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1 hour ago, Butterbean1000 said:

Is there a thalasatherapy pool?

No thalasatherapy pool on Sunrise.

32 minutes ago, RRLLAL said:

 

Thanks for all the great info. One question. You say there were USB ports at the head of the bed. I had asked someone else either in one of the sunrise threads on CC or on Facebook and they said there were no USB ports in the room. Could the difference be based on what type of room or even deck? We are on deck 6 and have a standard balcony room. I’m hopeful we have USB ports. They are such a convenience. 

32 minutes ago, jimbri said:

  How was the food in the MDR?  If you have any menus can you post a few?  Thank you.

We ate in the dining room three times. The food was very good.

43 minutes ago, Butterbean1000 said:

Is there a Cloud 9 Spa aboard?

Yes, it was very nice. We had a spa cabin, so we used the steam room and sauna every evening. It was never crowded.

14 hours ago, Surrealistic said:

How was the crowd control on the ship.............any areas you felt overcrowded?  

Hi, the breakfast lines on sea days were pretty crowded, but we ate between 9:30-10:30, so to be expected. The really hard place to get through we’re the little passageways on the lido by the restaurant and the pool deck. 

8 minutes ago, KPookey said:

I’m sailing on Pride to Grand Turk, Half Moon Cay and Freeport.  We want to snorkel at one of those ports, the other two stops we will probably shop and/or hit a beach. They all have snorkeling excursions.  Which island is my best place to snorkel, or which island do I really need to have an excursion planned?  I’m leaning towards Freeport, because I’m reading there is not much to do right off the ship.

 

thanks ⛵️

Hi,

We hopped off the ship in Grand Turk hoping to snorkel from the beach, but the water was extremely rough. When you get off the ship turn right. You will leave the cruise port area. There looks like some reefs off the shore a bit. We kept on walking and came to the part of the island that fronts the Atlantic Ocean. It was so rough, but beautiful. We stopped at a bar on the way back to the ship ,”The Beached Whale” which was a lovely little place. Sad we couldn’t snorkel.

No real reefs at Half Moon, but a beautiful beach.

At Freeport, we had planned to take a taxi to Deadman’s Reef, but I was too burned to go. We have snorkeled there many times and it was great.

11 hours ago, KmomChicago said:

What cool new Sunrise'd feature was your favorite? Is there anything left aboard to remind us of her former life as the poor old Carnival Triumph?

My favorite update is the Red Frog Pub. It has room for a stage , and a great band was playing there all week.

The aft pool seemed the same as Triumph, but it’s been over 10 years since we sailed Triumph.

13 hours ago, nycruise3 said:

I have a few questions:

 

Is there a gelato station with toppings on the Lido like on the Horizon/Vista?

Is there the regular Sea Day Brunch or the New American Brunch?

Does it have the updated deli menu?

 

Thanks!

Hello,

There are two ice cream/frozen yogurt self service machines on the lido.

 We didn’t go to the brunch, so maybe someone else could answer that.

Also never visited the deli.

2 hours ago, Surrealistic said:

How was the crowd control on the ship.............any areas you felt overcrowded?  

I never felt crowded while on the ship except walking from lido to pool area. There is such a small walkway that it is hard to get through.

1 hour ago, mdaviswv said:

 

 

Thanks. I’d be interested in hearing about other out of the ordinary complimentary food. 

Though we didn’t eat at the Lido late at night, we saw yummy buffets every night. People were commenting about what a great selection they had.

Pizza! My personal favorite. Ice cream was the best I’ve ever had on any ship. The cones on the lido from the serve yourself dispenser.

1 hour ago, nccruzencouple said:

What was the Serenity Area like. How many hot tubs?  Did it have a pool?

 

Thanks. 

I was disappointed in the Serenity area on Sunrise. It was chopped up with small areas and dead ends. You couldn’t walk all the way around, and the bar was off in a cubby hole. There weren’t as many loungers as on Sunshine, and no place to cool off. I missed having a pool.

There was a large hot tub, very nice. The evenings were pleasant up there while everyone was getting ready for dinner. We ate late.

Hi there! Our balcony cabin did have a fridge. I think it could hold 2  6 packs of drinks. It didn’t feel too cold, though.

There were 2 outlets by the desk/ mirror. We were able to use CPAP without the extension cord. No outlets by the bed, though.

Everything was up and running; we never encountered areas closed due to incomplete dry dock work.

We were on the inaugural sailing. I will write a review for this trip, but will answer any questions you might have while my memory is fresh.

On 5/1/2019 at 1:17 PM, shof515 said:

 

no pool. a very small hot tub

 

 

This Serenity deck is the worst I’ve seen. It’s very small with few loungers. No where to cool off on deck. The bar was hidden in a small cubby like area. You could not walk all the way around. It was very disappointing, as we have enjoyed Serenity on Sunshine and Pride.

Waiting to disembark Sunrise now. Our room steward never spoke to us.

We have ALWAYS been thankful for each guide who showed up at any island venue. On Dominica, almost 15 years ago, a guide appeared and said he would help us. I was going blind at the time- it was just beginning to affect my life. He knew exact where to point to help me get up a mountain to see a magnificent waterfall and hot spring. I have been back there many times, but can no longer navigate the mountain. I am so thankful for this young man. Feel free to use these local folks. They are there to help you.

1 minute ago, cloudninecat said:

Ours is scheduled for 2020 to. John Heald said they were still evaluating the statement and would let any of those affected know. It sounds like they don't know what it means yet either. I was afraid this would happen. 

Me too.

Check your cruises to Cuba. I had just booked one for 2020. 😡

53 minutes ago, moongal said:

This upsets me greatly.  Our poor planet.  I have a cruise scheduled for this June and even though I have had it planned for over a year, and was really looking forward to going, I still hope they throw the book at Carnival and they are not allowed to dock or even worse.  I really feel like the beards should be held accountable along with the workers who actually did the illegal dumping.  Perhaps if more corporate beards were held accountable with jail time, or some other form of actual punishment that would PERSONALLY punish them, there would be more compliance.

 

All these posts from people upset about missing their cruise....look at the bigger picture of what is at stake here.   The very planet we live on is getting ruined.    I for one will be thrilled if Carnival is made to pay.  Even if I lose my cruise.

I agree. Cruise on 4/29/19. I am a shareholder. Disappointed in Carnival.

When is your cruise? I received a reply from the maitre’d on Sunshine about a week before our cruise. I made a request for a two top about 10 days before the cruise.

We have sailed Sunshine 3 times. The first two times we had late dining assigned. We asked for and got a two top. It was wonderful. The dining room was very beautiful and bright. We love the dining experience.

On our third Sunshine cruise, we chose anytime dining. We were placed in a dining room mid ship that was dark, and had low ceilings. I felt like I was in Applebee’s. It was so loud, and the people were loud as well. It was so disappointing , that we never went back there. We ate a late lunch at the pizza place or at Guys .  I sure hope our next cruise on Sunrise will provide a better dining experience. We chose anytime dining again, but we will be happy with pizza if the dining room is awful.

We did sail on RCL from Baltimore last year, and the anytime dining room was great. Hopefully Sunrise will be also.

I would never check my luggage. I would die if something happened to my bags and my clothes were lost.

2 hours ago, MCazer said:

I was literally sitting in the audience at the Today show and had Kathie Lee Gifford announce it, not 25 feet away from me on live tv.  So it’s safe to say it’s legit! 

 

The photo is screen shots of my sister and I from me DVRing it at home!

 

Great photo! I was watching that day. It was a wonderful show. Love that Carnival did this! Have a great cruise. We are sailing Sunrise soon and can’t wait!

Never attend comedy shows.

30 minutes ago, sgttami said:

Eat something before you board and book early Steakhouse (5:30) for the first night.

 

Don't have to set foot on Lido that first day😄

 

Great idea! Don’t board hungry. 

Pizza!