Carnival Pride is definitely a ship showing some age (launched 2001) and is in need of some clean-up and touch-up (many rust stains all over the ship). We chose the Memorial Day week sailing as it fit with the school vacation schedule. A 1 week cruise to Grand Turk, Half Moon Cay, and Freeport. This was our very first experience with Carnival. Our mental comparisons are to Royal Caribbean and Disney.

Our cabin was a small suite for 3 people. It had a separate bedroom that could be closed off from the other single bed. Definitely a good sized room in the corner on deck 8 at the back of the ship. Very nice wrap-around balcony. However, as I mentioned, the ship does show its age and we were warned not to leave anything on the balcony because of the ship's exhaust - we were told exhaust can leave droplets of oil on the balcony and can stain anything left out there. Suite privileges included early / priority embarkation and debarkation.

Our cabin steward, Greg, was also excellent. Even though Carnival offered pre-tipping so it could be included on the credit card, I gave extra to him. Towel animals everywhere, extra everything whenever asked, and always a smile. Read more