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Carnival Pride Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 46

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
Carnival Pride

7 Night Bahamas (Baltimore Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 29, 2017

Ship: Carnival Pride

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8241

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Although we had a good time on the ship there were things that were not so good. The regular towels were old and discolored. I didn't want to use because they just didn't appear to be clean

Embarkation

4 out of 5
After arriving at the port it was not clear where to go.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
The food in the main dining room was much better than the buffet food on the Lido deck. Buffet food didn't have any flavor and/or was over cooked. Salad buffet was setup terrible. You have to reach over foods to get to others. The only food that is available "after hours" was pizza or ice cream. Would like to have an additional food option.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5
The only complaint is that them starting too late

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The staff in the Normandie Restaurant always were there to be sure that everything was running smooth. I want to commend Lin Tra (Jr hostess). She was very pleasant even when she wasn't feeling well. If I saw her in another dining room she would greet me by name and was always smiling. Ekoboda (Head waiter) Very personable. He make sure my meals were prepared as I asked. Now for my favorite bar, hands down it was the Alchemy Bar. Maria, Lidua & Daniel are amazing mixologist. I was always happy with any of the recommendations that they suggested. All are equally friendly and accomendating.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Ship looks as it is worn, however I did see staff cleaning often

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Cabin was clean. Bed was not comfortable since the twin mattresses were converted to king, they would kind of separate. It was nice having a balcony but would have been better if chairs and table had been cleaned.

Ship tip

It's an older ship. The casino is smoked filled.

Ports of call

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5
When you get off the ship, you are bombarded with the locals offering any and everything. Very overwhelming. Took a taxi-cab tour and learned a lot from the locals.

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5
this is the most beautiful beach that I have ever been to. The powder like sand and turquoise water was amazing.

Freeport, Grand Bahama Island

3 out of 5
There really anything to do on this island

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
Off the ship in about after 2 hours.
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1 Comment

ladyluck120    7 years ago

Hope you mentioned it to your steward. That would be a easy fix.

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