Carnival Pride Buffet was excellent. Always fresh food lots of choices. Guys burgers are the best I have had at sea. I cruised 8 times and those are good burgers. Also the Mexican food buffet area was very good. They had deli, American food and for me my espresso bar which was all I needed to compliment the good buffet & breakfast. Breakfast included omelets and everything-else to make your breakfast perfect. Also the deserts at the buffet were plentiful and delicious.
Most of the staff was very attentive. Except sometimes the dinners during all time dining came out a little slow at least 3 or 4 of my eight nights. But the 3 of the head waiters in 3 various different areas made me feel comfortable and I did not have to wait all that long in those particular areas. Dinner was plentiful with many choices. When you pick all-time dining you have to wait a little longer but to me it is worth the trade off for freedom to eat whenever I desire and not a set time. I can either have dinner early evening or late evening . This is the only point that I do not feel was up to par. Four nights were fine no waiting long for service in dining room. There was at least 3 nights we waited longer than I would like to have wait.
The shows on Carnival are excellent high energy shows. I think if I recall I saw 5-6 high energy shows on a 8 day cruise. Just unbelievable. Really enjoyed the casino,bingo and comedy provided on the ship. The staff made sure of it.
Grand Turks was beautiful beach area
Nice port some snorkeling and a nice barbecue lunch provided by Carnival and staff.
nice excursion