Carnival Sunshine Review

4.0 / 5.0
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Small rocky boat.

Review for the Southern Caribbean Cruise on Carnival Sunshine
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rocky1965
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Apr 2017

My husband and I chose this cruise because it was a short notice vacation. We had no idea the ship was going to be as small and as CROWDED. With the additional cabins that we added, the public spaces ie the pool and serenity area, could not accommodate all the passengers. There are certainly enough bars but not enough variety of things to do on this ship. There were never any deck chairs available in the serenity area. You could only manage to squeeze into one after the lunch crowd had returned to their cabins to get ready for dinner. By then, the sun was already headed down. I had ready that the ship was rocky in other reviews and they weren't lying. The wind pounded us all the way to Aruba and the boat rocked up, down, and sideways. If I didn't have the patch behind my ear, I would have been green for sure.

The public spaces were small and confining. The jewelry store was really the only thing open. And don't believe for a second that your $$ purchases are "duty Free" My husband purchased a watch while on board. It was well over $1000.00. We were told we didn't need a customs form if we had purchases under $10,000.00 NOT TRUE. his sign and sail card pinged when we tried to exit the ship and he was escorted away by customs agents wanting to know where his declaration form was. He told them what was stated to us but they made him fill out a form and informed us that his watch was NOT duty free and taxes were owed so be careful what you purchase.

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