Back on the Pride

Item: Carnival Pride
Rating: 4.6
Author: princesspeaches

Carnival Pride Cruise Review

princesspeaches

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 14

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Baltimore Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 12, 2024

Ship: Carnival Pride

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6309

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 months ago

Review summary

This was our 3rd cruise and we love the Pride and was excited to see it after dry dock refurbish last year. Biggest issue was they removed the bar from the casino area, meaning if you earn casino points for free drinks which are only available from the casino, your only option is to be playing at a machine and wait for a server to come around taking drink orders. Previously you could go right up to the casino bar and order a drink, and also i met my husband on my first cruise at that bar -- so it was sentimenal! Anyway, it often took nearly an hour for them to come around and then another half hour to come back with your drink -- def needed more waitstaff if they are going to operate this way.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Although we planned to depart from Baltimore, the departure from Norfolk due to the Key Bridge was fairly painless. Carnival credited us $100 l/stateroom for the change which pretty much covered the change is gas it took us to drive the farther distance.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Casino Bar

2 out of 5

Missed having a dedicated bar in this area. Made players club points less worth it. Servers were good, just not enough of them.

Normandie Restaurant

5 out of 5

Great food and wonderful staff. Favorites from the dining room included crab cake, beef wellington and braised pork chop.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Explore and find all the out of the way spots, try new types of foods, and talk to all the people.

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Ports of call

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas (Private Island)

4 out of 5

Didnt get to visit due to high winds--noticed we received a small credit later that day (like $20)

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Grand Turk Island

4 out of 5

Freeport, Grand Bahama Island

4 out of 5

Been here before and wouldnt get off the boat unless doing an excursion, this time we went snorkeling, which was fub.

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Baltimore, Maryland

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Had to wait in line for a shuttle back to the parking lot where our cars were parked

11 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 3 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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deconz 4 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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lincoln 6 months ago

Thanks for sharing!

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Gwbigdog 6 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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javawoody 6 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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CruiseQueenNH 6 months ago

Glad you enjoyed, despite some changes.

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cruising2004 6 months ago

Definitely agree with your ship tip. Glad you had a wonderful time! Thank you for your review.

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princesspeaches 6 months ago

@Shh813 we always operated under the all ships are boats but not all boats are ships rule. Plus being a stickler and correcting people is for fuddy-duddies. Cheers!

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lsbs 6 months ago

Thanks for the review.

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Shh813 6 months ago

You received a credit for the port charge and taxes for not going to Half Moon Cay. Hope you get to go another time. The most beautiful beach you’ll ever see. And FYI, it’s a ship, not a boat.

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HeavySeas 6 months ago

Thanks for sharing and glad you enjoyed your cruise

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Other reviews of this sailing

Just okay unfortunately

Could have been better.