First and last experience with carnival sunshine

Carnival Sunshine Cruise Review

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 18

Overall rating:

2.9 out of 5
Carnival Sunshine

5 Night Bahamas (Charleston Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 30, 2024

Ship: Carnival Sunshine

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 2109

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 7 months ago

Review summary

Favorite things: guys burger, blue iguana tacos, drink package

Embarkation

5 out of 5
The embarkation process was very smooth. Long lines but that’s to be expected!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5
The main dining rooms were so bad. I’m not a picky eater but I could barely swallow what was served at dinner most nights. On one of the nights they gave us bread that was cold and stiff.. with hard pieces of butter. My friend and I ordered soup one of the nights and it was disgusting… I should’ve taken a picture. Honestly, the burgers from Guy Burgers and the tacos carried this ship on their backs as far as food. 0/10… would not recommend.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
They were okay. My friend and I stayed in the serenity deck most of the time bc everywhere else was crowded. Other than the serenity deck and maybe one or two shows, we were pretty bored with the activities. Playlists included 2000, early 2010 songs… seemed like they had not update the music at all. The club was lame. Not much to do for 25-30 year olds with no kids.

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ship tip

If you like good food, good entertainment, and more things to do and see… book something else.

Ports of call

Nassau, Bahamas

2 out of 5
People trying to sell you things and cat- call younger women made it a lot more stressful than it needed to be. There wasn’t much to do other than the beach and shopping areas. I’m sure if I flew over it would be a different experience, but I honestly wasn’t impressed.

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

2 out of 5
We booked the horse excursion which was very scenic and pretty. The horses did not like the water part at all and it was honestly stressful for both me and them. Other than the excursion we didn’t do anything because there honestly wasn’t much to do. It’s a nice beach but pretty boring. Plus, you can tell things are staged and inauthentic to the Bahamian culture.

Charleston, South Carolina

5 out of 5
Very beautiful!

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
I was so excited to leave.
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9 Comments

Gwbigdog     7 months ago

Thanks for sharing

byhisgrace     7 months ago

lsbs     7 months ago

Thanks for sharing.

CruiseisLyfe     7 months ago

Maybe cruising is not for you

cruising2004     7 months ago

Sorry you were disappointed with your cruise.

javawoody     7 months ago

Appreciate your comments

karlgrgurich     7 months ago

Sorry it was not a good experience

HeavySeas     7 months ago

Thanks for sharing

AuntPinkie     7 months ago

Appreciate your details. Sorry this cruise didn’t meet your expectations.