scooby girl Posted June 24, 2015 #1 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Hello all. My husband and I went on the sunshine for our 30th anniversary. LOVED the ship. We flew into Orlando the day before, rented a car at the airport ($16.95) and stayed at the residence inn at the port. Nice hotel very nice people. We dropped the car off the night before & car rental place brought us right to the hotel. We signed up for the shuttle to the cruise terminal. The morning of cruise the shuttle company sent a small shuttle, it was completely full. We waited for the next shuttle, no sign of it. We decided to call a taxi, they came right away. We purchased faster to the fun, best $50 spent. Checked in at terminal, waited about 20 min & were on the ship by 11:30. We went right to the excursion desk, picked cabana #11 for half moon cay. Went to our cabin. ( deck 8 balcony) and right to guys burgers. Loved that place. Ate a burger almost ever day. Everyone on these boards told me about the Havana bar area. Loved this area of the ship. Was never crowded. Beautiful view. Really good Cuban food at lunch. Also ate there for the pasta bar & wok Station ( free at lunch) the buffet is ok. Some food very good, some just ok. The pizza station & deli were very very good. We didn't do any specialty dining, so I can it comment on that. We had anytime dining, only had to wait 20 minutes on formal night. Every other night no wait at all. We usually went to the dining room around 7:30 . Dining room food was overall pretty good. Prime rib excellent, Indian vegetarian excellent. My husband had fish 2 nights, way over cooked & dry. But plenty of other options to choose from. I really thought this ship had a great selection of places to eat. Serenity deck was awesome! Loved this area. And there were always chairs to be found somewhere on this ship. Maybe not right in front of the pool or serenity, but other decks. On our only sea day, the ship seemed a little crowded , but not any more so than any other ship. We had a great time, loved loved loved the ship & staff I would definitely sail the sunshine again. Never made it to the comedy club. But went to watch karioke, used the water slides ( which were awesome) and saw Styx concert Any questions, I would be happy to answer Sail the sunshine!! You will love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzeluver Posted June 24, 2015 #2 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Awesome! Thanks for sharing your thoughts. We will be catching a little Sunshine next year. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby girl Posted June 24, 2015 Author #3 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Ports of call: half moon cay, loved this island. Would have stayed there all week. Rented a cabana, took first tender over. Best $229 spent. Floated around all day. Had a few drinks at the pirate bar and ate the barbecue lunch Nassau- Got a day pass at the Hilton $120. ($80 credit for food & drinks) stayed most of the day. Very relaxing. Walked to the tiki/bikini shack for a few drinks. Freeport- shopped around the little shops at the terminal. Went back on ship early & used the water slides all day. ( no one there) Loved the sunshine!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjcruiser Posted June 24, 2015 #4 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Hello all. My husband and I went on the sunshine for our 30th anniversary. LOVED the ship. We flew into Orlando the day before, rented a car at the airport ($16.95) and stayed at the residence inn at the port. Nice hotel very nice people. We dropped the car off the night before & car rental place brought us right to the hotel. We signed up for the shuttle to the cruise terminal. The morning of cruise the shuttle company sent a small shuttle, it was completely full. We waited for the next shuttle, no sign of it. We decided to call a taxi, they came right away. We purchased faster to the fun, best $50 spent. Checked in at terminal, waited about 20 min & were on the ship by 11:30. We went right to the excursion desk, picked cabana #11 for half moon cay. Went to our cabin. ( deck 8 balcony) and right to guys burgers. Loved that place. Ate a burger almost ever day. Everyone on these boards told me about the Havana bar area. Loved this area of the ship. Was never crowded. Beautiful view. Really good Cuban food at lunch. Also ate there for the pasta bar & wok Station ( free at lunch) the buffet is ok. Some food very good, some just ok. The pizza station & deli were very very good. We didn't do any specialty dining, so I can it comment on that. We had anytime dining, only had to wait 20 minutes on formal night. Every other night no wait at all. We usually went to the dining room around 7:30 . Dining room food was overall pretty good. Prime rib excellent, Indian vegetarian excellent. My husband had fish 2 nights, way over cooked & dry. But plenty of other options to choose from. I really thought this ship had a great selection of places to eat. Serenity deck was awesome! Loved this area. And there were always chairs to be found somewhere on this ship. Maybe not right in front of the pool or serenity, but other decks. On our only sea day, the ship seemed a little crowded , but not any more so than any other ship. We had a great time, loved loved loved the ship & staff I would definitely sail the sunshine again. Never made it to the comedy club. But went to watch karioke, used the water slides ( which were awesome) and saw Styx concert Any questions, I would be happy to answer Sail the sunshine!! You will love it Thanks for the review!!! We'll be back onboard the Sunshine in 37 days!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandatsea Posted June 24, 2015 #5 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Thanks for your review of the Sunshine. Will be cruising on her next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seago2 Posted June 24, 2015 #6 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Thanks for your review. Considering Sunshine for May '16. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby girl Posted June 24, 2015 Author #7 Share Posted June 24, 2015 First review I ever did. I read these boards over & over & got so much information before I sailed. I would not hesitate to book the sunshine again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimEadler Posted June 24, 2015 #8 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Thanks for the review! My husband and I will be celebrating our 30th anniversary on the July 5 sailing on sunshine! I can't wait! We missed the cabanas. Did you happen to notice if there were any available still when you picked your cabana? I've heard they sometimes have one or two even though it says "sold out." Thanks again! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenne252 Posted June 24, 2015 #9 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Did you happen to catch the price of the Spa pass for the week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summersigh Posted June 24, 2015 #10 Share Posted June 24, 2015 First review I ever did. I read these boards over & over & got so much information before I sailed. I would not hesitate to book the sunshine again. Glad to read these ... we've got 2 cruises booked on Sunshine :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13cheermom Posted June 24, 2015 #11 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Thanks for the review! My husband and I will be celebrating our 30th anniversary on the July 5 sailing on sunshine! I can't wait! We missed the cabanas. Did you happen to notice if there were any available still when you picked your cabana? I've heard they sometimes have one or two even though it says "sold out." Thanks again! :) Just FYI about cabana rentals at Half Moon Cay, if you can get on the ship quickly (either platinum or FTTF) you might have a chance at getting a cabana. They were sold out on our June cruise, but as soon as I got on board went straight to the shore excursion line and asked and there was 1 available. I was shocked and we actually got to pick it right then, #8 was a perfect location, near the restrooms. So it never hurts to check when you get onboard. Good Luck! It is truly the best money spent for the value of what you receive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmberTeka Posted June 25, 2015 #12 Share Posted June 25, 2015 You are a dear, thoughtful person to take the time to share with us. We sail soon, and your very positive review just warms my heart. Thank you so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SE NC Posted June 25, 2015 #13 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Sailed her (7 day) May 6. Will sail her again Sept. 19 (8 day). Been on 9 Carnival ships (some more then once), Sunshine is our favorite!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy flamingo Posted June 25, 2015 #14 Share Posted June 25, 2015 SE NC, glad to hear you like the Sunshine'. We are joining you on the 9-19 cruise. Do you know what type Cuban food they have in the Havana bar? Being from Tampa originally we really miss our Cuban food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACUQUI58 Posted June 25, 2015 #15 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Thanks for the review we will sailing on her Sept 6th...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlPSUCruiser Posted June 25, 2015 #16 Share Posted June 25, 2015 We're on the Sunshine this Saturday for an 8-day Southern Caribbean cruise, 9th floor balcony, so I'm very happy to hear a positive review. I'm taking a lot of grief from our party of 16 for paying for FTTF. I'm glad you got your $s worth. When we boarded the Breeze last June in Miami I also had FTTF and the rest of our group boarded right behind us, so it wasn't a win there, but I think we still got our $s worth by avoiding lines at the service desk and disembarking faster. Thank you for posting, just what I needed to read today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackieH Posted June 25, 2015 #17 Share Posted June 25, 2015 (edited) Thanks for the review ..we will be on the sunshine the end of August.. Any pics to share ??;-) Edited June 25, 2015 by JackieH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trixiegal Posted June 26, 2015 #18 Share Posted June 26, 2015 Thanks for the review. We will be onboard in ONE MORE DAY! I've been waiting since October for this cruise some I'm really looking forward to letting the SUNSHINE in!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukittenmerightmeow Posted June 26, 2015 #19 Share Posted June 26, 2015 Where did you rent the car from at the Orlando airport that was $16.95? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psk2347 Posted June 26, 2015 #20 Share Posted June 26, 2015 Thank you for the great review! We board the Sunshine in 30 days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock712 Posted June 26, 2015 #21 Share Posted June 26, 2015 Thanks for taking the time to review. Will be sailing the Sunshine next year in April for one of the Journeys cruises. Looking forward to it !!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dst Posted June 27, 2015 #22 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Thanks for the review we will sailing on her Sept 6th...... we are sailing on the 6th as well - you should stop over at our roll call :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f16blue Posted June 27, 2015 #23 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Hello all. My husband and I went on the sunshine for our 30th anniversary. LOVED the ship. We flew into Orlando the day before, rented a car at the airport ($16.95) and stayed at the residence inn at the port. Nice hotel very nice people. We dropped the car off the night before & car rental place brought us right to the hotel. We signed up for the shuttle to the cruise terminal. The morning of cruise the shuttle company sent a small shuttle, it was completely full. We waited for the next shuttle, no sign of it. We decided to call a taxi, they came right away. We purchased faster to the fun, best $50 spent. Checked in at terminal, waited about 20 min & were on the ship by 11:30. We went right to the excursion desk, picked cabana #11 for half moon cay. Went to our cabin. ( deck 8 balcony) and right to guys burgers. Loved that place. Ate a burger almost ever day. Everyone on these boards told me about the Havana bar area. Loved this area of the ship. Was never crowded. Beautiful view. Really good Cuban food at lunch. Also ate there for the pasta bar & wok Station ( free at lunch) the buffet is ok. Some food very good, some just ok. The pizza station & deli were very very good. We didn't do any specialty dining, so I can it comment on that. We had anytime dining, only had to wait 20 minutes on formal night. Every other night no wait at all. We usually went to the dining room around 7:30 . Dining room food was overall pretty good. Prime rib excellent, Indian vegetarian excellent. My husband had fish 2 nights, way over cooked & dry. But plenty of other options to choose from. I really thought this ship had a great selection of places to eat. Serenity deck was awesome! Loved this area. And there were always chairs to be found somewhere on this ship. Maybe not right in front of the pool or serenity, but other decks. On our only sea day, the ship seemed a little crowded , but not any more so than any other ship. We had a great time, loved loved loved the ship & staff I would definitely sail the sunshine again. Never made it to the comedy club. But went to watch karioke, used the water slides ( which were awesome) and saw Styx concert Any questions, I would be happy to answer Sail the sunshine!! You will love it We were on this same cruise. Had a great time! Beach at HMC was awesome. Your post basically sums up our cruise as well. Had FTTF, went to shore excursions, picked cabanna 8, dropped off our stuff in the room (lido balcony), then grabbed a Guy's burger for lunch. Also enjoyed the Styx concert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psweets Posted June 27, 2015 #24 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Was the Carnival Hub on this ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisetodayteachtomorrow Posted June 27, 2015 #25 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Was the Carnival Hub on this ship Nope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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