Carnival Pride Cruise Reviews - Reviews

Loved this cruise. Just too many sea days and not enough time for ports of call.

This was our 6th cruise on the Pride and I still love it. The staff is great around the whole ship. Looking forward to our 7th cruise on the pride in 2 weeks for Halloween!

Overall an enjoyable experience. As with most vacations, there were things we liked and things we didn’t. The trick is to not let The things you don’t like ruin your vacation! Embarkation was a breeze. This was our first cruise so we really had no idea what we were doing. We arrived at the port at 12:04 and were in our cabin by 12:40 ( we had faster to the fun) Dining was ok. I wasn’t overly impressed with either the dining room or the buffet. I thought dinner was better in the dining room but it just took too long. Only had one breakfast and one dinner in the normandie and each one took a good 2 hours. I just didn’t want to lose that much time to eat mediocre food. I’ve noticed that people tend to rave about guys burgers but honestly I get a better burger at Red Robin. They weren’t bad just nothing special. Same goes for the rest of the food on lido. The salad bar was disappointing. I found it strange that they had red yellow and green peppers on display but none to put in your salad? Really not much to choose from at all. David’s was exceptional however, and well worth the additional charge. I’ve read a lot of reviews for the pride, and many of them were negative. The ships old and rundown and dirty and the staff was rude etc etc. I found these all to be false. The ship was always clean and there was always cleaning going on no matter the hour. We are neat freaks and my significant other is a germaphobe and we were both very impressed with the cleanliness. There are some rust spots and some peeling paint but these were minimal and anyone who has ever lived near the coast knows how harsh that environment is on metal...it’s in water 24/7 for cryin out loud. It would be impossible to keep anything that size rust free for any length of time. The staff could not have been more friendly or accommodating. Everyone always said hello, asked about our day, joked with us, waited on us hand and foot. No complaints at all regarding staff. We were in cabin 6218 and it was perfectly comfortable. The bed was amazing, the bathroom adequate and the storage plentiful. I have seen reviews where people say you should not open your balcony door because of the climate control. I did notice that the climate control turns itself off when the balcony door is open. So no problem. Our steward was Marvin and he took good care of us. The only thing I really didn’t care for was the party atmosphere. The blasting hip hop music was not for us. But...carnival is known as the party cruise line and we knew this going in so I won’t complain about that. It just means we won’t sail with carnival again as we want a more relaxing experience. Serenity deck was nice but could use a few more clamshells. Had to get up at the butt crack of dawn to get one! Which worked out for us because we are early risers anyway. We were lucky to get a clamshell For the day on Saturday. We made sure one of us was in it at all times even thought I knew we could leave for up to 40 minutes. Personally I think it’s just rude to leave your chair or clamshell for more than a few minutes when so many people would like to use it. The lady in the clamshell next us was out of it more than she was in it...amd She was out of it more than an hour at a time. The crew needs to do better about watching that. I was also a bit upset when a kid on half moon cay three sand at me and his parents said nothing, buts that’s not Carnival’s fault, that’s just bad parenting. Disembarking was even faster than embarkation. I saw another review for this same cruise that said disembarkation for faster to the fun was not clear and that is kinda true. We carried off our own luggage and our paper said to meet in red frog pub by 945. We went down by 830 because the pub is small and I wanted to be able to get a seat since they said we would Debark at ten. Good thing we went early because we were off by 9! I think the time on the paperwork was for the previous cruise, and there were conflicting times listed on different documents. Carnival needs to fix that for sure!

If you really want an enjoyable and relaxing vacation, choose the Pride.

Ship although weathered was very awesome. It's all how you make it and I thought the ship as a whole was great. Our wait staff was great and room clean

Awesome, great, entertainment, great food, staff went beyond my expectations! Truly had a great time.

I was very impressed with the excellent service from the staff! Edwin, out stateroom steward, was AWESOME! Food was outstanding. I can't wait to cruise on this ship again!!

We went on the cruise that sailed out of Baltimore the first week of May on a 7 day trip. Had a great time, the boat is dated but certainly not enough to bother us. The food was great, especially Guys burgers and the Blue Iguana - they had the best burgers and Mexican food. Loved the salsa bar too. The dining room staff was exceptional as well as our room attendant. We had dinner at the sushi bar one night (not included) and it was really good and very reasonable prices. The buffet on the Lido deck had plenty of options and all the food we tried was good. The entertainment was enjoyable and always something going on. We saw several shows and I believe 4 comedy shows. I believe the bartenders were very attentive and personable. We really liked the red frog pub and the bar located in the atrium. The adults only portion in the rear of the boat had plenty of chairs and shaded lounge chairs, and light music always playing. Very very relaxing. The casino was spacious and always busy, and I don't think the smoke was as bad as it is on other ships. We would definitely go on the Pride again. For those reading this about to go on a cruise, I think you will pleasantly surprised. Cheers!!!

We were on the Pride a few weeks ago for the first time and loved it! The staff was great and are so cheerful with an excellent work ethic. It was very clean and organized. Don't believe those that make general comments like something stinks, etc. There are pros and cons to everything and the Pride was mainly pro!

She need some work but is going into dry dock in feb however the crew was wonderful and we loved it so much when we went in April 2018 we booked again for sept 2018 now it’s just a waiting period ⚓️🚢⚓️

We have been on many Carnival ships and the crew on the Pride were by far the best. The ship is dated but well kept. We were travelling with 10 first time cruisers that are now a excited to book their next trip because they loved their experience so much thanks to the crew of the ship.

Will cruise with Carnival again. Don't want the very large ships... too much going on.

Been on the Pride 3 times, this year she’s showing her age, rust, paint chipping, broken windows, all cosmetic. The crew are overachievers, they go out of their way to please. From the wait staff in the Normandy restaurant to the cabin stewards. Food is always good in the Normandy, buffet is well done as always, shows we’re better this year. All in All a very relaxing vacation!!! Well done Pride!!!

I think this might be where they send all the new employees. Don’t get me wrong, there was some great staff but this was the worst cruise ship I have been on. It needs updating and organizing. Will not be on again.

We had a wonderful time , will definately take another cruise with Carnival.

This was our first cruise, and the Carnival Pride didn't disappoint. The state room was comfortable and had all we needed. The ship's restaurants and entertainment areas were wonderful.

Enjoyed our first cruise so much that we are hooked. Loved our cruise director Leigh!

Not many food options for vegetarians and overall the cruise was not a memorable experience except for our friends wedding.

The purpose of cruise was for a wedding. Excellent time and to be with 50 of our family and friends

Overall we had a great time, had some rough seas which obviously was not their fault! Leigh was amazing, we loved our waiter Joseph and the comedy shoes were hysterical!! I would not book this ship again because I prefer a larger ship with more options!!