Carnival Pride

Item: Carnival Pride
Rating: 3
Author: aangel525

Carnival Pride Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

aangel525

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 25

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

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7 Night Bahamas & Grand Turk (Baltimore Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 07, 2016

Ship: Carnival Pride

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7244

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

I wanted to write a short review. We took Carnival Pride out of Baltimore Md last year and it was great! My husband and I took our honeymoon to the Bahamas, Well we decided to take our son and my mother in law (it was their first cruise) back to the Bahamas on Carnival Pride. I hate to say this but our room was not ready when we got on board of the ship. There was dirty sheets and towels on the floors. 4 our of the 7 dinners we had in the dining area was bad. Service was bad, I got food that came out wrong and came out cold and had to send it back. I had booked a private island beach with BBQ lunch and when we got off the ship in the Bahamas they gave us a wrist band and it said Hamburg or Hot dog and a drink? I paid for a BBQ lunch and wasn't excepting to have that. Very disappointed. If I would have known that I would have not paid the extra for the food and drink. It was about $200 for 3 adults and 1 child. I would have brought snacks and drinks with me. For my mother in law and son's first cruise they didn't have a good time. I am not sure if I will be taking Carnival Pride again.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Service was bad and food was wrong and cold

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Ports of call

Baltimore, Maryland

5 out of 5

Port Canaveral, Florida

3 out of 5

6 Comments

flnanapam 8 years ago

The rooms are never completely ready when you board. Usually you can put your stuff in the cabin early so you don't have to carry it around but you have to appreciate that the turn around time is very hectic. If you choose to enter early you need to be patient.

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ltlflit 8 years ago

We have been on Pride 6 times never once had any issues, the room not being ready is no big deal to us it happened to us a few times

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lindyandgarry 8 years ago

The Pride has always been amazing and BBQ means hot dogs and hamburgers but it does say it when u research the excursions

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choy1950 8 years ago

Had two cruises on The Pride, and never had a problem, either. This last time was week of July 24, 2016. First time we did a summer cruise. 70% of the cruisers were first timers (so we were told), so the pools and hot tubs were crowded most sea days. However, our embarkation went very well, and our cabin was ready by 130pm, and we got all of our luggage before muster

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punkinpie 8 years ago

Sorry I am 60 year old lady and this is my 5th Cruise in 5 years I've been on three different Carnival ships and have never experienced any problems I even went on one cruise by myself and never had any problems so sorry your trip turned out that way I'll be taking the pride for my retirement in 2018 but I always do my research and things before I go but I go to cruise and enjoy

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Eagleeyepcs 8 years ago

Sorry to hear that this cruise wasn't as great as the last one. Sometimes they can be hit or miss. Not sure what time you boarded but rooms are generally not ready till 1:30....sometimes earlier but that time is the norm. Also maybe it's just me but when I think of a BBQ lunch I think hamburgers and hotdogs. My advise would be....regardless of what cruise line you use next time....would be to do more research on things like this in advance. Trip advisor usually has tons of reviews for pretty much any excursion ... for cruise excursions and private excursions. I find out all sorts of stuff...good and bad...that isn't in the decription of the excursion just by reading these reviews from other people. Hope your next cruise is better!

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