Carnival Sunshine

Carnival Sunshine Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 5
Helpful Votes: 83

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
Carnival Sunshine

8 Night Eastern Caribbean (Charleston Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 16, 2023

Ship: Carnival Sunshine

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8167

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Was a great 8 day cruise out of Charleston, the people of Charleston are so welcoming and friendly. The Sunshine is great ship, old school, with lots of fun to find….

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Fast and easy…on ship by 11:00 am

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Main dining room food was excellent!! Service was fast, our waiter Puspa was a sweetheart, hardworking!! Best food quality since COVID restart.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Jasper the Cruise Director is great!! Lots of fun whether up on the Lido or in the showrooms….lots going on all the time…

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Main showroom performers some of the best I have experienced on Carnival, as a group so talented. The comedians were all hilarious, all 4 had new and different shows….Fun Squad does it’s job and keeps the party going!!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Such a great group of team members, as I mentioned before Puspa our waiter and assistants made dinner so enjoyable in the MDR, Catherine our stateroom attendant did a super job, all the rest never failed to speak as we traveled around the ship….it is such a pleasure to talk and get to know as many of them as possible…inquiring about where they are from, their families etc… they so love to share!!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
The Sunshine is an older smaller ship, but still very enjoyable! She was very clean, cabin was in great shape….see a lot of negative reviews about her which I didnt find to be true….

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Very clean, balcony, bathroom all in working order and well maintained….

Ship tip

Enjoy yourself, meet and get to know the crew…. Slow down and relax….

Ports of call

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5
Love San Juan, food is excellent in the old town…find the small gelato shop by the governor’s house..so good, with to many flavors to choose from…

Charleston, South Carolina

5 out of 5
Flew in 3 days early for the cruise to enjoy Charleston, great town, so much history… need more time to see…

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5
Took in the island on our own… no excursions. Enjoyed the locals and their food…

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5
Great island, took in Phillipsburg and Margot at our leisure…

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Easy Peasy… super fast!!
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7 Comments

Sogmoore    1 year ago

Great tip and thanks for sharing

ebrightrichard    1 year ago

Sounds great.

GalaxyJane    1 year ago

I'm on this same itinerary in February, so glad to hear you had a great trip.

cruising2004    1 year ago

Glad you had an awesome cruise! Thank you for sharing.

lsbs    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing. Glad that you enjoyed.

javawoody    1 year ago

Appreciate the review

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us

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