Carnival Pride Review

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Good vacation with some annoyances.

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stardj
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Mar 2013

I am back from my week long cruise aboard the Carnival Pride last week. It was a good cruise for the most part but not near as good as my first aboard the Carnival Victory in 2010. Boarding the ship in Baltimore on March 10/13 took a one hours wait in line in a cold breeze. Once boarded our stateroom was ready immediately. The rooms are very clean and are a sufficient size for a couple. The fridges are fully stocked with alcohol and pop in case you wanted to indulge. We found exploring the ship that it was a strange layout and hard to find where we wanted to go at times. The decor is mostly dark colors with gothic type paintings on the walls in some areas. The food in the main dining restaurant was exceptional. The staff is very professional and personable. The food on the Lido deck was good but not great as expected. It was hot and fast but not as much of a selection as I had remembered on the Victory. Most of the time there were lineups at each buffet station and very few available tables to be found. Because of this, we ordered room service a couple of times and they were very fast and efficient with that.

The first two days were at sea and because it was on the cold side, there were not a lot of outdoor activities to do which included swimming etc. Because the ocean was quite rough the boat rocked side to side. This cause my son and I to have frequent bouts with motion sickness. It felt like being drunk without having the alcohol.

There seemed to be a wide range of ages onboard especially young people but this was to be expected as it was spring break for most. The main entertainment lounge called The Taj Mahal had a feature show every evening which were all very entertaining. They usually play each show in the cabins on channel 27 each following day, or at least they did on the Victory but on The Pride this wasn't the case. The first show was called the "Welcome Aboard Show", which they played on the tv the entire week up until the moment we left. Very rarely did I see them play any of the other shows and when they did they were quick shortened edits of them.

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Cabin 11

Room 7184 with door for ajoining room 7182. Mid ship. quiet with balcony. accessible to elevators either way in hallway. Flat screen TV. Shower works well.

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