Carnival Pride Review

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Loved the Pride

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

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Sail Date: Nov 2008

My friend and I (both 30s) sailed on the Pride on 11/16 for 7 days to the Mexican Riviera. This was my first cruise and I only had the expectations that I have read about on this board. We arrived in Long Beach on Saturday afternoon (one of the days of the bad fires). It was snowing down ash. I have never experienced anything like that and hope that the damage to people's properties were minimal. We pulled into the parking area around 10:30 on Sunday morning and had no problem dropping off our bags while I then parked the car. The porters took our bags and we checked in early on the Queen Mary. The process was smooth and we were on the lido deck eating lunch at noon. I won't write too much about the food as it has all been said before. Breakfast and lunch buffets were good for what they were but the dinners were excellent. We ate breakfast and lunch one time each in the dining room and had a chance to chat with our fellow passengers who we then saw and spoke with a few times during the week.

We had a window room on the Riviera and found this location to be perfect for us. The noise from above was not bad at all, though we weren't going to bed until around 1 each night after the midnight show.

Our room steward Aron was terrific. He had the room cleaned twice a day with towel animals all nights but the first. Krisanas our waiter was great making sure that we got extra plates if we wanted to try out the different dishes. We lucked out with great tablemates and we closed down the dining room on a few nights since we had the 8:15 seating. Don't be afraid to order that second plate of shrimp and lobster on that first formal night. Dress on the non-formal nights went from very nice to casual to just dumpy. One guy had on shirt advertising Trojans (not the USC kind). Formal nights were a bit dressier with most men in suits or dress/khaki pants and ladies in dresses or pants and a dressy shirt. I wouldn't go out and buy a fancy dress if you don't have one. A nice work outfit would even do.

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hair dryer in desk drawer, no outlet in bathroom, great room (quiet)

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