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Carnival Pride Cruise Review to Bermuda

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Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 31

Overall rating:

2 out of 5
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Carnival Pride

5 Night Bermuda (Baltimore Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 26, 2015

Ship: Carnival Pride

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7158

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 9 years ago

Review summary

I am a bit disappointed about how this cruise was organized.

1) checking is from 3:00 to 4.00PM, I cam in at 3:40PM and no greeting, almost deserted, no guidance. I think that Cruise is half-empty

2) Entertainment has Musical show in the 70/80 music with 8 persons and Max 10 or 12 entertainers for the every for the 6 days that we are on board, one disco, One Piano lounge almost empty everytime I visit, the Comedian-shows  are vulgar, disrespectfully sarcasting talk to white folks (I am asian). Bingo is held but not many attendance- Casino is always ringing full of people, Trivial challenges have about 20+ attendances in the lobby,

 

-cooking show isentertaining

- Spa staff  for my ladies are good, hair done for her is good, but the massage therapy done on me is from a newcomer-inexperience staff (she was a nail/manicurist before boarding the cruise)

3) Dining Room schedule is Chaos, I see many other people complained/yelled at Mr  Andre the Maitre 'D for separating the family of 6 and place them on hall way table for 2 & 4 each.

4) DINING ROOM schedule:

a) Mine was worst, I had a early dining at 6:00PM on my 1st night that move me up & down from 3rd to 2nd floor.

b) on 2nd night,  after seating on my reserved  table for several minutes, a co-host came by courteously asked if I can move to another table so that they have a 6 persons use my table, I said OK (as were are3). We were moved to another big table that share with one couple- therefore I refused, so we were moved to in the middle room over the Machine-room below- The sea was rought and noise from the machine-room was unbearable, so I asked to move, then it is 6:40PM

c) Since no table was avalaibe, 3 of us was moved to a small round table of the walkway- tendered by ONE WAITER for 7 stations.

- It took a long time before we have our cold food- on a cold plate, I asked why there is no juice on my prime-rib, so he came back with a brown sauce- uneatable, I asked for a change so he suggested surf& Turf, then we said yes. he came back at 7:30PM with salty lobsters that I can barely eat, then I order ice-cream on a hot-saucer ( He is waiting on 7 tables that are all left by now) . I asked him and talk to the Co-host of MaitreD why he served me a Cold Prime-Rib on a cold plate and the IceCream on a Hot Saucer, he said that he has to wait on-line ion the Kitchen to order food, and grab hot availble saucer to scoop the IceCream. Co-host did not daid anything.

- by 8:00PM he came back with a bill of 60.00 asking me to sign. I asked him what it is for he said for the Surf& TurF, which I thought at the courtesy of replacing my cold food at his suggestion, So I call MaitreD but he sent someone that said that they will take care off. But on the day of debarking I see my bill of 947.00 That has 60.00 food. etc.. etc...

 

It was my worst dining encounter

 

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5
see above -Terrible experience, I had Carnival before but this one was the worst

Entertainment

1 out of 5
See comment above- No entertaining, poor screening, mediocre program

Children's Programs

3 out of 5
No-children this time, Most client on this cruise are older people, I only see a half-dozen of kid running around

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
courteous, clean-room excellent

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Excellent cleaning staff, I gave them good tips for taking good care of the cleaniness with care, very courteous

Ship tip

Do not buy shore excursion, as they are mediocre when I see people complaining. Buy the One-day Ride Ferry/Bus. Town is closed at 5:30PM except restaurant, nowhere to go except narrow private beach

Ports of call

Baltimore, Maryland

3 out of 5
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12 Comments

jimbo9915    6 years ago

Eagleeyepcs    8 years ago

I think some people can take the "not so great" problems on a cruise and make the best of them and just enjoy all the good that you get out of being on vacation. ...and then of course there are the people who will complain that even the "little" problems ruined their vacation! we always try to put aside all the little stuff and focus on all the good times and awesome memories! Happy cruising everyone! hope so see some of you on February 20th on the pride!

jenningsam    9 years ago

Our 2nd time too, aug 12, 2012

jenningsam    9 years ago

Nov. 22nd

lisamerkle    9 years ago

I love formal dining, it's fun to dress up as its really little opportunity to have a dress up occasion. I cruise this weekend on the Pride, I hope to see others embracing the experience too.

sheetara86    9 years ago

I agree people are not interested in formal dining anymore.

jenningsam    9 years ago

tlafferty1    9 years ago

We had an amazing time but I will tell you dining was not good we were the only couple at a 10 person table, we went 4 of the 8 nights, by the last night tip night everything was hot. We were the only couple in their whole section to come. I think formal dining is really dying. But everything else worked for us. This was our 15th Carnival Cruise

jenningsam    9 years ago

I pray to God we have a great cruise, so many complaints on these pages, omg !

jenningsam    9 years ago

Great !!!

pollockdenny    9 years ago

the more you bitch karms bus come back at you.

sheetara86    9 years ago

wow sad to hear this. this will be my first cruise in the fall/winter months. I hope I don't experience some of these mishaps. I just really want to lounge outside and relax. not really interested in the shows or comedy.

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