Never Again!!

Carnival Pride Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 11

Overall rating:

1 out of 5
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Carnival Pride

7 Night Bahamas & Grand Turk (Baltimore Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 11, 2015

Ship: Carnival Pride

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 1136

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 9 years ago

Review summary

We were so excited about our cruise, I have wanted to go for 35 years and took almost a year to plan. It was nothing like I thought it would be. First our room was right under a bar that played music and we constantly heard moving of chairs and laughing until 2  a.m. every night. Second, we didn't not know there would be so  many little children, it sounded like we had some little children on each side of our room because there was a pounding on the walls on and off all through the cruise.  Third, every little thing was money, money money.  When we asked to have our mini bar open, every thing in it cost money to drink!!!  Then we did not know at first that every little thing you do with those little nice cards they give you to pay for everything, that's attached to our credit card that there is concierge charge attached, so we were living tips everywhere and they were automatically getting one on the charges! This was also happening in the casino as well, if you used your card to pay, there's a fee attached!!!  Fourth, when we finally make it to Nassau to have an encounter with the dolphins, our little boat that take about 100 people over to the Island breaks down in the water for 45 minutes in the sun!!!  Fifth, after we have our dolphin encounter (which was the only great thing) we are already to go spend time in the beautiful water and on the beautiful white sand, no it's time to head back because of the shortage of time!!  Sixth, nothing but lines, lines, lines and it's time to head back to the ship!!!!  Seventh, there was suppose to be a Birthday cake for me there was never nothing!!  I feel if you are not an alcoholic when you get on the ship, by the time you get back, you will be!!!  It was nothing that I thought it would be. Thousands of dollars down the drain.  I am keeping my feet on dry land for now on.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5
Noise noise noise, no sleep, was sick last day of cruise!!

Ports of call

Baltimore, Maryland

1 out of 5

Port Canaveral, Florida

3 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5

Freeport, Grand Bahama Island

3 out of 5
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11 Comments

Spoiledtcangel    8 years ago

As for the casino they only charge a 3% fee if you use your card at the table, slots have no charge attached to them.

Spoiledtcangel    8 years ago

As others said you have to research, if it took a year to plan you should have come across their tipping policy. A charge PP per day for almost everything on the ship. They add 15% gratuity if you order drinks not included in cruise price. Do you not think they deserve to be tipped? If you buy a drink package this gets added to it so each drink no longer has the 15% as you prepay it.

Eagleeyepcs    8 years ago

I agree that all the complaints could of been avoided by doing research online prior to booking this cruise! I research everything to death (drives my family crazy...until they realize how easy their vaca is because I did all the research and planning prior to the trip lol). Before our first cruise I researched for months before and there wasn't any surprises!

DWB    9 years ago

When you used your ship board card where did you think the payment was coming from? As a cruiser who has been on 24 cruises you take the good with the bad. Never cruise with unrealistic expectations and not researching. Just about all of these problems could have been eliminated with a little research

7uzu3UrIl961YcfDylJamw4E9    9 years ago

Sorry you had a bad experience 😢. What was your room number. I am afraid we are under the bar too. By the time we all could firm up getting the time off work there was little availability.

bridget1    9 years ago

I agree everything could have been avoided if you did research. I've been on 5 cruises and love them and I don't drink and have a great time.

mimi1778    9 years ago

Ummm gratuity is right there in your face when you sign the receipt & always research your deck plan....when you register online all the info you need is right there & even on the cruise website...

anonomus1    9 years ago

Cruising isn't for everyone!

terry115    9 years ago

It took you a year to plan and you had a room under a bar? They have deck plans on line or on this site

kjc123    9 years ago

I do not want to come across as condescending or rude...but everything you described could have been avoided if you did some research. From room location to gratuities and fees...which are common to all major cruise lines. In my experience having been on three other lines Carnival is still the best bang for your buck. The boat breaking down isnt the cruise lines fault...these things happen. And planning time to do all you want to do on port stop just takes a bit of planning.

MandyCruisesToo    9 years ago

Im soo sorry you had this bad experience.

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