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Carnival Cruise Line

Carnival Sunshine

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

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Tonnage
102,853
Capacity
3,002
Built
1,996
Length
272.2 m
Upcoming
75

Reviewer read

Rated below most ships we track. It falls behind on ship quality.

Carnival Sunshine rates higher overall than 45% of the ships we track. Entertainment is its strongest showing. The weak spot is ship quality.

Why reviewers choose it

  • Entertainment7.8

    Higher than 65% of ships · 3,550 ratings

  • Activities8.0

    Higher than 59% of ships · 2,340 ratings

The one caution

8.1out of 10 for ship quality

Higher than only 13% of ships. The typical ship scores 8.75.

Everything else, in two lines

Two are good without being remarkable: entertainment (higher than 65% of ships) and activities (higher than 59% of ships).

Family sits in the middle of the fleet too, but only 55 people scored it, so treat it as a hint.

Nine fall below the fleet: service, value, dining, fitness, cabins, embarkation, disembarkation, public areas and ship quality. They rate higher than 13% to 44% of ships.

Cabin grade barely matters here. The inside, oceanview, balcony and suite grades all score between 8.02 and 8.45. Pick on price and position, not on rating.

Three places worth knowing about

  • Liquid Lounge The one people argue about37% positive · 145 comments
  • serenity deck The space people mention most68% positive · 185 comments
  • Guys Burgers Also well liked88% positive · 111 comments

Reviewers named 12 places by name. These 3 are the ones where knowing changes anything — the other 7 are all liked by 38% to 90% of the people who mentioned them.

Who says it suited them

First-time cruisers (265 of 305), families with young kids (128 of 173), families with teens (49 of 67), couples (41 of 46), large groups (20 of 26) and budget travelers (11 of 13).

Travelers with accessibility needs (60 of 89) 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 suits solo travelers
Too few reviewers on this ship described traveling alone.
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
Service8.6Higher than only 44%3,691 ratings · broad
Disembarkation8.4Higher than only 22%1,577 ratings · broad
Embarkation8.3Higher than only 35%2,796 ratings · broad
Cabins8.2Higher than only 35%3,813 ratings · broad
Ship quality8.1Higher than only 13%2,452 ratings · broad
Activities8.0Higher than 59%2,340 ratings · broad
Entertainment7.8Higher than 65%3,550 ratings · broad
Dining7.6Higher than only 39%3,699 ratings · broad
Family7.5Higher than 80%55 ratings · limited
Fitness7.2Higher than only 38%960 ratings · broad
Public areas7.2Higher than only 18%1,198 ratings · broad
Value6.8Higher than only 40%1,193 ratings · broad

4,346 published reviews · 346 from the last three years · 31,031 individual comments read.

On the chart

Upcoming sailings on Carnival Sunshine