Carnival Pride Review
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We have previously sailed on the Victory and the Glory so the Pride is the smallest ship we have been on. I was surprised by the smell of the smoke when we boarded since you board on the same level and right by the casino. We purchased the FTTF and were disappointed when we got to our cabin and it had a layer of dust covering the entire desk/T.V. area. We also had a print/outline on the balcony door of a womans breasts! Even after speaking directly with our cabin steward it still took a call to Housekeeping before the room was cleaned again. We were also disappointed that our luggage took so long to arrive since that was part of the FTTF.
The ship most definitely shows her age. Many trim/border/corners were chipped, cracked, broken or missing. Almost every elevator we got in had the decorative trim broken. It all seemed to be minor cosmetic issues that will hopefully be repaired when she is put into Dry Dock this fall. The A/C in our room ran constantly but the room never seemed to cool. It took 3 trips to Guest Services before it began to cool (but still ran nonstop).
During our trip I kept smelling a sewage smell, stronger at times than others, that I don't remember smelling on our other cruises.
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We purchased the FTTF and were disappointed when we got to our cabin and it had a layer of dust covering the entire desk/T.V. area. We also had a print/outline on the balcony door of a womans breasts! Even after speaking directly with our cabin steward it still took a call to Housekeeping before the room was cleaned again. The A/C in our room ran constantly but the room never seemed to cool. It took 3 complaints to Guest Services before it began to cool (but still ran nonstop). We had a cabin that connected to another and felt the noise coming through was excessive. We were also at the very front of the ship and many of the activities and the dining room were at the rear so we did a lot of walking back and forth. Our balcony was huge and had 2 chairs, a small table and a lounger! The location was not private due to the fact that anyone on the bridge could look right down at us and the wind was very strong, especially on the way home when we were doing 20+ knots. Due to the wind and lack of privacy I don't feel like the big balcony was worth it. I would rather be mid-ship next time to be central to all activities and I will NEVER get a connecting room again unless the rest of my party is in that connecting room. The room was spacious and didn't show too much age. The mattress comfy. Julius, our Cabin Steward, kept our portable cooler filled with ice the whole time and he was always checking with us when we saw him in the hall.