Great time, despite the bad experience.

Item: Carnival Pride
Rating: 4
Author: Vivianand1

Carnival Pride Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Vivianand1

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 17

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

7 Night Bahamas & Grand Turk (Baltimore Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 15, 2018

Ship: Carnival Pride

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 1191

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

The cruise itself was fine. Other than the choppy waters and the speed of the driver, things were great. Even though the buffet wasn't the best, I still got my fill. I just hope the experience for any first timers turn them off from cruising or from travelling Carnival. The Carnival experience is great, you just have to remember, there is always going to be something that someone doesn't like.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Embarkation was fine; no issues. I loved the fact that the port was only about an hour away from my sister's house, so travel wasn't an issue.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

For the most part, the food was good. I absolutely LOVE Guy's Burger Joint; the buffet was not the greatest, which was really surprising to me. It tasted like they took leftovers and made "new" dishes. Drinks were absolutely amazing.

Redfrog Rum Pub

5 out of 5

Great atmosphere; love the treatment of those that work there.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Lip Sync was great; the comedy show put on by Doug Williams was PHENOMENAL.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

No complaints, Owen was great.

Ship tip

Please note that you may experience choppy waters, but also note that if you have the same driver as we did, they drive as if they are late to meet with the perfect date or something. They were doing repairs on the ship; painting, varnishing, etc., and every time we docked, it was like the smell of the varnish came through into our room; not the best smell in the world, might I add.

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