Awesome Eastern Caribbean Cruise

Carnival Pride Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 5
Helpful Votes: 116

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5
Carnival Pride

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 01, 2002

Ship: Carnival Pride

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8201

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

The cruise itinerary was marvelous. The only thing we did not care for was the tender to St. Maarten. It was extremely hot in the tender. Other than that....all was great. The ship is beautiful and staff were very accommodating and fun.

Embarkation

3 out of 5
Long lines. Took forever to get on the ship.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
The food was pretty good. The steak house was the best dinner during the whole cruise. Dining room meals were better than buffet.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
The pools and slides were great fun!

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Enjoyed the shows. The Newlyweds was our favorite.

Children's Programs

Did not bring any children on this cruise.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Service and staff were spot on. No complaints.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Easy to navigate on the ship. All was clean and maintained. No issues.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Room was nice. Loved having a balcony. The room steward worked hard and kept our room spotless.

Ship tip

Getting a goat cheese pizza, bucket of beer and relaxing on our balcony was our fav.

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

4 out of 5
Flew into Florida from DFW and caught a Carnival bus to the cruise ship.

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

5 out of 5
LOVED, loved, loved this island. The beach food and drinks were great. The water was beautiful and clear. Enjoyed the white sand and swimming.

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5
Loved St. Thomas. Took a tour of the island. Then headed the Megans Bay beach. Beautiful beach with cold beer.

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5
Enjoyed the snorkeling excursion. Great fun!

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
No complaints. Exiting the ship was stress free and quick.
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2 Comments

cruiseplayer    5 years ago

We have been to St Marteen dozen times at least . Since when do you take a tender to the Island ?

jbenn411    5 years ago

A lot of things have changed since 2002.❓