Cruise needs a little work

Item: Carnival Sunshine
Rating: 3.1
Author: quinbyd

Carnival Sunshine Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

quinbyd

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 12

Overall rating:

3.1 out of 5

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5 Night Bahamas (Charleston Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 08, 2024

Ship: Carnival Sunshine

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6352

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 months ago

Review summary

Took cruise to just get away. Havana bar staff needs upgrade. Port days only time ship is manageable. Missed out on Princess Cay since thy do not have a harbor and seas were too rough for tenders.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

As good as can be from Charleston. Port is closing in December so no updates are expected.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Main dining was fine. Buffet too small and seating limited for sea days.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Pools just too crowded to use on sea days.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Room steward was good. Havana bar actually out of Cuban coffee first day. Next attempt to order ended up being Italian latte. Not what we ordered.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Ship needs coming up renovations.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Cabin fine.Had a lake on patio after rainstorm that never drained.

Ship tip

It's fine if expectations are low.

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Ports of call

Charleston, South Carolina

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

It was easy and rapid. Carried off own luggage.

13 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 4 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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pattyo 5 months ago

Thanks NanMarie, I did not know that 😎

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NanMarie 5 months ago

Pattyo the Sunshine does have a Havana bar. We have been to it many many times. They have a large eating area and bar and they have free appetizers. There are also 2 places to get complimentary food there. Italian and Japanese.

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margesu 5 months ago

Sorry your cruise wasn't what you expected.

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pattyo 5 months ago

I’m sorry, am I missing something here, Sunshine doesn’t have a Havana area 🤔

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lsbs 5 months ago

Thanks for the review

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Gwbigdog 5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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javawoody 5 months ago

Appreciate the review

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sopha 5 months ago

Excuse my last comment, I was thinking of a different port

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sopha 5 months ago

Princess Cays isn't a tender port.

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Lounray 5 months ago

Thanks for sharing.

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HeavySeas 5 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience

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cruising2004 5 months ago

Thank you for your review. Sorry this cruise was not up to par.

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