Carnival Pride Review

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The Pride of Baltimore

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First Time Cruiser • Age 20s

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Sail Date: Jun 2009

This was our 20th cruise, 6th on Carnival, being a couple in our mid 50's we liked the convenience of leaving from Baltimore since we live in suburban Philadelphia.Getting to the pier was a snap.  We arrived at 11:30 am and boarded the Pride a 1:15.  Those who parked in the cruise lot  at the time we boarded had a good wait since only 3 cars are off loaded at a time.  We suggest you go early and sit in the terminal until your zone is called.We had time to burn before our balcony room was ready at 3:00 so we visited the M'aitre d to change our seating from late to early but no luck....not even changing to your time dining was available.  We kept the late seating and were rewarded by have another couple share a great week with us.Cabin:  Our 8g balcony cabin was surprisingly better designed than most.  Ample storage and a larger than expected shower...nice treat.  2 lounge chairs, bathroom amenities, interactive TV and a minibar which we didn't use.  An excellent cabin steward helped make the accomodations great for the week.Dining:  All 7 of our evening meals we had in the main dining room.  We were very happy with the quality of the food but noticed Carnival is offering less selections.  Not a problem and we never left the dining room unsatisfied.  You can order capuccino or expresso free with your dinner which we did often since the coffee being served leaved much to be desired.  Our table mates and us found the dress code all over the place ie: very few tuxedoes during elegant night and on the casual evenings at lease half the crowd wore jeans or shorts.  3 of the meals the crew was made to stop work and  sing to us.  Perhaps they enjoyed it more than the passengers since we felt it's something Carnival can eliminate.Ship:  Overall the Pride was in great shape physically.  The art work tends to have a lot of nude pictures and sculptures that you didn't even notice after the 2nd or 3rd day. We were starting to call this the ' boob cruise'.Crew:  There was not one crew member that didn't make an extra effort to make us feel wanted. Bravo to Carnival!

:Ports:  Ho Hum.  Knowing beforehand that this itinerary was nothing sought after we didn't expect much.  Grand Turk was a beach day, free and very nice.  Walk off the ship and grab a lounger.  The shopping there was underwhelming.  My DW received a $200 gift certificate from Carnival to shop at the ships recommended jewelry store but surprise....this store sold not a thing under $3000.00  Half Mood Cay was gorgeous.  Wouldn't mind spending a few days there.  Plenty of loungers, food by Carnival and the obligatory straw market.  Freeport  isn't ever going to win the destination of the year.  Everyone goes to Port Lucaya in the $5 per person van.  A cute casino and zillion souvenier stalls selling the same stuff and back to the ship.Debarkation:  Arrived at the pier at 9am and at 9:45 the first group got off.  It seems over half of the passengers do the 'self assist debarkation' and it is a mess.  2000 people were crammed on deck 3 waiting to debark.  One of the very few things the Pride needs to work on.Overall:  Great cruise director and staff.  The evening shows were pretty decent.  Good food. New friends.  Relaxing trip.

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Cabin 8G

Large shower.  Great storage.  Interactive TV.  Above lifeboats.

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