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Carnival Pride Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

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Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 18

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

7 Night Bahamas & Grand Turk (Baltimore Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 19, 2015

Ship: Carnival Pride

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 5143

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 9 years ago

Review summary

My husband said it best...it was an underwhelming experience. One of the reasons we decided to cruise on the Pride is because our son had an unbelievable time at Camp Carnival when we traveled on the Splendor. Unfortunately, the camp was not as exciting for him this time. I think there just weren't enough activities or maybe it was the energy of the camp counselors - one way or another, more often than not, he preferred to be with us than to go to CC. We are grateful that Carnival is open to kids with special needs but I think they could boost their ability to work with all the kids. Melissa was wonderful and supportive. Our room steward was amazing (Sidan). Trevor made us all laugh during trivia and the staff for the most part was sweet. The ship is old, one of the water slides was broken, the pools are WAY too salty. The kids splash area was adorable and fun and without salty water. There was one hot tub for everyone and that was usually overcrowded with kids. There's another hot tub in "Serenity" (adult area) but that was usually overcrowded with loud drunk adults. The shows were dreadful (I'm sorry to the performers...probably not their fault). The music trivia drew crowds and tended to be really fun especially for my son who loves to dance. The drinks were low on alcohol...so we usually paid extra for an extra shot of booze. We're not big drinkers either. The margarita drinks we tried to bring on the ship from the outside were confiscated...that never happened to us on Norwegian. Overall, this was not the highlight of my summer vacation. If you had to choose, I would recommend the Splendor over the Pride. Oh...and the food...is barely edible. I'm sorry but it was really bad. Off hours you have a choice of tasteless pizza, burger and fries, or a sandwich. Not good.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Children's Programs

1 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

A very nice room. We were expecting and ocean view but were surprised to find that we had a balcony (obstructed view). It was nice and comfortable. Sidan the room steward was wonderful.

Ship tip

I thought the disembarkation was very efficient. The staff was kind and fun. The food is not good and the hours that the food is open are strange. They don't seem to jive with the activities onboard. The drinks are virtually alcohol free so watch out for that.

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Ports of call

Baltimore, Maryland

3 out of 5

Port Canaveral, Florida

5 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5

Freeport, Grand Bahama Island

5 out of 5

17 Comments

Julie1208 9 years ago

Can't please everyone I guess

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Tcp32729250 9 years ago

We went on one last year and they were nice but this year they were rude beside room service

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poof 9 years ago

We didn't experience any rude staff at all. They were some of the best we've ever experienced. Didn't find any food we didn't like either.

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Tcp32729250 9 years ago

Carnival pride: every staff was rude beside the room service lunch wasn't good beside guy burger joint and the bartenders were EXTREMELY RUDE told a little girl to wait there was people in front of her in a nasty tone and there was no one there at the bar will not go a carnival cruise again

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clferr 9 years ago

Water in pool too salty? Do you realize that is actually ocean water? We have been on the Splendor twice and always have a great time. Malcolm is the best WooWhoo! Been on the Miracle also which is a sister ship to Pride, which we are going on in October. You have to relax and enjoy yourself. Yes, there can be people on board who are rude and tend to make things worse with their attitude.

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poof 9 years ago

We were on it July 12 and had a great time. Thought the food was really good everywhere. Some of the drinks weren't strong from certain bars but other bars definitely made up for that lol. The Pride does have a more laid back atmosphere and slightly higher median age than other Carnival ships we've been on but I liked that. The ship does show it's age in some areas but overall great ship

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danava222 9 years ago

never let 1 rewiew sway you, she has some really good positive points in the review but I think was biased on a previous cruise and perhaps unrealistic expectations that revolves around her child liking the children's programs equally to that.

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stephgreiser 9 years ago

me too.

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bjfrock 9 years ago

Thank you for the positive remarks . I'm a 1st time cruiser and I was getting a little worried because we are going Dec.26 for the New Year's Eve Cruise. We are taking the whole family(6). I will stay positive... 147 days to go☺

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Melay 9 years ago

Summon you will enjoy it.. Pride exceeded our expectations.

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stephgreiser 9 years ago

i went back in 2011 and loved it me and my family had a blast. and the crew all the way down to the cleaning staff were so friendly i even got pictures with them. we are going again this yr the day after christmas over newyears im excited to see whaT it looks like now with the remodeling. but i would tell anyone to go with pride and the takeing you stuff was there new thing because people were taking bottled water and filling them with vodka and re sealing the bottles so they put a end to it.

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jillc131964 9 years ago

You will have a great time!

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simmonsrm 9 years ago

Thank you to all who responded wirh positive feedback. i leave in 9 dayd and am very excited until I read this review

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DaniLynn81 9 years ago

Was on the Pride last June before is was remodeled and everything about it was fantastic, so much that we decided to go again this year over Thanksgiving!

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debi7256 9 years ago

Love The Pride... Going back next May, can't wait... 😊

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jillc131964 9 years ago

I have been on the Pride several times....and we love it!

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CrazyCruiser1238 9 years ago

Wow, I was on it before it was remodeled it was great.

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