Carnival Sunshine Review

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Spring break vacations are what YOU make of them

Review for the Southern Caribbean Cruise on Carnival Sunshine
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maryhou
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Mar 2019
Cabin: Interior
Curacao  Renaissance Hotel  nice relaxing day at their beach and infinity p
View from Serenity Deck
Amber Cove
Jolly Pirate Sunset Cruise in Aruba
Jolly Pirate Sunset Cruise in Aruba
Aruba
Mikey our AMAZING cruise director.  Take my word for it he will be on the M
Always yummy midnight pizza
Best cabin steward  :)

We had some time off for spring break. There were four of us all adults who were out of school for the week and in need of some relaxation and vitamin sea. We picked this cruise for the 8 days and haven't been to any of these ports before. I personally think that vacations are what you make of them. They can be as busy as you choose or as relaxing as you choose. No not everything will always be perfect but if you let people or things stress you out then shame on you, it defeats the purpose of vacationing.

This cruise was absolutely AMAZING. We have never been on the Sunshine before and we loved the different layout than those ships we've been on in the past. We loved how they had all the food places in the different areas of the ship. We always love the DELI, and GUYS burgers did not dissapoint. We didn't try the italian or wok place except for breakfast so cannot comment on that. They had food/snacks in the Havana Bar and by the Ocean plaza that were never as busy as the lido buffet.

Food in the dining room this cruise was superb. Every single night we each tried multiple appetizers or entrees and loved them all.(oops not ALL there was one pasta dish that I didn't like the sauce of) Some appetizers we liked we ordered seconds or thirds of and had no problem getting them served. Lobster night and filet mignon nights were delish, prime rib was done perfectly, in the past we've had problems with steaks or lobster being too done but not this time. Enjoyed a good variety of desserts with baked Alaska being my fave. We did have my time dining every night and it went fairly smooth. We had to wait for a few minutes each night but that wasn't a problem, we just signed in online & it texted when our table was ready so we'd have a drink at the Red Frog Pub or Alchemy Martini Bar. Unfortunately not the same wait staff each night but we still had pretty good service. We also did do breakfast in the dining room most days and the food/staff were just as good early morning. I loved the steak & eggs(yes same filet mignon at dinner) and the brunch mac & cheese was almost as good as Noodles & Company. We definitely put the midnight pizza bar to the test. Hit it all but one night after casino, shows, or piano bar and it was good and very very busy(so take your patience with you).

Cabin Review

Interior

Cabin 4G

We went with a GTY room and ended up with this which was handicap accessible. It was hard to navigate when the beds were pushed together. There was no way to get onto the bed from the side so we had to climb on from the end.......... would have been better if left as two twin beds

Port Reviews

Aruba

so much fun :) . great sunset, swinging off the pirate ship on the ropes,good music and lots of laughs

Curacao

Spent the day at the beach/infinity pools at the Renaissance within walking distance

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