Ship needs a dry dock sooner then later. Dinning staff was slow. Food was ok, not spectacular. Entertainment staff was GREAT!!!! If you have never had Dr. E as your cruise director you don' know what your missing.

Item: Carnival Pride
Rating: 3.5
Author: Jcarletti

Carnival Pride Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Jcarletti

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

3.5 out of 5

7 Night Bahamas (Baltimore Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 16, 2018

Ship: Carnival Pride

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Was a lot of first time cruisers . Ship needs a major face lift. A lot of rust. Dinning staff was very slow.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Embarkation was good, no real problems. The ship was late and would not let us park until 2pm

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Long lines in the lido deck. Dinning staff slow

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Could not have much pool time since the roof would not completely close.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Shows were a step above a high school performance. Piano guy was horrible, worst I ever saw.

Children's Programs

Did not travel with kids

Service and Staff

2 out of 5

Slow

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Cabin was clean with lots of space. Had to take a cold shower because hot water did not work. Balcony had a lot of rust. Rail had pain spots all over railing

Ship tip

With it being a small ship explore as much as you can.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Princess Cays (Cruise Line Private Island)

5 out of 5

Went snorkeling for my first time and was a great experience

Thumbs Up 8

Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5

Did Explore Atlantis. Beautiful, world class aquarium, a must do.

Thumbs Up 10

Freeport, Grand Bahama Island Did not visit port

We missed the port do to bad weather

Thumbs Up 0

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Very fast and organized

1 Comment

cruisereckoning 4 years ago

Thanks for the review.

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