Oletruckdude

Two cruises in the last month on the Sunshine. No sauteed mushrooms on either. From what I've read in these forums the sauteed mushrooms at Guy's Burgers have been gone for a couple of months now. I asked a server why they were no longer in the toppings bar and he said too many people loading up plates full of the shrooms and they couldn't keep up with refilling them. So they just removed them. I wonder if Guy Fieri is aware, or even cares? Same with the fries. One day it's the original delicious seasoned fries, the next day it's standard buffet fries with salt only.

What Oldsweets said is correct. Just got off a cruise where the wife and I had free drinks in the casino. Her first drink was charged to her sign and sail account. After explaining to the bar server it was credited back to her account. Best to tell them up front you have free drinks to avoid the hassle.

On the Sunshine twice in the last month. The burgers are great as always. My fav is the Ringer with Guy's BBQ sauce. The fries are inconsistent. One day you get the great Guy's seasoned fries. The next day it's bland lido buffet plain fries with no seasoning. And, FYI you don't have to stick to the Guy's menu. You can order a double cheeseburger or even a veggie burger with whatever fixin's you want. The toppings bar has lots to choose from except sauteed mushrooms which are now gone for good.

On the Sunshine 2 weeks ago they had 2 channels on stateroom TV's with all day movies. No upcharge. They also had the cookies at the sweet spot whenever it was open. The round cakes were for looking. The sheet cakes were for eating. FYI, bacon every other day with a server doling it out 2 slices at a time. Also, the "pig patty" at Guy's burgers had 2 slices of bacon broken in half on top of the burger. It's still very good but when Guy's first opened on Carnival there was an actual patty of bacon on it. And confirmed, no sauteed mushrooms at Guy's anymore. I asked a server why they were removed. He said too many people were stopping to load up plates full of the shrooms and they couldn't keep up with refilling them.

What mz-s said is correct. My wife loves the pasta bar for lunch. The Havana bar also serves some tasty Cuban pastries and hot Cuban sandwiches at lunchtime. Delicious. And since most people are rushing to the Buffett the Havana bar area is mostly empty. It takes folks a few days to discover it on every cruise. It's our go to place to sit, eat, relax on the Sunshine. We leave Sunday for our 19th cruise, 6th on the Sunshine. Enjoy!

This was offered on our Sunshine cruise 2 weeks ago. I didn't try them because they didn't seem appetizing to me. Also, I asked for a pepperoni pizza with mushrooms and extra cheese and was told "no problem". Delicious and no upcharge.

Still happening. I get casino offers and when I try to book I get the red error. Tried on 2 different computers with different browsers, and 2 different android devices (cell and tablet). Get the same red error on all 4 until the offer disappears. So frustrating. If they're trying to limit the number of guests that can accept the offer then they shouldn't sent it out to more then they are willing to accept. 😬

We've done 17 Carnival cruises, mostly Caribbean. Half Moon Cay is great, as are all of the cruise lines' private islands. after a couple of times in Nassau and Freeport we don't even get off the ship there anymore. We enjoy the ship while all the crowds are ashore. Nassau had lots of shopping and the Atlantis resort. They're worth doing at least once. Freeport has some minimal shopping shipside, but to see anything more requires a 10 mile bus ride into town. In both Nassau and Freeport I highly advise you to STAY IN THE TOURIST AREAS. Don't venture out of the tourist areas on your own. Don't wear expensive jewelry or high end designer handbags, etc . The straw markets are fun and you can haggle with the vendors (they expect it), but be aware of your surroundings. The straw markets are a maze of booths and corridors. We really enjoy Grand Turk, St Thomas, St Marten so much more. Have fun!

It IS getting to be too common of an occurrence on Carnival. We have a 5 day scheduled in April. Most of our 17 cruises have been 5 days. A 5 day cruise always worked best for us with our PTO allowances. If our April cruise has any issues that detract from our enjoyment we will be switching back to other lines. Just an "FYI", if you need any reference to what is going on just go to YouTube and search " Carnival fight". It's an eye opener.

As I read through this topic I will throw in my 2 cents worth. As Platinum with 17 Carnival cruises under my belt I must say the perks are so minimal I never even consider them. For me Carnival has always been about price, price, price. We've done other cruise lines and had just as much fun. What keeps us coming back to Carnival are the casino offers. We don't spend a lot of money in the casinos, but it's enough we get their offers. When there isn't a great offer on the table we look at other lines. And sometimes they have better deals so we go with those. Carnival's Platinum rewards are minimal, and won't buy my loyalty. The casino offers on the other hand will. Kind regards

Thanks everyone for your input. I was trying to determine if bottomless bubbles might be worth the $ now, but it sounds like unless we're on one of the new ships it's still the same process... stand in line and wait for a small glass of warm flat soda filled with ice. Two sips then wait 5 minutes and repeat. Not worth the $100 for the wife and I. Full, cold cans might be worth it IMHO, but not as it is now. Kind regards

Will the bartenders give whole cold cans for bottomless bubbles, or is it still small glasses from open cans? Thanks for any and all insight!

Hi and thank you Elaine5715. We were on Sunshine and Elation recently and they didn't have the self serve machines. We're going on Paradise soon and wondering what to expect. So some of the ships now have self service soda machines. Good to know. I hope they will roll them out to all ships. Kind regards.

Ok, tried 3 times to use the search function but just get an error message. Searched Google but didn't find anything recent. Sorry if this had been recently answered, but here goes: We've done a lot of Carnival cruises and tried the bottomless bubbles last about 5 years ago. We were disappointed in that the bartenders would only serve us a small glass of soda from open cans on the bar. No full cans, no cold sodas. For nearly a hundred dollars we were disappointed to say the least. We have an upcoming cruise and are wondering if things have changed any and if it might be worth reconsidering. So wish carnival would put self serve soda dispensers on all of their ships. Thanks in advance!

Yep. They're finally back. Unfortunately we already booked our next cruise on NCL. Maybe next year. 🙄