Carnival Sunshine Review

4.0 / 5.0
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Halifax and St. John tours were great

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

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Sail Date: Sep 2016
Cabin: Balcony

We chose this cruise because we have never gone north on a cruise and were anxious to visit Maine and Canadian ports. We were looking forward to seeing the colorful fall, but because of the hot dry summer, leaves had not changed yet. This cruise was affordable since there were three of us in my party, but I can see why it was affordable. Although our cabin stewardess, wait staff and the little gal who got everyone on their tours were terrific, I think the ship was understaffed and unorganized. Food quality was not up to par and food at the buffet was never hot.

Art auctions- everyone crowded around the door until start time and then we had to sit first and here some instructions then had 15 minutes to look at art offered. We never got champagne till the auction was almost over as only one girl had to prepare and serve it.

Tours - everyone met in the dining room and it was jammed to a dangerous level. There was not one bit of space left in the room. Had there been an emergency, it could have been catastrophic! THIS NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED! Two days we did not get to start tour on time due to docking issues, but we were rushed to get back and lost time on tours. One guide actually said he had to get back for the next tour!

Cabin Review

Balcony

Cabin 8C

Our stewardess was excellent! We had 3 adults in our party and sleeping accommodations were trying. To expect an adult to climb a ladder and sleep at the ceiling is ludicrous. Opening the sofa to make a bed would. It allow any space to get to the bathroom. So the third adult slept sideways on the bed with her feet in our face. We needed to use a cpap machine at night and there was no place to put it except at the feet of the person on the sofa, and we had to put a suitcase under the mattress to hold it up! Then we had to run an extension cord across the room to the outlet. Mic we had not brought a 3 outlet plug with us, it would not have worked. Balcony was nice. Large shower was awesome.

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New York (Manhattan)

We purchased Faster to the Fun and were able to board the ship before noon, which was great. However, our room was supposed to be ready and was not.

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