elsplace2 Posted October 29, 2016 #1 Share Posted October 29, 2016 I am going to do this review as a blog again, (see link below) I hope it works! They are so time consuming to do on CC with having to upload to a photo host then to here so that's why I decided to do this review as a blog again. It is finished so I hope it worked. It's been a long time since I blogged a review! Anyway, we did a 5-day cruise on Carnival Sunshine from Norfolk, VA to Bermuda. It will have plenty of photos. If you have any questions or comments, please ask me on here, on Cruise Critic. Hope you enjoy it! http://triptobermuda.blogspot.com/p/i-am-going-to-do-this-review-as-blog.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruise47 Posted October 29, 2016 #2 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Thanks for sharing your very detail review with so many excellent photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jamman54 Posted October 29, 2016 #3 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Really enjoyed your blog and pictures! Thanks for posting. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising1421 Posted October 29, 2016 #4 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Do you have a copy of the fun times from your cruise? Been looking for a 5 day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Raven Posted October 29, 2016 #5 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Thanks for your review and lovely pictures. Bermuda is on my list. I also wish Carnival sent more sailings out of Norfolk since it is my local port too. It's a very nice terminal facility and is perfect for fans of Naval ships and submarines, as both are viewable along the trip out at sailaway. Go Norfolk!! We need our own ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchoney Posted October 29, 2016 #6 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Very nice review and summary of events! I was on this cruise as well and your blog really captures everything quite nicely. I also did the Island Wrap Around Tour through Viator which was excellent. We got to see everything including the small draw bridge. I would highly recommend them! We did find the ship itself rather cold in the evenings, so I'm glad we brought a light jacket. The food in general was just okay with the exception the the steakhouse which was yummy! Overall, a very nice cruise with a wonderful and friendly crew! Each and every member of the crew I spoke with was nice, friendly and very thoughtful! I hope Carnival cruises more often out of Norfolk since it is soooo close to home! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elsplace2 Posted October 29, 2016 Author #7 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Thank you everyone for your kind words. Crusing1421 - Yes I do have the Fun Times. I think the only way I can get it to you is by scanning them then emailing it to you. Unless you have another thought? If you want to give me your email address I can scan them to you. It may have to wait until Monday, when I can do it from work. I will see if I can scan them with my home scanner, but sometimes it just doesn't work right. Sea Raven - It is a nice terminal, it's the first time I've been there. That would be great if we had a cruise ship here all the time....although they would just need to change ports, every so often! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elsplace2 Posted October 30, 2016 Author #8 Share Posted October 30, 2016 Very nice review and summary of events! I was on this cruise as well and your blog really captures everything quite nicely. I also did the Island Wrap Around Tour through Viator which was excellent. We got to see everything including the small draw bridge. I would highly recommend them! We did find the ship itself rather cold in the evenings, so I'm glad we brought a light jacket. The food in general was just okay with the exception the the steakhouse which was yummy! Overall, a very nice cruise with a wonderful and friendly crew! Each and every member of the crew I spoke with was nice, friendly and very thoughtful! I hope Carnival cruises more often out of Norfolk since it is soooo close to home! I'm glad you enjoyed my review! As far as tours go, I couldn't find a tour company that didn't require a certain # of people. Byways, was the only one I could find where WE didn't have to get a group together. We have done that before, but people tend to back out, then you are scrambling to get others to fill the spot. I was really happy with our tour, just wish we didn't have a straggler in the group. I'm sure we missed a few other things too! Yes I agree the cruise was wonderful and the crew very friendly and yes there were cold spots on the ship. As for the food, I was a little disappointed with the choices. I think everything tasted good, that I had....just surprised on how much they cut back on the options! I haven't been on Cruise Critic as much as I used to be so I wasn't in the loop on some of the changes. Thanks again for taking the time to read my review! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruizinisthebest Posted October 30, 2016 #9 Share Posted October 30, 2016 Lovely blog and beautiful pics of Bermuda and the Sunshine. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elsplace2 Posted October 30, 2016 Author #10 Share Posted October 30, 2016 Lovely blog and beautiful pics of Bermuda and the Sunshine. Thanks for sharing. Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elsplace2 Posted November 2, 2016 Author #11 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Cruising1421 - I finally got the Fun Times scanned. Did you still want me to send them to you? Or anyone else who would like them sent to you via email. Just let me know what your email address is and I will be happy to send it to you. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted November 2, 2016 #12 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Great review and pics, was your blog site sw easy to use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruzCrazy Posted November 2, 2016 #13 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Very nice vlog/review. Your photos are beautiful. We took a cruise out of Norfolk way back in 2002 to Bermuda aboard the Triumph. That was a 7-day cruise, and we had 3 full days in Bermuda, which was awesome. Great to see some of the same sites in your photos. It was hot, hot, hot since that cruise was in June, and we got to actually get in the water at the beaches. We also climbed to the top of that lighthouse. Don't mind saying I got a little vertigo up there, but the views were worth it ;) Strange that the Sunshine is still holding safety briefing/muster drill outside. Did you find the public areas very crowded? I know since they redid the ship and added more cabins that people usually comment on how crowded it feels. BTW, in the past I've saved my FunTimes as jpg files instead of pdf and just posted them here like photos. Thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phrogpilot73 Posted November 2, 2016 #14 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Nice review. I too wish there were more from Norfolk. We (several agents from different agencies) had lunch with the Carnival BDM in Towncenter - and discussed this very thing. She mentioned that Carnival was evaluating the town's hotel capacities, and that's part of the reason they're hesitant to expand. Every single one of us pointed out that you could stay in VA Beach, Chesapeake, or Norfolk (or really even Williamsburg) - and it would be no different than Miami/Ft. Lauderdale. She said she'd bring it up the chain, we'll see how it turns out. On a side note - 30 minutes from VA Beach to Norfolk? Either you live down by Sandbridge, or you drive SLOW. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brighton Line Posted November 2, 2016 #15 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Thank you for a great review my lovelies (to quote the CD). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken076 Posted November 2, 2016 #16 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Very nice vlog/review. Your photos are beautiful. We took a cruise out of Norfolk way back in 2002 to Bermuda aboard the Triumph. That was a 7-day cruise, and we had 3 full days in Bermuda, which was awesome. Great to see some of the same sites in your photos. It was hot, hot, hot since that cruise was in June, and we got to actually get in the water at the beaches. We also climbed to the top of that lighthouse. Don't mind saying I got a little vertigo up there, but the views were worth it ;) Strange that the Sunshine is still holding safety briefing/muster drill outside. Did you find the public areas very crowded? I know since they redid the ship and added more cabins that people usually comment on how crowded it feels. BTW, in the past I've saved my FunTimes as jpg files instead of pdf and just posted them here like photos. Thanks again! I believe you can scan each day's FunTimes as a PDF File, and post each File? Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken076 Posted November 2, 2016 #17 Share Posted November 2, 2016 (edited) Great Review! Excellent Photos!! THANKS!!! Ken Edited November 2, 2016 by Ken076 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elsplace2 Posted November 2, 2016 Author #18 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Very nice vlog/review. Your photos are beautiful. We took a cruise out of Norfolk way back in 2002 to Bermuda aboard the Triumph. That was a 7-day cruise, and we had 3 full days in Bermuda, which was awesome. Great to see some of the same sites in your photos. It was hot, hot, hot since that cruise was in June, and we got to actually get in the water at the beaches. We also climbed to the top of that lighthouse. Don't mind saying I got a little vertigo up there, but the views were worth it ;) Strange that the Sunshine is still holding safety briefing/muster drill outside. Did you find the public areas very crowded? I know since they redid the ship and added more cabins that people usually comment on how crowded it feels. BTW, in the past I've saved my FunTimes as jpg files instead of pdf and just posted them here like photos. Thanks again! Thank you! I didn't know they changed their Muster Drills from not being outside? No I did not find the public areas crowded. Of course at times the casino got crowded and it was very smokey in the there, but we always found a couple of machines to play on. I'll have to figure out how to get the Fun Times here...I will try a couple of things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elsplace2 Posted November 2, 2016 Author #19 Share Posted November 2, 2016 I believe you can scan each day's FunTimes as a PDF File, and post each File? Ken I will try that tomorrow....although for each day I had to scan it 3 times to get all the pages in. That might be a lot of posts! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elsplace2 Posted November 2, 2016 Author #20 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Great review and pics, was your blog site sw easy to use? Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it! Nice review. I too wish there were more from Norfolk. We (several agents from different agencies) had lunch with the Carnival BDM in Towncenter - and discussed this very thing. She mentioned that Carnival was evaluating the town's hotel capacities, and that's part of the reason they're hesitant to expand. Every single one of us pointed out that you could stay in VA Beach, Chesapeake, or Norfolk (or really even Williamsburg) - and it would be no different than Miami/Ft. Lauderdale. She said she'd bring it up the chain, we'll see how it turns out. On a side note - 30 minutes from VA Beach to Norfolk? Either you live down by Sandbridge, or you drive SLOW. :D Wow that's interesting that they are considering coming to Norfolk more often! I always wondered what the hesitation was. I thought it was something to do about Norfolk's environmental restrictions or it was to expensive to port here. Keep us posted on what you find out!! Yes it takes about 25-30 min. to get to Norfolk. We live near Dam Neck. No quick access to the highway and if you catch a few lights that can add several minutes to your drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elsplace2 Posted November 2, 2016 Author #21 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Great Review! Excellent Photos!! THANKS!!! Ken Thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elsplace2 Posted November 2, 2016 Author #22 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Thank you for a great review my lovelies (to quote the CD). Hahaha, that's funny! I loved it when she said that, I miss her accent too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted November 3, 2016 #23 Share Posted November 3, 2016 Enjoyed the photos, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elsplace2 Posted November 4, 2016 Author #24 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Enjoyed the photos, thanks! Thank you! I'm glad to hear you enjoyed them!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusinpsychRN Posted November 4, 2016 #25 Share Posted November 4, 2016 When I was on her in April the girl at the Deli was generous with the meat. Very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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