Mommabear2Five

Cash is a great idea.

We’re sailing next week on the Carnival Sunshine, our favorite ship! And fantastically enough, we will be sailing with our favorite Alchemy bartender, Parvis. It will be our third time sailing with him 😁

I was thinking it would be nice to bring him a gift. Anyone have suggestions?

I didn’t read through the whole thread, but the absolute best Alchemy bartender is Parvis. I’ve sailed with his 3 times and he is amazing. He’s currently on a break but will be back on the Sunshine in December.

Ask for the liquor by name. I always say “Grey Goose Sprite” or I’ll wind up with absolute

It's so great to hear such positive experiences!

Thanks everyone! The kids are so excited - they feel like all of the wedding pressures have been lifting by booking this way. I can't wait! Plus - I love the Fantasy class ships and Elation is a new one for us!

How was the food in the dining room?

The dining room was the only thing that fell short for us this cruise. We have always raved about the food in the MDR and, to be honest, the food was really good, but the service was not what we have experienced on other Carnival sailings. This was the first time that we were seated at a table for 2 and we were in a row of about 8 other tables for 2. We were on time each night for dinner, however, the waiter waited until the other 7 tables showed up to take our order. The first night we waited 35 mintues until we got our bread!

We after the second night, we decided to enjoy the other options on the ship for dinner.

We have been on both ships and prefer Fantasy after her upgrades last year.

4 adults to a room is never a good idea, lol.

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Congratulations!!! That is awesome! Another excuse to cruise........:')

Hey, if you can afford it, and have the vacation time, GO FOR IT!

Plus, you HAVE to be there! You are the mother of the groom!

Congrats again! Enjoy!

Thank you!

There's no way I'm missing this. What amazing is it will be the first time all 5 of my kiddos will be on the same cruise.

We just got of the Carnival Sunshine this morning and were met with a big surprise - My oldest son, who proposed to his amazing girlfriend on 2/10, booked a wedding cruise on the Carnival Elation - THIS AUGUST!

When we left on the crusie last week, they were set to get married on a beach in St. Augustine, but after spending a few days on the phone with their PVP, they decided to do it aboard a ship! Their wedding and reception will actually take place in port on embarkation day to allow for any guests that would like to attend but cannot join the cruise.

My only problem now is fitting in a 5 day cruise between now and my 7 day on Magic in December!

We just got off the Sunshine this morning. It was our second cruise on her; 7 days in 2015 and 5 this time around. We LOVE the ship - everything about it. Her layout is a bit different and takes some getting used to, but otherwise she's amazing!

If you have any specific questions, just let me know. Here's a quick pro and con list:

Pros

Large beautiful well cared for ship

Lot's of dining options (Cucina del Capitano for lunch is fantastic!)

Huge Serentiy Deck

Carnival Hub App

Beautiful gym

Guy's Burgers and Fries

Great options for live music

Lots of stuff for the little ones to do

Amazing crew

Cons

Common areas can get crowded, especially on Sea Day

Comedy Club is very small in comparison to the ship size

Wifi is SLOW everywhere and not available in most parts of the ship

We just got off this morning too! Our second sailing on Sunshine and we had a wonderful time!

It was a pleasure to meet you this week on the Sunshine! Hope you enjoyed the cruise as much as we did!

Last year, we booked 30 hours out! Living in central Florida, we don't have to worry about airfare since the furtherst port is just a 4 hour drive. My only regret on that that cruise is that we didin't research the ship (IotS) and were lost the first two days, but it was a blast!

Only one week left! Can't wait to be back on board. Have a great cruise and perhaps I will run into you (especially if you find yourself in the casino :))

We will definitely be spending time there!

Great review! We sailed her last may and it looks like we will be sailing together on the 19th!

So glad to see there will be several of us on this cruise! This will be our first Carnival cruise without the cheers package in a long time - I've been on a health kick and I need to avoid the excessive drinking - but you'll be able to find me at Alchemy Bar before dinner each night!

Emma she was a lot of fun

Thank you!

Got a good deal?

It wasn't too bad for a holiday week. :)

So excited we just booked this last minute sailing! This will be our second cruise on the Sunshine - we love her! Question - anyone know the current CD?

Thanks for your honest review. Our first and second RC cruises didn't wow us at all to be honest. My review of Independence sounds very similar to yours. Everyone looks for something different in a cruise or a cruise line and it took us until our 3rd RC cruise to realize what we enjoy about them vs. Carnival.

We hope to try a few other lines, but we will be back to RC one day.

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I'm getting a error message from Tapatalk and can't post the rest of the CCs at the moment. I'll try again in a bit.