mattjs Posted February 12, 2015 #1 Share Posted February 12, 2015 (edited) Carnival Sunshine 5346 Promenade Deck 5 Pictorial Review Dec-14 Stateroom Location 5346 is among the newly added bank of staterooms on the Promenade deck. Before the Destiny was converted to Sunshine, this location was former Criterion Loung. This particular stateroom is below other staterooms and above the aft Sunrise Dining room. The door is visible from the elevator bank, but we heard neither elevator nor Ocean Plaza noise. These cabins were newly added during the conversion and were pristine. One of the perks of this location is the small breakfast buffet they open in the Taste Bar each morning. Seating is plentiful and far less chaotic than the lido. Edited February 12, 2015 by mattjs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattjs Posted February 12, 2015 Author #2 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Stateroom Interior The stateroom size is comparable to other Balcony staterooms. It features a small fridge and an angled shower. (Unlike other Sunshine showers which are close to the toilet.) The safe uses pin codes and is conveniently located at eye-height. The vanity area features two 110 US outlets. (Pictures below show our stateroom decorated with our home state theme for a Cabin Crawl) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattjs Posted February 12, 2015 Author #3 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Balcony The 5346 balcony is spacious. It is at least double-depth and featured two lounges and a chair. Neighboring staterooms 5344 and 5345 may be accessible cabins. Both had significantly larger balconies. Due to sloped dividers, these cabins are not as private as port or starboard balconies. The 5344 balcony pictured below was much wider and had a ramp at the sliding door threshold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattjs Posted February 12, 2015 Author #4 Share Posted February 12, 2015 There were a couple minor issues with 5346. The balcony temperature during the day could be very warm. We had a portable weather station with a sensor tied to a balcony chair. The temp was often in high 90s around Aruba and Curaçao. Also, with being on a lower deck, the balcony seemed to have a lot of spray during the night. It could be quite wet in the morning. Overall, the location trumped both these issues. Twice a night muffled music from the dining room could be heard in the stateroom. This most likely was the waitstaff song and dance at the end of each dinner. As for temp, we are from Minnesota and like our Stateroom cold. The AC consistently kept indoor cabin between 68-70 at the low setting. Even with 102° + in the sun, the room stayed cool. The new deck five cabins seemed to be one of the best experiments on the Sunshine. I imagine the new Havana class on the Vista will have a similar feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingwithAutism Posted February 12, 2015 #5 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Thank you for the pictures! We are booked in 5347 for Thanksgiving. Can't wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattjs Posted February 12, 2015 Author #6 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Thank you for the pictures! We are booked in 5347 for Thanksgiving. Can't wait! Hope you enjoy it! It was a great location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniella1279 Posted February 12, 2015 #7 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Thank you for the pictures! We are booked in 5347 for Thanksgiving. Can't wait! We will be in your cabin starting on Sunday. Super excited! I can post some pics if you would like. Danielle Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingwithAutism Posted February 12, 2015 #8 Share Posted February 12, 2015 We will be in your cabin starting on Sunday. Super excited! I can post some pics if you would like. Danielle Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk That would be fantastic, Danielle! Would love to see the pullman and couch as beds. And the bathroom. Hope your weather is perfect. Bon voyage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kybluecruiser Posted February 12, 2015 #9 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Interested in these staterooms..... Looking forward to more of your review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siestakeys04 Posted February 12, 2015 #10 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Very nice room. I wondered about the noise as well. Thanks for the review Sent from my PantechP9070 using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniella1279 Posted February 12, 2015 #11 Share Posted February 12, 2015 That would be fantastic, Danielle! Would love to see the pullman and couch as beds. And the bathroom. Hope your weather is perfect. Bon voyage! You got it! I will try to post some quick pics on Sunday. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emtnmare2 Posted February 12, 2015 #12 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Nice review. Just wondering about the pictures of the MOA on the wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerrypepe Posted February 12, 2015 #13 Share Posted February 12, 2015 we were in 5341 last January and that was a great floor and that room was really nice especially the tub for our Baby boy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattjs Posted February 12, 2015 Author #14 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Nice review. Just wondering about the pictures of the MOA on the wall. Hi, the pics are from a Cabin Crawl. Each room was to be decorated with a home-state theme. We're from Minnesota and had pictures of famous MN landmarks. We served MN wine and handed out Salted Nut Rolls from Pearsons. The lake pictures above the couch includes the name of every lake in MN - 16,000+. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THL1313 Posted February 12, 2015 #15 Share Posted February 12, 2015 LOVE IT We are booked in this exact cabin for Thanksgiving 2015! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J and J Posted February 12, 2015 #16 Share Posted February 12, 2015 We have AFT wrap 6373 for our August cruise. Thanks for posting your AFT pictures. View looks so amazing. We are used to mid balconies...so this is a treat to be AFT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruizinisthebest Posted February 12, 2015 #17 Share Posted February 12, 2015 I have been searching and searching for pics and a review of the cabins on Deck 5. You are awesome for posting this! Thanks so much!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamawsnest Posted February 13, 2015 #18 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Yea! We will be in 5345 in Sept. and yes it is accessible. Loved your pictures but I am reading on deck plans that the dining room is 2 decks down. Have they miscued? :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattjs Posted February 13, 2015 Author #19 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Yea! We will be in 5345 in Sept. and yes it is accessible. Loved your pictures but I am reading on deck plans that the dining room is 2 decks down. Have they miscued? :confused: The aft dining room is two decks, the main entrance is on deck three. The midship dining room is only one level. The steakhouse, piano bar and Bonsai Sushi were carved out of the upper midship dining room during the conversion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhalliv Posted February 13, 2015 #20 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Awesome pictures, thanks for the review! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckirj1 Posted February 13, 2015 #21 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Thanks for posting the pics. The more I see of the Sunshine, the more I like the way she looks. Nice cabin, but I don't know about the angled shower. Do you have a photo of that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattjs Posted February 13, 2015 Author #22 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Thanks for posting the pics. The more I see of the Sunshine, the more I like the way she looks. Nice cabin, but I don't know about the angled shower. Do you have a photo of that? Sorry, I don't have a picture. It's the same sort of shower we had in Balcony staterooms on the Freedom and Dream. Other cruises complained that the rectangular showers were close to the toilet. A running joke was they had to sit with one foot in the shower while using the toilet. From Carnival's website: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckirj1 Posted February 13, 2015 #23 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Sorry, I don't have a picture. It's the same sort of shower we had in Balcony staterooms on the Freedom and Dream. Other cruises complained that the rectangular showers were close to the toilet. A running joke was they had to sit with one foot in the shower while using the toilet. From Carnival's website: [ATTACH]340166[/ATTACH] Thanks! Now I see what you mean. I'm okay with that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniella1279 Posted February 15, 2015 #24 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Here 1 picture....sorry the Pullman and bunk aren't made yet. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniella1279 Posted February 15, 2015 #25 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Sorry should have said this 5347 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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