Carnival Sunshine

This week, I want to tell you guys all about another ship that I’ve traveled on. In the summer of 2017, my family and I sailed on the Carnival Sunshine from New York to Turks and Caicos and the Bahamas. While this ship was smaller than the ships we typically sail on, it was still an amazing time. The Carnival Sunshine holds 2,642 passengers and has a crew of 1,150, so you can see that it is significantly smaller than the previous ships which I have written about.

Carnival Sunshine docked in Grand Turk

When first boarding the ship, we entered into the main lobby which perfectly resembled the name of the ship. The Lights above the bar were designed to look like sunshine. When we first boarded, we had to wait for our room to be ready so during the wait we explored the ship.

Carnival Sunshine main lobby

At the time, the Carnival Sunshine had been newly renovated and one of the biggest changes during the renovation was the addition of water slides. These sides were huge, to get to the top we had to climb about five flights of stairs but once we got to the top it was totally worth it. My niece and I spent most of our time at sea racing each other down these slides as the two main slides were meant for racing.

Carnival Sunshine water slides

While aboard the Carnival Sunshine we also enjoyed the pools and hot tubs and just relaxing poolside. We also enjoyed the ropes courses and the mini-golf range, and some nights there was even the option to watch a movie on the big screen on the pool deck.

Carnival Sunshine main pool

The food aboard the Carnival Sunshine was amazing too. There were so many options that we typically switched it up and tried something new at every meal. Some of my favorite places included the pasta bar which we went to a few times for lunch on days when we were at sea and the shake spot where I usually got a milkshake while waiting to disembark to the islands for the day. Many nights we ate dinner at the main dining room which was usually a lot of fun. There was usually a different theme every night and the waiters and waitresses typically put on some sort of show whether it was singing or dancing.

Carnival Sunshine main dining room

As usual, I also really enjoyed the views from the ship. Watching the sunrise and sunset throughout the week was amazing. One sunset which was especially amazing was when we were returning back to New York. Although I wasn’t too happy that the vacation was over, the sunrise over the city was breathtaking.

The view when returning into NYC

Carnival has recently come out with some new, amazing ships like the Carnival Panorama, and the Carnival Mardi Gras launching this year, as well as renovating some old ships to their former glory. I would really like to try a cruise on Panorama or Mardi Gras sometime in the future.

The proposed Carnival Mardi Gras which is currently being built and will launch November 2020.