Carnival Sunshine Review

4.0 / 5.0
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Great Cruise, Great Staff, Smooth Sailing

Review for Canada & New England Cruise on Carnival Sunshine
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Maraprince
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Sep 2016
Cabin: Ocean View

Only complaint was the cooler than expected on board temperatures. Servers went out of their way to please, even reheating our main course when we were not ready to eat it We always received extra food items that we did not order. Entertainment was great and there was a lot of it all over the ship. CD Emma was able to engage passengers to sing and dance along. Production shows were amazing! NCL cannot compete with Carnival, no way, no how! Very organized and a great system that works smoothly. Something for everyone. Very efficient use of on board space. Multiple stations for food make it easy to eat in the buffet. Lots of seating as well. Taste Bar offered breakfast and lunch selections also. Many locations for food helped to spread the passengers out so things ran smoothly. Any time diners registered with the number in their party and received a beeper and were able to enjoy entertainment in the Red Frog Bar while waiting for their table. No standing in a hallway.

Cabin Review

Ocean View

Cabin 6D

Very spacious cabin with wide aisles, 3 closets and roomy bathroom considering we had an ocean view and no balcony.

Port Reviews

New York (Manhattan)

NYC resident. Boarding went very smoothly with our Priority Status. Check in completed including photo ID which even had the hole punched where the lanyard goes.

Boston

Tour was booked but it took longer than expected to get off the ship due to a stoppage of some sort. One tour escort was in the process of taking us to the bus when another person in the terminal told us that the bus had left. So, we did not get our tour. Boston port is not the most efficient port as far as getting correct information for where to pick up your tours. Glad to report that we were refund for the full amount of the tour from Shore Excursion Desk. Paid for ship shuttle and spent time at Quincy Market and enjoyed a snack before returning to ship.

Halifax

We headed to the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic and started with the Titanic exhibit first before the tours arrived. With the exception of about 20 other people had the museum to ourselves and we were able to take photos and really spend time at all the exhibits throughout the entire museum.

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