Carnival Pride Review

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Review for the Mexican Riviera Cruise on Carnival Pride
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IA2AZ
First Time Cruiser • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Sep 2008

We decided to do a cruise for our 10 year anniversary and chose this one based on itinerary, cost (got a GREAT rate with husband's military discount!) and the fact that we live in Arizona and could drive to the port. This was our third cruise and the first on Carnival. Our other two were on RCL, so only had them to compare with.

EMBARKATION - We arrived the day before and stayed at the Quality Inn. They provided free shuttle service to the port and we were able to keep our car parked in their lot for free for the week. We arrived at the terminal around 10:15am and proceeded to the Queen Mary for early check-in. We timed that perfectly, as there was no line at all and we checked in and received a "Zone 1" tag. We walked around the Queen Mary for about 10 minutes and noticed as we walked by again that the line was now very long! They did tell us that boarding would begin at approximately 1:00. We did some walking around by the vendors that were set up around there, then proceeded to go find a spot to sit for the remaining wait. Around 12:15, they announced for those in Zone 1 to line up. We stood in this line until about 1:00. Once we started moving, it didn't take that long to get through. We were on the ship and eating lunch by 1:15. Compared to our other cruises, the embarkation was kind of a mess with EXTREMELY limited seating and forced to stand in a line for 45+ minutes. Not sure how many "Zones" they actually have, but did hear someone say they were in Zone 8 and there were a LOT of people in each zone. So if you get a higher zone number, expect a very lengthy wait/standing time!

SHIP - We thought the ship was BEAUTIFUL! All the public areas seemed to be very clean (and remained that way for entire length of cruise). Was fun to explore and determine the layout.

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quiet location although walls very thin and noise from neighboring cabins could get loud. Would much prefer sliding doors to balcony as opposed to the push/pull doors as there are LOTS of slamming balcony doors since most people don''t seem to know proper etiquette for how to behave in hotels/cruise cabins, etc. Great balcony! Had unobstructed view and was on port side of ship so was able to see each port as we came into it.

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