tdmullins Posted November 19, 2015 #1 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Hey All! Just got home from my 5 day cruise on the Carnival Sunshine and thought I would share my experience with everyone. This is my third cruise with Carnival. My last four cruises were with Royal Caribbean and I had only sailed previously on Fantasy class ships with Carnival. So I knew that there would be a lot of new experiences on this cruise. I took a lot of pictures and tons of video for my YouTube Channel, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf6JH2sU8jyQWl200g6-JiQ where I love sharing my cruise experiences. We drove 12 hours from Kentucky on Saturday, Nov 7th. We usually like to split it up into two days, but that wasn't possible this go around. The trip was uneventful except for the fact that I left my phone in a bathroom stall at a gas station outside of Jacksonville, Fl. Unfortunately someone took it before I realized I had forgot it and went back for it. After all the phone hoopla we made it to the Doubletree in Cocoa Beach around 3am. We have stayed at this hotel before and liked it. Two other factors that made me choose this hotel was 1) I had enough Hilton points to cover the cost and 2) the Doubletree participates in the port parking voucher program that saves 40%. Even tho I was completely bummed about my phone, I woke up feeling better because I knew I would be on the ship in a matter of hours. This view from our room didn't hurt either. We requested a late checkout because we don't like getting to the ship before rooms are ready. We were also hoping to avoid the long check in lines. Late check out was also nice since we got into our room so late the night before. We packed our bags, stapled on our luggage tags and headed to the ship right at 1:00. It's always exciting to get that first glimpse of the ship. Here is our first glimpse of the whale tail...double whale tails to boot! Are you getting excited yet? I sure was at this point!! Dropping off our bags was a breeze, parking was even easier. It was really nice saving that 40%. But there was still a line outside of security when we got inside the terminal. Fortunately it went pretty quick and we had our keys and headed towards the gangway in about 20 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdmullins Posted November 19, 2015 Author #2 Share Posted November 19, 2015 (edited) For those of you who love videos like I do, here is the video of walking the gangway to get on the ship! [YOUTUBE] [/YOUTUBE] Edited November 19, 2015 by tdmullins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cntrycutie987 Posted November 19, 2015 #3 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Can't wait to read your review! Love the videos! We sail an 8 day on the Sunshine in January. Thanks for writing your review. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reds9147 Posted November 19, 2015 #4 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Excited for your review. My wife and I were on this cruise also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare pirate4me2 Posted November 19, 2015 #5 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Great start to your review! We sailed Sunshine earlier this year, and I will be sailing her again next May for a quick 4 day sailing out of Charleston. I hope you enjoyed her as much as we did! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdmullins Posted November 19, 2015 Author #6 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Once on the ship we headed straight to our cabin on deck 10. It was cabin 10124, a spa balcony cabin. I had upgraded to this room about a week before we sailed. I was really interested in the spa perks (which I ended up not using at all) but more in the bigger room. In the end I am glad I did, because the room did seem to be bigger after seeing other peoples pictures of their balcony rooms. After getting settled in our room we headed out to the pool deck. If you turned left after exiting our cabin there was a door that went out to the pool deck. So here was our first view of the pool. We decided at this point we were starving. It was around 2 and we had not ate a bite. It was decided that our first meal would be a Guy's burger. When booking this cruise and trying to decide on what ship and itinerary we would do, I was adamant about choosing a ship that had a Guy's burger. So it only made sense to head straight there and try it out. There was only 3 people in line when we got there, and honestly I never did see a line longer than 3 people the whole cruise. Many times there was no line at all. We grabbed our burgers, added some toppings from the toppings bar and took them back to our cabin to enjoy. I chose the Pig Patty. It was awesome. I wish I had one right now. After eating we decided to roam a little bit and see some of the ship. Since we were close to the Marketplace we decided to check that area out along with the Havana Bar. I grabbed a strawberry cake pop to snack on as we walked. Looking up at the Serenity decks as we walked around. Looking out over the terminal with Kennedy Space Center in the distance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshine&shiningstar Posted November 19, 2015 #7 Share Posted November 19, 2015 tdmullins can't believe that your from pikeville my cousin lives up there. cant wait to read more, :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRY229 Posted November 19, 2015 #8 Share Posted November 19, 2015 My friend and I were on the same cruise. I hope you had as great a time as we did. Loved the Sunshine and can't wait to sail her again. Looking forward to reliving our cruise through your review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaiderFaninNM Posted November 19, 2015 #9 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Great start, thanks for sharing! What kind of camera are you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzeluver Posted November 19, 2015 #10 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Awesome! Eagerly awaiting the rest of your review which is great so far. Booked on a Journeys cruise on Sunshine next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLC535 Posted November 19, 2015 #11 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Thanks for the review :D looking forward to reading/seeing more ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcvtmom Posted November 19, 2015 #12 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Great beginning! Thanks for taking the time to do this. Looking forward to MORE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jinglesmountjoy Posted November 19, 2015 #13 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Thanks for taking the time.... I'm jacked about this cruise... we board in Feb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALWAYZCRUISEN Posted November 19, 2015 #14 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Great reveiw so far! I'm subscribing!! Thank you for taking the time to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmoniz Posted November 19, 2015 #15 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Can't wait to read more!! Loved the videos too!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WISH84 Posted November 19, 2015 #16 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Great review so far. Thanks for doing it. I'm curious.. are you using a GoPro and if so, are the pictures you're posting taken from that GoPro? If so, mind if I ask what setting you are using on the camera? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jamman54 Posted November 19, 2015 #17 Share Posted November 19, 2015 GREAT start!! Looking forward to this review since we're on the Sunshine this August! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamartha Posted November 20, 2015 #18 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Keep it coming! I'm there in NINE days! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missdebi Posted November 20, 2015 #19 Share Posted November 20, 2015 (edited) We were with you... And will be back in May for the 10 Journey's cruise! Edited November 20, 2015 by missdebi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knight2096 Posted November 20, 2015 #20 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Looking forward to more thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsMot Posted November 20, 2015 #21 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Your camera is the bomb because those burgers look like I could reach out and take a bite out of one. It also reminded me that I won't get to sample guy's burgers on my next cruise because Carnival did not give the Miracle the full 2.0 upgrades:mad::mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jinglesmountjoy Posted November 20, 2015 #22 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Your camera is the bomb because those burgers look like I could reach out and take a bite out of one. It also reminded me that I won't get to sample guy's burgers on my next cruise because Carnival did not give the Miracle the full 2.0 upgrades:mad::mad: LOL... I thought the same thing... The burgers look AWESOME! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrigley80 Posted November 20, 2015 #23 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Great start to your review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big ragu 1950 Posted November 20, 2015 #24 Share Posted November 20, 2015 are you using a go- pro? will also be on sunshine in may 2016 for 10 day journey cruise. yahoo!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdmullins Posted November 21, 2015 Author #25 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Thanks everyone for the kind words! I have neglected the review the last two days because of work. But I will be back at it tomorrow with a bunch more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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