Carnival Pride Review

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Great time on the Carnival Pride

Review for the Bahamas Cruise on Carnival Pride
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BlueHawaii
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Jun 2012
Cabin: Balcony

This was our first cruise with Carnival, and I had some misgivings. I thought it would be full of rowdy 20-somethings, and we're quieter 40-somethings. However, since we really didn't want to have to fly, and Baltimore was very close for us, we decided to take a chance, and I'm really glad that we did. The predominant group on the trip seemed to be families with children, and while there were certainly some others who seemed to be serious partiers/drinkers, I can't say that we were really annoyed by them. I'm not crazy about groups of children either, but I really wasn't that aware of them most of the time.

Our cabin was very nice, a balcony on the 6th (Empress) level, toward the back of the ship. This was very convenient, since you're basically half-way between the main dining room on the third level, and the Mermaid Grill on the 9th level. The section of the ship that we were on also has extended balconies, and the extra space is really nice. There also weren't any interior rooms across from us, so there was a little less traffic in the corridor, and the area was very quiet in general. We had plenty of storage space, with three closets and a number of drawers. I would have liked a coffee maker in my cabin, though.

We thought that the food in the main dining room (Normandie) was really superior. We had a number of steak and seafood entrees, and they were all great. A number of the desserts that they had were really delicious, too. As for the Mermaid Grill, we really liked both the Asian food station, and the Deli, which had great sandwiches. The desserts there tended to be not as good as the Normandie dining room, though. It is a bit chaotic there too (you will be aware of the children there!). The only real dissatisfaction food-wise that we had was with room service. The food was very mediocre, and both times we ordered it, it arrived 20 minutes after the time it was supposed to be there. If you're going on an early morning excursion, beware.

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Balcony

Cabin 8C

Extended balcony was great, the location was convenient to dining/elevators, and it was quiet. The room was small but laid out conveniently. There was plenty of storage, although the bathroom was the standard tiny cruise ship variety. There are no interior cabins in this section, which cuts down on the traffic.

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