little_cruiselover

Totally agree with you on everything (except the salesman, I didn't encounter him). Just got off the Sunshine yesterday and while there was sewage smell it was sporadic (mostly in the lower decks) and nothing to cry over. Our bathroom smelled like urine from day one, it was unbearable but we figured out pretty quickly that it wasn't urine, it was the shower curtain that smelled, our steward tried cleaning and spraying febreze and it didn't work and he quickly changed the curtain out and problem solved. On the last day, the smell was back so I think it happens because the shower curtain gets wet and it dries without sunlight so its always damp.

Regarding the motion on the ship, this was by far the worst. Yes, there was a hurricane and storm around us but the captain kept saying it was far away and we were safe. The second night I was not able to sleep as I felt we for sure weren't going to make it to morning without something happening to the ship. It rocked side to side and jumped up and down, it was the first time I ever experienced that. The aft, especially in the Sunrise DR was terrible, it would shake, literally shake and rumble.

We just got off the Sunshine last Sunday and there were hints of sewage while walking around some parts of the ship, but nothing dramatic. Our bathroom progressively smelled more-and-more like urine throughout the week. And on the last two days, an apparent water pressure issue left flushing to be a mere suggestion. However this was my first cruise and I really didn't know what to expect. Maybe I was too laid back about it, but it was vacation.

 

Something that does require attention in dry dock is her stabilizers. In a forum on a different site, a cruiser reported that months ago during a very harsh ride, the captain told him that they were experiencing stabilizer malfunctions. And during our entire 8 day cruise, regardless of wind speed, wind direction, or waves (usually smooth to slight, sometimes moderate) she was rocking constantly. My wife and I asked quite a few experienced cruisers if the ship motion was considered normal and ALL of them, at least 30 people (most platinum), said that it was the worst they had ever felt.

 

Hopefully while in dry dock they can get rid of that arrogant sales guy who sells watches. His stupid hat and fake accent did NOT make me want to buy a watch.

That spot is actually a small nook with seating. Theres a few bar style table tops and chairs. The sunshine needs more seating so hopefully they dont take some of it away.

They could possibly use this space for another dining option (seafood/BBQ)?

 

 

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Just got off the Sunshine yesterday (9/16/18) and I am sad to say I am a bit disappointed. This was my 9th cruise and having sailed on the Dream and Breeze recently the Sunshine leaves a lot to be desired. We had a Spa Balcony room on Deck 11 and a lot of things in our room were falling apart. The whole ship is literally falling apart. The feeling I got was that since they are going into dry dock they kinda just let non-important things repairs go by until they reach the dry dock date. There was so much rust everywhere (bathroom hinges, floors), leaky roofs (its not fun when you are in the spa and the roof starts leaking), the hot tubs were discolored and the list can go on and on. I did enjoy the Serenity area BUT there is nothing serene about it. From the fact that it faces the lido deck/ dive-in theater to the cannonballing adults, to the fact that the pool has a capacity of 17 but in reality you find about 50+ people in it or around it you will not find peace and quiet unless you go to the 14th deck where most of the loungers are not padded and if they are, the padding is so old that you might as well be laying on a towel. The ship is overall very very outdated and cramped. I know it has most of the bells and whistles of the 2.0 Fun Ships but the reality is that it just doesn't have the space for it. It like they added all this cool stuff but had no space so they just adjusted by making each place smaller ( the limelight lounge is tiny and most nights you cant get in to see a comedy show) and the liquid lounge really needs to be bigger and get a makeover. Overall, I wanted to love it and I did enjoy my time there but I really hope they are doing some major cosmetic renovations to it but the reality is that the bones of this ship were not designed to fit close to 4000 passengers + crew.