This was our second cruise, 2nd on the pride. We drove to port from western NY, about a 7 hour drive. We arrived at about 11 am. We breezed through and were on ship by 12. ( We had priority boarding) Our room was just about ready and we were able to drop our carry-ons. The steward, Domingo was awesome. We found the ship to be clean and the workers friendly and helpful. We loved the 2.0 upgrades.
We did carnival excursions, Atlantis shallow dolphin/ water park in Nassau and the jeep tour in Freeport. We enjoyed both! We did David's steakhouse which was amazing and will definitely do this every cruise from now on. We ate at the buffet, I thought it was your average buffet food. Seaside brunch was not as good as I thought it was better than buffet. Main dining room for dinner was good. Our favorite places for drinks were the Alchemy bar and EA sports. The alchemy bartenders are fantastic at what they do!! We did not do any of the shows. We are planning on doing the pride again.
Our cabin was very roomy. It was nice to have the bigger balcony, 3 chairs, a lounger and 2 tables. The only downfall was the vibration. Last time we had a balcony midship and this room being aft had quite a bit of vibration. It wasn't enough to ruin our sleep or anything but we did have to make adjustments like towels stuffed in between certain doors to keep the rattle down. The bathroom was huge, 2 sinks, jetted tub, shower, shelves and small cabinet.