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Carnival Cruise Line

Carnival Sunrise

Destiny-class cruise ship · flagged in The Bahamas. Browse upcoming sailings and route previews for this ship.

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Tonnage
101,509
Capacity
2,754
Built
1,999
Length
272.82 m
Upcoming
111

Reviewer read

A solid, middle-of-the-fleet ship. It falls behind on public areas.

Carnival Sunrise rates higher overall than 48% of the ships we track. Entertainment is its strongest showing. The weak spot is public areas.

Why reviewers choose it

  • Entertainment7.8

    Higher than 68% of ships · 1,214 ratings

  • Embarkation8.5

    Higher than 53% of ships · 1,283 ratings

The one caution

6.2out of 10 for public areas

Higher than only 2% of ships. The typical ship scores 7.79.

Of the 281 reviewers who wrote about it, 28% were positive.

Everything else, in two lines

Two are good without being remarkable: entertainment (higher than 68% of ships) and embarkation (higher than 53% of ships).

Family sits in the middle of the fleet too, but only 49 people scored it, so treat it as a hint.

Nine fall below the fleet: service, activities, cabins, dining, disembarkation, value, ship quality, fitness and public areas. They rate higher than 2% to 48% of ships.

Cabin grade barely matters here. The inside, oceanview, balcony and suite grades all score between 8.00 and 8.37. Pick on price and position, not on rating.

Three places worth knowing about

  • Serenity deck The one people argue about50% positive · 30 comments
  • Guys Burgers The restaurant people mention most86% positive · 35 comments
  • Blue Iguana The best-liked restaurant on board87% positive · 31 comments

Reviewers named 12 places by name. These 3 are the ones where knowing changes anything — the other 8 are all liked by 36% to 88% of the people who mentioned them.

Who says it suited them

First-time cruisers (88 of 104), solo travelers (17 of 20) and couples (10 of 12).

No group described it as a poor fit.

What we can’t tell you

How it suits older travelers
Too few reviewers on this ship described traveling as seniors.
How it handles mobility needs
Too few reviewers mentioned accessibility here.
Whether it's good value today
Reviews describe the fare people paid, not the one you'll be quoted.

Every category, compared

The mark on each bar is where the typical ship sits.

CategoryRatingCompared with other shipsEvidence
Service8.7Higher than only 48%1,253 ratings · broad
Embarkation8.5Higher than 53%1,283 ratings · broad
Disembarkation8.5Higher than only 26%1,070 ratings · broad
Cabins8.2Higher than only 39%1,304 ratings · broad
Ship quality7.9Higher than only 12%1,062 ratings · broad
Entertainment7.8Higher than 68%1,214 ratings · broad
Activities7.7Higher than only 41%1,067 ratings · broad
Dining7.6Higher than only 38%1,280 ratings · broad
Family7.1Higher than 62%49 ratings · limited
Fitness6.5Higher than only 7%172 ratings · useful
Public areas6.2Higher than only 2%204 ratings · useful
Value6.1Higher than only 14%177 ratings · useful

1,366 published reviews · 339 from the last three years · 11,019 individual comments read.

On the chart

Upcoming sailings on Carnival Sunrise