Carnival Sunshine Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

zmorris

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 12

Overall rating:

3.6 out of 5

Verified Review

4 Night Bahamas (Charleston Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 10, 2023

Ship: Carnival Sunshine

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 2317

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

The food was not great. The pools are too few and too small. The amount of time of half moon was too short and our excursion was cancelled with no option of another selection. Very crowded with lots of kids and young teens.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Spec restaurants were expensive. Buffets and dining rooms were like hospital food.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Jasper led great activities.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Clean but small and not set up well.

Ship tip

Old boat. Smell of sewer in halls on 2nd floor.

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Ports of call

Charleston, South Carolina

5 out of 5

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

10 Comments

richntina08 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your review. Word of advice from some of us locals...cruise during school lol. Won't be as crowded. Majority of us locals cruise from Oct-April

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cruisent 1 year ago

The reviewer is correct. The food has devolved down to hospital level quality and it's sad that the only place to get decent food now is in the upcharge specialty restaurants.

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lsbs 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing,

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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crusin4gramma 1 year ago

Anything else you want to b-t-h about??

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cruising2004 1 year ago

If you would like less children around then cruise while they’re in school. Sorry you were disappointed with some of your cruise. Thanks for sharing your experience.

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Itspeace4me 1 year ago

Thank you for sharing.

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PaulzyJC 1 year ago

Research the ship before you choose a cruise. That's what I did for my first cruise. However, I took for granted that Celebrity was a Premium line mainly for adults. This being my first cruise, I didn't know anything about seasonal Cruise dates; because I booked the cruise at the beginning of Summer, so there was a lot of teens and kids. But, I still had a great time, nonetheless.

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Greengator 1 year ago

Just maybe you are not a cruiser it's not for everyone, sorry you had to suffer through your cruise thanks for sharing

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sopha 1 year ago

Of course it's going to be crowded with kids and teens! You went during summer break.

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