Wonderful Cruise With Lots Of Amazing Ports…It’s A Must Do Cruise!

Carnival Pride Cruise Review to Europe - Western Europe

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 4
Helpful Votes: 47

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5
Carnival Pride

9 Night Scotland & Ireland (Dover Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 01, 2023

Ship: Carnival Pride

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 1101

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

This Was Definitely A Cruise Of A Lifetime! I Enjoy Every Minute Of It! Was Great To Explore A New Port Everyday! Got To Do UK, Ireland, Scotland, & Wales…Everyone Had Amazing Sights To See! Made Many Great Memories & Grateful I Got To Do This Cruise!

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Overall Experience Was Very Easy, Fast, & Efficient! Just Smaller Port So Transportation Is Hard To Get Like A Taxi So Be Prepared To Walk To Port! City Center Train & Bus Station Is 3 1/2 Miles

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Food Was Good Overall. MDR Was Good But Only Ate There A Couple Times. Normally Had Late Lunch Returning To Ship From Port! So Ate Lots Of Guys Burgers, Blue Iguana Tacos, Chinese Food, Sandwiches, & Pizza All Very Good! Better Then Both The Buffet & MDR.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Enjoy Pools & Excellent Serenity Adult Area! Waterslides Always Fun! Small Track & Mini Golf Area! Video Arcade With Lots Of Games! Nice Fitness Room. Also Enjoyed Bingo

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Excellent DJ’s Always Great To Listen To & Enjoy Sets At Different Parties! Stage Shows Ok! Piano Bar Lots Of Fun! Solo Guitarist Good! Band Ok! The Violin Trio Is Amazing With Large Catalogue Of Music!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Always Excellent All Around! Room Stewart Got Room Finished Early Morning For Us. MDR Waiters Excellent With Wife’s Food Allergies! And Lido Deck Always Cleaned Up Around Food Areas To Get A Clean Table!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
I Loved The Ships Old Charm. Had Great Flow, Lots Of Cool Areas To Explore, But Very Easy To Get Around! Plus Beautiful Atrium Area With Glass Elevators, Bar, & Entertainment!

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Standard Inside Room But Had Very Hot & Humid Weather! So Was Great Cuz No Windows & Cold A/C To Return To

Ship tip

Remember It’s An Older Ship So Might Look Dated But It’s Really Amazing! Has Lots Of Great Areas To Explore & Wonderful Serenity Pool Area

Ports of call

Dover (London), England

4 out of 5
Good Little Port Town But No Uber, Lyft, Or Bolt. And Most Taxi Cash Only! Dover Castle & White Cliffs Are Must See!

Greenock (Glasgow), Scotland

5 out of 5
Had A Great Day In Glasgow! But Edinburgh Amazing! Did Castle Tour, Explored Old Town, & Harry Potter Sights!

Dun Laoghaire (Dublin), Ireland

5 out of 5
Lots Of Bars Like Famous Temple Bar Pub! Have Amazing Churches! Plus Trinity College Library Stunning! Great Place To Just Walk Around

Belfast, Northern Ireland

5 out of 5
Get A Drink At Crown Liquor Bar Or One Of The Many Of The Other Pubs. See The Oprah House. Visit The Titanic Museum. Great Shopping With Very Inexpensive Prices!

Liverpool, England

5 out of 5
Such A Great City & Can See It All Walking A Big Square! Stunning Churches! Many Restaurants, Bars, & Shopping! And Of Course Famous Cavern Club Along With Other Beatles Stores & Tours!

Cobh (Cork), Ireland

5 out of 5
Great Little Port Town Of Cobh(Cove) Last Port To Port To Pick Up Passengers On Titanic So Can Visit Museum! Beautiful Church & Painted Houses! Train Ride In Cork, Then Bus Ride To Blarney Castle, & Kiss The Stone! Walk Around The Stunning Gardens!

Holyhead, Wales

3 out of 5
Suggest Doing An Excursion. Town Very Small So Not Much To Do. But Does Have Restaurants, Bars, & Shopping! Can Take A Nice Long Walk To Mountain Area &/Or Lighthouse But Takes Sometime!

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
Disembarkation Was Simple & Fast! It’s Just This Port You Must Make Transportation Arrangements Ahead Of Time! Very Limited Taxis & Most Took Cash Only! Plus In This Area NO Uber, Lyft, Or Bolt! So Be Prepared If Not Taking Cruise Transportation! But Very Easy To Get To France From Here On P&O Ferry!
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10 Comments

Sogmoore    1 year ago

Great pix and great review

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your insights

MargieRita    1 year ago

Thanks for the review! Looking at this itinerary in a couple of years and review of ports is very helpful.

DessertSteaks    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

cruising2004    1 year ago

Wonderful itinerary! Glad you had a wonderful cruise. Thank you kindly for sharing your experience.

lincoln    1 year ago

Sounds like an awesome cruise! Thanks for sharing your experiences!

karlgrgurich    1 year ago

Great itinerary

Dumfy75    1 year ago

Nice review, glad you had a great cruise

RetiredRay    1 year ago

Glad you had a nice trip, thanks for the information.

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