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Carnival Pride Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 4

Overall rating:

2 out of 5
Carnival Pride

5 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 14, 2017

Ship: Carnival Pride

Cabin type: Inside

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

This was my first and will be my last cruise.  To say there was chaos everywhere would be an understatement.  No one knew anything and to get answers to questions we would waste time in one line after another.  Getting off at ports, or back at home for that matter, was a complete sh*t show.  There is not enough to do on the ship and we spent most of the last day at sea just wandering about the ship.  The staff was nice and friendly though.  The food in the restaurant was pretty good.  One really bad thing is that parents forgot they had to watch children.  We went up to get an ice cream one night and there were 3 kids just letting the ice cream free fall onto the table and the floor.  Really gross.  We attended every art auction and bought quite a bit of art mostly because the staff from Park West was knowledgeable and friendly and partly because we were so bored, we really had not much else to do.  Pools are overcrowded with loud young people and kids, the small adults area was always too full and we attended every seminar or show we could and we could still not fill up the days and we still couldn't!  I think this cruise is perfect for younger people that want to do nothing but lay by the pool and eat all day and buffets - but I am guessing you can do that for a lot less elsewhere.  I do not recommend for frequent travelers.  It is not a good way to see a new country and the time on the ship is painful.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Cabin was clean and was tended to whenever we left the room.

Ship tip

If you are looking for a nice vacation - this is not the place for it!

Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

3 out of 5

George Town, Grand Cayman

3 out of 5
Not enough time

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5
Not enough time
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8 Comments

jimcheri    7 years ago

my wife and i took the nude cruise adults only on the pride feb 5th-14th. no complaints at all. some people i guess are never happy.

rgbenning    7 years ago

To each his own. Cruises are not everyones cup of tea.

Turnerfam9    7 years ago

Unfortunately, it's usually bad parenting. I'm sure the ship crew would like to sling some kids overboard, followed by their parents. ha, just kidding of course. But seriously, do try another cruise on another ship. You will have a fabulous time sooner or later.

apdawson    7 years ago

I have been on a number of family cruises and the children are normally well behaved and respectful of the ship and other passengers. I have not seen the children pouring ice cream on the floor, wilfully making a mess, so I am not surprised you had a bad opinion of the parents. It is sad your first cruise was such a disappointment.

john306    7 years ago

we've never had any issues on the pride your on vacation why shouldn't we have fun

crystal1989    7 years ago

See when I go on a cruise that means vacation!!! why would you want to be constantly doing something? You are a type of passenger I call "high maintenance" CARNIVAL is a FAMILY SHIP!!!!! so yes there will be lots of kids. Go somewhere else with ur bad review.

KatrinasMommy1    7 years ago

Sorry you feel this way. My family has a completely different experience with cruising. Maybe it just isent for you. Carnival is very open about being a family cruise sonic your not a fan of kids being around maybe find an adults only vacation. Best of luck on your next vacation

apdawson    7 years ago

Hi, I take it you just came back from the 5 day 6 night cruises end 19th Feb, I ask as your cruise history is blank. I found your review interesting,d regarding your experience on board as I have never cruised on Carnival so it seems one to avoid... Not only for the lack of things to do but it seems your fellow passengers left a bad impression on you.

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