Panama Canal bucket list cruise experience

Carnival Pride Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 45

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
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Carnival Pride

8 Night Panama Canal - Partial Transit (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 11, 2021

Ship: Carnival Pride

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7124

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

The ship age of the ship is evident with the most noticeable thing this that there is only one outlet in the cabin.

Embarkation

3 out of 5
Good experience especially with the booking coordinator was entertaining and informative.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Main dining and buffet were lacking as the food selection were limited and always served cold. The specialty restaurant David's was excellent in presentation, quality, taste and service. It was well worth the $38 per person.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
We enjoyed the water slides.

Entertainment

2 out of 5
The best entertainment was located in the Punchliner. Good comedians but Jose Sarduy was exceptional. The carnival play makers were terrible! They either need proper singers or need to choose songs to match their level of talent.

Service and Staff

2 out of 5
Service was generally standard. They provided what was expected, doing thier jobs. One service personal when above and beyond. Compliment to Kizia from mermaid grill who went above and beyond twice to find green apples when other servicers said there were no more.

Ship Quality

2 out of 5
The ship was easy to navigate and clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Cabin was comfortable clean once a day

Ports of call

Tampa, Florida

3 out of 5
Nothing special.

Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

2 out of 5
Small town with no real landmarks. The major attraction was the nature and animals of which we did not see.

Panama Canal (Cruise Into Canal)

5 out of 5
Wonderful bucket list experience.

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

3 out of 5
Long walk. Well organized port, shops, bars and water activities.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Well organized, and fast.
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