Carnival Pride Cruise Reviews - Reviews

Overall cruise was good. Staff was friendly , they didn’t have a lot of activities setup. Just a lot of repeated activities. Ie the same trivia category setup 3x a day.

Took this cruise for Panama Canal, and get away from cold, it was a good overall trip.

Very fun cruise! By the third day my husband was already talking about doing another cruise on the Pride.

Another great cruise with Carnival! We also went to Costa Maya on this cruise. It was a replacement port since Grand Cayman hadn’t opened back up yet. We booked our excursion with an all inclusive at National Beach Club for the day while there. It was nice and we’d go back. For this trip we booked all excursions through Shore Excursioneer. Never an issue.

Ship seemed very disorganized as far as take off times. Waited for excursions constantly well past time. Were rushed on all excursions. Cozumel was horrible experience. In Belize last ferry never showed up from ship and had to wait 45 mins past boarding time for ship to send someone to. pick up over 100 people. If have food allergies David's is not for you, food and service was the worst on the ship. Also, HGVC cruise deals are no deal, overpaid for this cruise$1700.00!

Was an amazing cruise. I was excited to do a Christmas cruise but a little sad leaving my family behind. But the way the cruise ship the pride and the crew made me feel like I was at home and I text my family and enjoyed the Christmas spirit there as well as sending the Christmas spirit home to my family. Probably one of the most amazing Cruises I have been on this far. thanks

The Pride got us away from home for a week, but it was a disappointment. Even Carnival Reflection (relocation to Dublin, Ireland) provided a much nicer cruise experience.

We really enjoyed the cruise and would cruise with carnival again. Probably next time we would try to get on a larger newer boat but we were pleasantly surprised with the Pride Ship.

If you like a lot of sea days, this cruise is for you

The partial Panama Canal transit cruise is a great destination cruise even if you do not get off the ship anywhere in Panama.

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

This was our first Carnival Cruise. I had heard so may bad things from other people on the company. I wanted to see from my own perspective. I went with an open mind and I was impressed to see how different it was from what I had heard. The ship was clean and everyone was very friendly.

I covered everything in detail previously I don't believe that it is necessary to repeat.

Very nice cruise, however stay away from 1130-1101 cabins

Best vacation experience ever. We will definitely do another cruise and I really enjoyed Carnival. We would book with them again.

Had a phenomenal experience! Putu was absolutely amazing and went above and beyond caring for us while on our stay. Could not have asked for a better person for the service. Zaneta

Overall, this was a good cruise. The crowd seemed to be over the age of 65 which may be due to the Tampa port. It was great to lay out on the balcony; most balconies do not allow the space to lay out. We did enjoy the comedians. We were occupied the whole time on the ship. Needed rest afterwards

Carnival now charges for popcorn at the Dive In Theater when it’s awkward been free. There are a number of services they no longer offer. They’ve cut back in the cabin stewards and there were two times I wasn’t offered cabin service until after 9 pm so I declined.

I understand that the ship line is coming back from Covid and it is a process. Overall it was a good cruise. It was different due to less ship activities and the cabin cleaning. Carnival has changed procedures on a few things and it may affect loyalty. One thing different is they no longer welcome those VIPF gold members (can speak for the other VIPF levels) with a bottle of water in the cabin, the gold pin and the certificate for free drink on last night. No one informed us of this so after two days I went to guest services. I found out that you have to go to the bar and order water and they will give you your bottle at no cost. You have to go to the Pixel Studio to get your gold pin. When I went up there the worker handed me a photo album. Told him I just wanted my pin. He said they are out and this is what I get. I have collected pins from every cruise and was disappointed I didn't get one for this. How can Carnival who knew who the VIPF members were not have enough pins. I still don't know if I got a free drink on last night. This showed me that Carnival doesn't value the loyal customers. Also, the other issue is Carnival didn't Carnival has given those of us who own 100+ shares of stock and onboard credit. I submitted the paperwork and was approved. The credit didn't show up on my account and when I asked guest services the reply is Carnival is no longer doing this. Hmmm....was approved for it and they didn't honor this and never informed us. I am disappointed in the lack of loyalty to repeat loyal customers. They must learn that loyalty is a two way street and if you don't show loyalty you won't receive it back.

The ship was older but adequate. Because of the bay bridge the ships have a size limit. This is the only negative about sailing from Tampa. I feel the crew is what made this cruise great. They always seem to go out of their way. The dining room staff was exceptional. You always felt the excitement on the ship. I feel carnival is the best bang for the buck.