Carnival Pride Review
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We had a wonderful cruise on the Pride. Embarkation was delayed, but we arrived at the pier after 1:00 p.m. and were on board and in our stateroom within one hour and we did not pay for the FTTF.
We have taken several cruises and this cruise departing from Baltimore was quite different. First, flying into Baltimore and staying overnight the night before our cruise was a breeze. Everything was pleasant and easy. We stayed at the Embassy Suites Baltimore airport and thoroughly enjoyed the cocktail hours, free transportation for dinner, kind staff, breakfast, etc. I would recommend this hotel and stay there again, although breakfast quality was not up to what we have had at other Embassy Suites, the staff made it pleasant and enjoyable.
The ship itself is a little worn and dark, but we still found it beautiful in areas. The food was some of the best we have encountered on a cruise. We especially loved the pizza and ice cream served 24 hours.
Cabin Review
Our cabin was located on Deck 5 far in the front of the ship. I did not pick this cabin myself and was a bit disappointed with the location. I personally do not like bow cabins. Our cabin was extremely cold on the first and last sea days where we slept in our robes with extra blankets. Thankfully, as we sailed further south, our cabin did warm up, but I have never experienced such cold on a cruiseship. Our balcony and room were large and comfortable with nice amenities, but we experienced high winds and some choppy seas and felt quite a bit of motion in this location. Also, the balcony had rust on it and the balcony chairs need to be replaced (were ripping). Our cabin steward did a wonderful job cleaning and providing towel animals, extra blankets, carpeting was like new, sofa looked a bit worn, though, but bedding was nice, etc.