Carnival Pride Review
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This was our second cruise, but the first on Carnival as well as the first with the kids (ages 12 and 15). Our ship had recently recieved the 2.0 upgrades.
From the moment we arrived at the Tampa terminal, we were handled well, even though they are putting thousands of people on the ship and things were moving quickly, we never felt hurried. The lines went very fast and without incident. LEaving the port was just as easy, we had prepaid parking for the week across the street and a porter brought all our bags right to the car, skipping the wait at customs while doing so. (either way, customs seemed to be moving quickly)
The big thing for me on a cruise is the food, and it was great. Guys Burgers, excellent. The buffet, excellent. BLue Frog cantina, AMAZING!! I must have had 25 tacos during thec ruise and since this location has some pretty short hours that was a feat. They have this habinaro sauce that is so good, I spent the week trying, (unsuccesfully) to figure out how to smuggle back home. We did late dining (8:15) and our servers, Heimi, Muhamad, and Iwan were the best. We ate like pigs, and they just kept bringing us more. Chocolate melting cake was a nighlt thing that we are all having withdrawal from now that we are back.
Cabin Review
Extended Balcony
Room was excellent. The double beds were already in King configuration when we arrived and there was no feeling of two "pushed together" twins. The mattresses were very comfortable and the bedding was very nice. The kids beds were also already made, couch was converted and bunk was opened from the ceiling. There was a ladder for the upper bunk. There are two drawers under the lower bed but they were very difficult to open so we skipped using them. The room has 3 large closets, plus a few drawers in the desk, and a small shelf area with doors and two nightstands so even with 4 of us in the room, and way too many clothes, we all were able to tuck everything away neatly. The bathroom was plenty big also (at least for a ship) and everything worked as it should. Shower stayed hot as long as we needed it to, and we used it quite a bit.After having the balcony on this cruise I doubt I will ever cruise again without one. Big enough for all 4 of us to be there at once, or perfect for one or two to escape when a quiet moment was needed. I am not one to fight for a lounge chair with everyone else running around so this was the perfect way to really feel like I was the only one on this fully booked ship. Our room steward (Masandi) was very helpful, he emptied the minibar, handled some laundry and did a great job keeping the room clean in between our crazy schedule.