I was a little apprehensive about cruising Carnival. I had cruised them once before and it was just fine but all the negative reviews I read gave me pause. However, money talks and we got a great deal on the NY sailing of the Pride to Bermuda sooooo off we went.....
We arrived at the NYC pier and parked without incident. Tipped the longshoreman nicely and kissed our luggage good-bye. We were pier pick up on our docs and there was some confusion here. We filled out forms at a desk inside the terminal and when we passed thru the different points of entry Everyone kept looking at these papers we had with ????in their expressions but we made it thru. I later learned that the pick up docs did not get to the pier in time. Something about the plane delivering them being late, so Carnival must have improvised forms. Nonetheless, we breezed thru and were on the ship in no time. Carnival planned well and had a slew of employees checking in people.
On board the ship: Very nice....I'm an artist and having art around me on a vacation is a nice plus...It was a looky, touchy, feely experience for me.. The sculpture, paintings, brasses etc. kept all of my senses busy the whole trip. This may not be everyone's cup of tea but boy I loved it.