Carnival Pride Review

Carnival Pride - Mexican Riviera

Review for the Mexican Riviera Cruise on Carnival Pride

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Sail Date: Mar 2007
Cabin: Premium Balcony (obstructed views)
Traveled with children

Carnival Pride, Mexican Riviera, March 25, 2007 Sailing: Stateroom 6279!

If you are lucky enough to be assigned room 6279 on the Carnival Pride, Take it! Smile! And enjoy! A most enjoyable experience was had by all in this Category 9A stateroom on the Pride. My two sons, five and 11 years of age, screeched with delight upon entering the room which accommodated four quite comfortably due to its "mini-suite" size. Carnival's liberal use of granite, mahogany, and burl wood exceeded our expectations of the Carnival ships. The over-sized balcony boasts 85 square feet and can be opened to the balcony of stateroom 6277, also an over-sized cabin with sleeping for three located just forward, as well as the cabin just aft. The life boats are positioned about 10 feet underneath these balconies, so no view is obstructed whatsoever. Actually, traveling with children, it calmed me to know that if one of the little dears inadvertently flipped off of our balcony, there was a lifeboat underneath instead of the Pacific. With the press of an elevator button we could quickly be on levels two or three for dinner at the Normandie Restaurant, located in the aft of the Pride, or go up to level nine, Lido, and eat buffet style at the Mermaid Grill. Most all food is served in the aft of the Pride, so instead of waiting on room service to deliver my first cup of tea, each morning I'd send my son straight up the elevator for tea from the Mermaid Grill. I highly suggest you bring your own coffee mug. The mugs provided all around the ship are plastic. It does ruin the taste of tea and coffee. On occasion I could be caught "borrowing" ceramic cups from the Normandie, but they are small and not convenient. In all, our stateroom was strategically placed and I will plead for the exact room on our next voyage.

Since our rooms, 6279 and 6277 were located directly behind the aft elevators, we thought our voyage would be loud. We never ever heard any elevator noise. Actually, we never heard anything! However, I was irritated that some travelers do smoke on their balconies and we would sometimes close our balcony door to avoid the smoke.

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Premium Balcony (obstructed views)

Cabin 9A
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