NO TRANSPARENCY IN COST AND BAD PRICING POLICY EVEN IF YOU BOOK 1 YEAR IN ADVANCE

Carnival Pride Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

sash11111

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

1 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Bahamas & Grand Turk (Baltimore Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 08, 2013

Ship: Carnival Pride

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

NO TRANSPARENCY IN COST AND BAD PRICING POLICY EVEN IF YOU BOOK 1 YEAR IN ADVANCE...

CLOSE YOUR WEBSITE. THERE IS NO TRANSPARENCY IN PRICING.

THE AGENT TELLS YOU IT IS GOING TO BE 1500 AND IN THE END I PAID 2500 FOR 2 PEOPLE AND 1 CHILD UNDER 2 YEARS...

YOU GUYS ARE MONEY MUCHERS.....

VERY VERY UNPROFESSIONAL

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 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

3 out of 5

decent cabin, good view.

Ship tip

Carnival cruise itself was good but hate cruiseline booking and pricing policies. i absolutely was ripped off even though i booked 1 year in advance.

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Ports of call

Baltimore, Maryland

5 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

Cruisers4Lyfe 4 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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anigma0308 8 years ago

how about this isnt even a conversation cause they should have asked around cause its no way i would pay that much for a infant or toddler who isnt eating as much if anything offered not using many services. heck my 7 yr old is going next week with us and i didnt and wouldnt pay full price for him yet alone 1500 for me for a 5-7 day cruise not on no day. and then it was years ago chuck up the lose boo this was your fault not carnival. with about 500 more you could have went on a disney cruise lol

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sheetara86 8 years ago

yes you do.

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stephgreiser 8 years ago

if you think about it its 833 a person and i have a two year old going with me and you have to pay full price for the kids thats what carnival told me straight up. you have to pay port cost the same for them as well.

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sheetara86 8 years ago

wow!!!!

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randypitt17 8 years ago

tada!

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Uncljo64 8 years ago

Ok the person who made this complaint has been on one cruise 2 years ago and is just now still whining, I really feel this is 100% a case of someone didn't do their research.

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anonomus1 8 years ago

Price for cabin for 3 + port fees/taxes + gratuities = its possible to pay that amount! Thats why I always do mock bookings first. It also allows you to look for discounts like military, senior, state etc.

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randypitt17 8 years ago

definitely the agent 14 trips never any hidden charges.And I do check.lol

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sheetara86 8 years ago

I agree teresac1963. carnival is not a high price cruise line.

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sheetara86 8 years ago

Tanner4 I am going to send you a friend request. That way I can just talk to you without going back and forward on this subject. Ok.

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TeresaC1963 8 years ago

What cruise are you looking at? The only Carnival cruises I see that much are the cruises 11 days or longer, the European cruises on the Vista or getting a grand suite. And Carnivals prices are very transparent if you book yourself. Sounds like you need to fire your agent. And who are you telling to close their website here? This is not Carnival.

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Deniseg 8 years ago

You can easily go on the Carnival website and do a fake booking and it will tell you exactly how much you're paying.

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CrusinTim 8 years ago

Not really sure who you used to book your cruise but every one of the past 12 cruises I have done, the agent emails me a copy of ALL the charges I agreed to after I make deposit or payment in full. There are no upcharges after that unless I buy them (specialty restaurants, excursions, drink package etc.).

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tanner4 8 years ago

sheetara, you and I are on the same cruise (13th), this is our first cruise and I probably purchased everything under the sun for it, where do you go for additional savings? any advice from a seasoned cruiser would be greatly appreciated for future bookings. Thank you so much.

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sheetara86 8 years ago

Where did you go!!! I would never pay that much on a small ship. Your agent saw you coming. Unless you use Carnival you can only blame your agent.

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tanner4 8 years ago

please elaborate on the hidden costs that you were charged?

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