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Carnival Pride Cruise Review

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Reviews: 4
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Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5
Carnival Pride

8 Night Panama Canal - Partial Transit (Tampa Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 04, 2023

Ship: Carnival Pride

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 6183

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

This was a Panama Canal Cruise. We had a great time and it was definitely something cool/different. As a couple in our mid-30, we were predominantly surrounded by guests in their 60s+. Very quiet, calm boat!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Tampa has it figured out! We were dropped off by taxi and on the ship within 20 minutes.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Giving a 5 because I stuck to the salad bar for lunch and steakhouse for dinner nearly every day. I rarely eat the buffet-style food, which is usually what gets a bad rep.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
3 pools, great fitness center. One pool was surrounded by the smokers, which no offense to them (promise!), I just don’t like the smell. I would have preferred to not have the smoking area by one of the pools.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Went to a couple of shows that we had not seen yet. Musicians were great!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Annas was a great room steward. Loved Juan and Elina in the steakhouse!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Layout was a tad different than we are used to. Not in a bad way! Very clean, but the ship itself definitely needs a little TLC/updates!

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ports of call

Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

3 out of 5
Very felt “eh” about this port. Would be fine never going back… (maybe we did the wrong excursion?!)

Panama Canal (Cruise Into Canal)

4 out of 5
A very long day and the decks/windows were crowded. We had a suite with a balcony, and had planned on hanging on it. Though, the life boats a couple floors below totally blocked the view. Ugh!

Tampa, Florida

5 out of 5

George Town, Grand Cayman

4 out of 5
Been here several times. Always pretty water, nice people, and a good place to stop.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Left the room at 7. Was off and in a cab by 7:15. So fast!
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