I apologize for the lateness of the review of the Carnival Sunshine, but better late than never, right? 😉 My youngest son and I cruised on the Carnival Sunshine over Spring Break 2023, and I have to say that I think this is one of my favorite Carnival ships!
The Carnival Sunshine currently cruises out of Charleston, South Carolina but will be relocating to Virginia in January 2025. I'm so glad we got the chance to cruise on her while she's still in Charleston, and we'll be cruising on her again in May 2024 as a family for summer vacation. Since we always like to be in the area at least one day before embarkation, Joseph and I spent part of the day Friday in Beaufort, South Carolina. I'll take the time to do a separate post about Beaufort, but it's just a little over an hour south of Charleston.
Embarkation Saturday was a little drizzly and foggy, but there's nothing like the site of that Carnival funnel!
Once you're done with the check-in process, one of the last things before boarding the ship is taking the Embarkation Day photo! No cruise is complete without one!
One of the most important things to do as soon as you're on board is take care of the muster drill! Carnival has made this SUPER easy now, so we visited our muster station (which is located on the top of your boarding pass) and got cleared for that. Carnival staff members are there to scan your boarding pass which checks your name off. You do NOT want to be that person who doesn't visit the muster station and has their name announced over the ship's loudspeaker!
Once we've completed muster, we have two stops on the list--a bar for a drink and Guy's Burger Joint for lunch! As a family, we've decided to make Guy's Burgers our first meal on every cruise. On our way out to the Lido Deck to get our burger, we ran into the Carnival Towel Animal, and Joseph HAD to have his picture taken with him/her!
Now that our bellies are full, it's time to explore the ship! Stay tuned for more about the Carnival Sunshine!
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