Could have been better

Carnival Pride Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

mizchampagne

Contributor Level: Third Mate

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 15

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

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7 Night Bahamas & Grand Turk (Baltimore Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 10, 2015

Ship: Carnival Pride

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 1217

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 9 years ago

Review summary

The ship was nice but some of the staff was so unfriendly. No smiles or anything.

I will choose a trip with no kids next time. The parents let their children run free and staff couldn't control them or didn't want to.

Drinks were sooo high. I have bartend on the side for 19 years and $10 for a margarita was just a bit too much and I didn't like how the how you had to pay for EVERY DRINK when you ordered instead of a tab.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Choose an outside cabin. Make sure you put the sign on the door if you don't want service. ( The person knocked and opened door without waiting for a response. )

Ship tip

Put money on your account instead of using your card. They put a hold on it and depending on your bank, your funds may not be released for awhile. Get to events early, some entertainment was standing room only.

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Ports of call

Baltimore, Maryland

3 out of 5

Port Canaveral, Florida

3 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5

Freeport, Grand Bahama Island

5 out of 5

didnt have enough time here

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Traveler Photos

refrigerator inside cabinet. mini bar also

the couch in the room that is another bed

over the serenity area which is for Adults only

entrance to main dining room where they serve you (not the buffet)

7 Comments

Bubba54 9 years ago

Thanks for the review and the pictures.

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DWB 9 years ago

All cruise lines seem to have jacked up drink prices. If you stay in one spot usually I've been using my card once and pay the total tab of all drinks when I leave. I assume you used a debit card and not a credit card. I've had no problems with a credit card.

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glomarrone 9 years ago

Thanks for posting your wonderful photos. I enjoyed viewing them.

Thanks for writing your first review here.

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mizchampagne 9 years ago

Yes I am aware of the signs and the bolt locks ...just was pointing out how the person was knocking and opening the door at the same time.

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noname111 9 years ago

Also - there are usually do not disturb indicators that you can hang on the door latch or insert into the card key hole. If you don't have one, request it from Guest Services or your steward.

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JusMe 9 years ago

The cabin door has a dead bolt that you can lock when you do not want staff to come in while your in the room.

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noname111 9 years ago

mizchampagne,

Thank you for posting a review of your experience. My experience is that lines like Carnival and NCL attract more family cruisers because the baseline price is budget-friendly. If you want to avoid lots of little ones, try cruises of 2 wks or longer duration on lines like Princess and Celebrity. I can't say there are no kids on these trips but there are definitely less of them.
As far as parents letting their kids run loose, that's a poor parenting problem, not a cruise line issue. No one should substitute for the parent in terms of supervising young ones. Cruising should not be seen as an excuse to not keep an eye on your children, especially the schoolagers who tend to run, rather than walk. Sorry if this irks a few parents reading this but your kids really aren't as cute as you think they are when they are disrupting someone else's vacation. :/

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