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Matt & Ashley's Carnival Sunshine Review (Canada, Pictures, FunTimes)


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Thank you Janice! I love making reviews like this because we can relive our vacations over and over, even if it's only virtually. Like I said earlier, it's a safe bet for Carnival that we'll be back, just not next year. :cool:

 

I've heard that about adult areas on Disney cruises and it makes a lot of sense to me. The two biggest issues for me with Disney are the price (though I hear you get what you pay for) and their lack of a casino (less of a limiting factor for me than it was a few years ago). It might be something that we take our niece (or potential future children) on.

 

If you don't mind me asking, and feel free to be as general as you wish if you answer, where in Southern Maryland are you located? I grew up in Hughesville and went to high school in Waldorf.

At one time I lived in Hampshire in Waldorf and now I live near Solomon's (Calvert). My DH feels the same way about the lack of a casino on Disney but I really didn't miss it. The shows were spectacular. The price has also gone up a lot since my cruise.

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Great Review Matt and let's put this hockey thing to rest ok. Ever hear of a place called HOCKEYTOWN......GO WINGS!!!!!!!!

 

Thanks for following along! No comment on the team that knocked the Caps out of their only SCF appearance, though.

 

At one time I lived in Hampshire in Waldorf and now I live near Solomon's (Calvert). My DH feels the same way about the lack of a casino on Disney but I really didn't miss it. The shows were spectacular. The price has also gone up a lot since my cruise.

 

Ah ok. Solomon's is nice!

 

I'm sure Ashley will find a way to convince me to do a Disney cruise someday, but a lot of factors would have to be right.

 

Enjoyed your pictorial review. I am sailing on Sunshine in December and I loved all the ship pics. I have never been to NY so I enjoyed the sail away pics as well. Thanks.

 

 

Thanks for reading! Have a great cruise in December, and if you can make it up to NY for one of your future cruises I highly recommend it!

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As is customary, the week before the cruise was incredibly busy for me at work. It was highlighted by a client presentation that went well, but also marked with a handful of small crises and an 11th hour request on Friday afternoon. I survived everything, and it made being on vacation just that much sweeter. Saturday Ashley and I spent working in the yard, doing laundry and packing. This guy hates it when we get the suitcases out.

 

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Coming up later this afternoon/evening: The day before the cruise, getting to New Jersey!

I haven't read past this post, but gotta say I love your packing buddy:hearteyes:. Giant Eagle has one of the best gas perks around, wish we had one close to us (I grew up in Western PA, but now live in the East/Central part of the state). We used to live in MD and agree that Fredrick is beautiful.

Looking forward to the rest of your review. I enjoyed your pride review - we sail her in February - and will have a Princess cruise this October to Saint John/Halifax. We plan to kayak in NB and just walk around in NS so it will be nice to see a review that covers more of the town.

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Enjoyed reading your review and seeing photos since I never taken any!. I did the 5 day Canada on Sunshine last October and I'm doing the 7 day on 9/16.

 

I do wish Carnival had winter sailings from NY...I'd probably be on a few....:D

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I just wanted to thank you Matt & Ashley for sharing your cruise with us.

We will be taking this cruise on Monday. We are so excited from reading your posts.

 

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I'm late to responding so you are on this cruise now. I hope you're having a great time, and thanks for reading!

 

I haven't read past this post, but gotta say I love your packing buddy. Giant Eagle has one of the best gas perks around, wish we had one close to us (I grew up in Western PA, but now live in the East/Central part of the state). We used to live in MD and agree that Fredrick is beautiful.

Looking forward to the rest of your review. I enjoyed your pride review - we sail her in February - and will have a Princess cruise this October to Saint John/Halifax. We plan to kayak in NB and just walk around in NS so it will be nice to see a review that covers more of the town.

 

Thanks! He's cute but his suitcase antics get a little irritating. We do love our Giant Eagle, but they've revamped their rewards program in the last year so the gas perks have decreased pretty dramatically. They do offer an option to use discounts on groceries now, though. Enjoy the rest of the review, and thanks for following along. Kayaking in NB sounds fun, though it may be a bit chilly! Halifax is a great town to walk around in, but if you plan on heading away from the waterfront it gets quite hilly! Enjoy your cruise!

 

Wow great review! Cant wait to board her again this Saturday.

 

Cheers and happy cruising.

 

Thanks for reading! Have a great cruise!

 

Thanks for the great review and pics. Really enjoyed following along with you & Ashley on your Canadian cruise.

 

Megan

 

Thanks for reading!

 

Enjoyed reading your review and seeing photos since I never taken any!. I did the 5 day Canada on Sunshine last October and I'm doing the 7 day on 9/16.

 

I do wish Carnival had winter sailings from NY...I'd probably be on a few....

 

Thanks for reading! The 5 day cruise was fun, but I would have loved to see Portland too, so enjoy that little addition (and Boston)! I'm a little surprised Carnival doesn't do NYC sailings in the winter time, especially considering the size of the fleet. We'd love to be able to do winter cruises to take advantage of prices and relative lack of kids but Ashley's job as a teacher makes that extraordinarily difficult. Have a great cruise in September!

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