Carnival Pride Review

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Carnival-not quite as fun as expected

Review for the Mexican Riviera Cruise on Carnival Pride

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Sail Date: May 2008
Cabin: Interior

The cruise started out with high expectations. I had previously filled out all of the paperwork on line. My flight arrived into LAX at about 9 a.m. and the shuttle was prompt in getting me to the Long Beach terminal. Early check-in was available on the Queen Mary and it was great. We were able to start boarding the ship at about 12:30 p.m. but were not allowed into the cabins until 1:30 p.m. as they were still cleaning them from the prior cruise that had docked earlier that day.

The ship's decor on most of the floors was rather cheap and gaudy looking.

The first on-board experience was not pleasant. My sister and I went to the Pizzeria to get some lunch. It was about 4:15 and not having anything to eat since before boarding my flight at 7 a.m. in Dallas, I was starving. As we came into the dining area I found myself flat on my side and back having slipped in a huge puddle of water at the base of the food cases. Apparently there was a leak and the ice water was melting onto the floor. Unfortunately the Carnival staff had not bothered to place any type of warning cone around the very wet area and I went down. It was interesting to note how fast the warning cones went up after that! The staff was less than helpful. It was fellow passengers who helped me up and over to a chair to sit on. Finally a crew person came over and asked what I wanted to do. How stupid of him. It would have been much better if he had just escorted me to the infirmary. I waited another 30 minutes before there was someone available to help me down to the bottom of the ship. Another hour of waiting ensued before I was seen by the ship's doctor. While he was a great person, there wasn't much he could do for me except give me some Ibuprofen. I spent the rest of the cruise hobbling around on a very swollen foot. The doctor I saw back in Dallas immediately put me on crutches and bed rest with my foot elevated. Entertainment: The first two days of this cruise were sea days. It was quite chilly outdoors so only the very hardy were sitting in the deck chairs. Inside the ship there was very little entertainment unless you like to hang out at the casino. I imagine for those who like to gamble, this was great entertainment. For those of us who don't get a thrill out of pulling the one arm bandit, or playing cards, it was quite dull. Oh, yeah, you could play Bingo at $10 a pop. Also not my idea of fun.

Cabin Review

Interior

We were in the 'cargo hold' on deck 1, towards the back of the ship. It was a small but adequate room. The beds were comfortable and I didn't feel the rocking of the ship very much. Because there weren't any windows it was very dark which made it easy to sleep. The only noise I noticed was on port days for Puerto Vallarta and Mazatlan as a lot of people came down the hallway to get to the gangway. Even that wasn't bad, however, because I was ready to get off early each day.

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