We always enjoy exploring the ship once our bellies are full, as we find this is the best time to check things out before too many others are on the ship. This was our first time on the Sunshine, so everything was new to us. The Sunshine also has a layout that's pretty different from most other Carnival ships, so it threw us off just a little bit.
The Liquid Lounge is what I would consider the main evening entertainment area (where the evening shows are performed). The main entrance is found on Deck 4 Mezzanine, and the second floor is on Deck 5 Promenade. The interesting thing about the Liquid Lounge is that the seating in the center of the room is not fixed like on most Carnival ships. The chairs can be moved around to whatever configuration is needed. The Veterans Appreciation Gathering is also held in the Liquid Lounge.
The Havana Bar can be found at the back of the ship on Deck 9 Lido, and this became one of my favorite places! On most Carnival ships, there is a small bar at the back of the Lido Deck along with a pool and a hot tub plus the pizza station. Not on the Sunshine! The Havana Bar is Cuban themed with a few Cuban-themed snacks available at different times throughout the day and decor to match. The bar is four-sided with plenty of seating, and there are also several other tables and chairs around. In my opinion, this area is the hidden gem of the Sunshine! It took most people until the last day or two of the cruise to find it, so it was pretty quiet all the time, and it was NEVER crowded!
You can see the waterslides behind the funnel here, but I don't remember us ever trying them out. It was just a little too chilly for us!
The Serenity Deck is Carnival's adults-only area (21 and up), and I think the Sunshine's Serenity area is one of the best in the fleet! The Sunshine's Serenity Deck encompasses areas of Decks 11, 12, and 14 at the front of the ship. In the two pictures below, you can see portions of the Serenity area on Decks 11 and 12.
In all my cruises with Carnival, I have to say that I don't think I'd ever visited the RedFrog Pub. It was pretty neat! The main reason Joseph & I were there was because we were participating in a Keychain/Shot Glass Exchange with other people from the Facebook group we were in (more about that in a later post).
Joseph always signs up for the kids' clubs on the ship even though he may not end up going very often. Since he was fourteen (14) at the time of the cruise, his club was Circle C.
If I remember correctly, Joseph only went to Circle C a few times at the beginning of the cruise, mainly to meet other kids. Once he met some kids he liked, he hung out with them quite a bit and didn't ever really go to Circle C. Circle C did have several activities that sounded really fun, though!
The last thing on our list before departure and dinner was meeting up with Boonthip, a Carnival bartender we'd made friends with on a previous cruise and keep in touch with, and meeting our cabin steward! We found Boonthip at one of the bars by the pool on the Lido Deck, but she spent most of her time on this cruise working at the Havana Bar (hence the main reason it was my fave!).
Our cabin was a Cloud 9 Spa Balcony stateroom on Deck 12, and our cabin steward was Amir from Indonesia. He was amazing, friendly, and very attentive to anything we needed!
Next up--dinner at the Chef's Table!
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