Carnival Pride Review

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Fabulous time on the Pride!!

Review for the Bahamas Cruise on Carnival Pride
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tmdl20
First Time Cruiser • Age 40s

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Sail Date: Aug 2014
Traveled with children

We sailed on the Pride on August 17th. It was our first cruise and certainly won't be our last. I read a ton about this ship and cruising in general... Thanks Cruise Critic!... So I felt very well prepared.

Embarkation: We paid the fifty bucks for Faster to the Fun. It was worth it. We sat for less than half an hour before boarding and went straight to our room. Our steward said he still had to vacuum, but was happy to let us leave our carry on luggage. The rest of our luggage arrived in minutes, except for mine. I'd packed a power bar and they'd taken it out, which delayed my suitcase's arrival. We were able to walk around and grab some food before many other people were on board.

Debarkation: Our floor was scheduled to debark last at 10:50am. Because we had the Faster to the Fun, we were off second, just after the diamond and platinum group. We were in our car and on our way home by 9:30am. We had an eight hour drive home, so this alone was worth the $50!

Cabin Review

Bowling alley balcony... Fabulous room!! We were very lucky to score the "bowling alley" balcony. There are four rooms on the ship that are located beside the steward's supply room, so they have balconies that are three times the length of the others. I spent time out there reading every morning until the rest of my family woke up. So relaxing. Our steward cleaned our room twice a day. He always did a great job and left us the cutest animal towels... And chocolates!! We are a family of four and we had plenty of room. It was close to the dining room, the Mermaid Grill, and Serenity, but far from Club Carnival child care. The only issue we had, which was not Carnival's fault, was that there was a wedding party staying in the room above us who partied one night mid-week until after four in the morning. I called twice to complain. Guest services followed up not once, but twice, afterwards to make sure things improved. I was impressed. Other then that night, our room was quiet. We all had great sleeps in their comfy beds. No complaints here!

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