Carnival Pride ship stats

  • Price:

    $$$$
  • Size:

    L
  • Total Passengers:

    2,680
  • Total Crew:

    910
  • Passenger to Crew Ratio:

    2.95
  • Built:

    Mar 2001
  • Refurbished:

    Feb 2019
  • Number of Decks:

    13
  • Total Cabins:

    1,062
  • Cabin Categories:

    28
  • Gross Tonnage:

    88,500
  • Length:

    963
  • Beam:

    106

Carnival Pride overview

By Thomas Faddegon - Updated Mar. 4, 2020

Compared to new ships being launched today, Carnival Pride is small in size, carrying just 2,124 passengers. (Most new ships carry at least 4,000.) While it has been in service since 2002, Carnival Pride entered dry dock for a significant refurbishment in 2014 where it was upgraded with classic Carnival restaurants and activities that have come to define the line’s easygoing, and casual approach to cruising over the last decade. Guy’s Burger Joint, BlueIguana Cantina, BlueIguana Tequila Bar, the Punchliner Comedy Club, Hasbro: The Game Show, and Bonsai Sushi and Waterworks (the line’s popular aqua park) and more were added as part of the well-received FunShip 2.0 upgrades. Pride also received an additional refurbishment in 2019, so while you won’t find the same high-tech features and amenities on newer Carnival ships, the ship still delivers the classic Carnival experience.

Families tend to make up a sizable portion of Pride’s passengers, especially during summer months and over holidays. Kids sailing on Carnival Pride love splashing around in the WaterWorks aqua park, participating in age-appropriate games and contests at the Camp Ocean kids’ clubs, the Dr. Seuss-themed activities, and Hasbro, The Game Show in the ship’s main theater, where audience members participate in classic board games come to life. Families looking for activities together can play a round of mini-golf on the top deck, take in a Playlist Productions show in the main theater or catch a family-friendly comedy set at the PunchLiner comedy club. Adults looking for some time away from the kids can escape to the Serenity Retreat (an adults-only deck with a bar and hot tubs), enjoy live music in the RedFrog Pub, or join in on one of the many parties on the top decks organized by Pride’s hard-working crew.

Carnival Pride sails out of the Baltimore cruise port with the most common itineraries being 7-night cruises to Bermuda, the Bahamas, and the Caribbean. 14-night cruises known as “Carnival Journeys” are also offered, taking travelers on extended Caribbean itineraries or Panama Canal sailings.

Carnival Pride ship highlights

  • WaterWorks aqua park - Water slides, sprayers, tipping buckets, and more.
  • Lip Sync Battle: Carnival - Guests audition and compete throughout the cruise!
  • Sing along - and request songs - at the piano bar.
  • Punchliner Comedy Club - Enjoy multiple comedians throughout the voyage with family shows and adults-only shows
  • Bingo games
  • Deck parties
  • Hasbro, The Game Show - Board games come to life onstage in this audience-participant game show
  • Playlist Productions - Main theater production shows
  • Seuss at Sea - Dr. Seuss themed parade, crafts, storytime, a character breakfast, and more! Karaoke
  • Clue: The Murder Mystery - This murder mystery-type game plays out throughout the cruise
  • Build-A-Bear Workshop at Sea - Kids can make their own cuddly companions at this pop-up stuffed animal shop for one day during the cruise. An additional fee applies.
  • Three swimming pools onboard mean there’s enough room for everyone!
  • Mini golf

Before you book

Why sail on Carnival Pride: Families with kids of all ages, multigenerational extended families, young-at-heart couples, party animals, and cruisers on a budget. Pride is also a convenient option for cruisers based in and around Baltimore.

You should know: Since it is an older, smaller ship, Carnival Pride isn't for those who want the widest range of activities possible or the most advanced technology. Some people complain about the ship's layout, and the décor is somewhat outdated.

Carnival Pride ratings:

  • Cabin / Stateroom 4.4
  • Children's Programs 3.9
  • Destinations and Excursions 3.9
  • Embarkation and Disembarkation 3.8
  • Entertainment 4.0
  • Food and Dining 4.2
  • Onboard Activities 4.0
  • Service and Staff 4.6
  • Ship Quality 4.3

Carnival Pride cabins

1062 cabins and 28 cabin categories.

Inside Cabin

Inside

4.3
(154 Reviews)
Avg. Size: 185 sq. ft. Avg. Cost: $141/night
Oceanview Cabin

Oceanview

4.6
(84 Reviews)
Avg. Size: 185 sq. ft. Avg. Cost: $157/night
Balcony Cabin

Balcony

4.4
(611 Reviews)
Avg. Size: 192 sq. ft. Avg. Cost: $176/night
Suite Cabin

Suite

4.3
(45 Reviews)
Avg. Size: 271 sq. ft. Avg. Cost: $294/night

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Carnival Pride dining

Promenade Coffee Bar

Promenade Coffee Bar

5.0
(4 Reviews)
Redfrog Rum Pub

Redfrog Rum Pub

4.9
(52 Reviews)
BlueIguana Cantina

BlueIguana Cantina

4.9
(27 Reviews)
Bonsai Sushi

Bonsai Sushi

4.9
(9 Reviews)

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Carnival Pride onboard activities

Fine Jewelry

Fine Jewelry

5.0
(1 Review)
Ivory Piano Bar

Ivory Piano Bar

5.0
(3 Reviews)
RedFrog Rum Bar

RedFrog Rum Bar

5.0
(1 Review)
RedFrog Pub

RedFrog Pub

5.0
(1 Review)

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Dining Room Attire by chiaramontea

Sail date: / Traveled as: Couple
Ship: Carnival Pride / Destination: Caribbean - Eastern

Service, staff, and food were great. Shows were excellent.  Been on a couple of other cruise lines and their shows do not compare to Carnival's -- costumes etc. are the best.  Only concern is that the attire for the dining room is not enforced.  Do not feel that the dining room is a place for short shorts for baseball caps.  If a person has a medical condition and must wear a cap -- that is fine - but to sit at a dinner table with a baseball cap on is unacceptable, in my opinion.  There are many other options available for dining other than the dining room -- Men are not forced to wear jackets and ties for dinner; leave the shorts and caps to the deck areas.  Overall cruise was great -- just concerned about the dining attire.

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Great dinners in the Main Dining Room with Neil, I Nyoman, and Gede!! by jpalbemarle

Sail date: / Traveled as: Couple
Ship: Carnival Pride / Destination: Bermuda

Our Dining Room servers were the best. They were  Neil, I Nyoman and Gede (Table #203) and they kept us laughing through every dinner.  We had the late seating for dinner on the 7-day Bermuda cruise out of Baltimore, and after dinner these guys danced, sang and generally entertained us. They were warm, friendly and interesting.  It was the BEST part of our cruise. 

 

We also had a wonderful Stateroom Steward named Akhmad (Room 1230), and he was just great.  Our room was always perfect.  My husband is very sensitive to any motion at all, and tends gets very motion-sick, so he was in bed at various times of day, depending on the sea conditions (except in port).high  So our bed was made twice a day, and our bathroom cleaned and fresh towels put out twice a day, not to mention our little towel animals which were the cutest!  Akhmad took wonderful care of us, and spoiled us daily.  Truly, what great service.  We have no complaints about any service we received in any part of the ship and only high praise.  This was our first Carnival cruise,

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Dining Room by hender4956

Sail date: / Traveled as: Couple
Ship: Carnival Pride / Destination: Caribbean

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RandyBomn

Mar 25, 2013

A stateroom with a balcony is always a plus I think,and try their Rueben on Libido deck,one of the best I have had thepleasure to eat

akblack

Jan 07, 2015

a stateroom with a balcony is a must and the cheeseburgers on lido deck were the best with the seasoned fries, the ice cream was a very great hit.

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lainoj07

Mar 06, 2013

Get to the hot tubs on the first night while you can while everyone is checking out the ship ceause after that they are never free!

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