I don't cruise nearly as often as I'd like to, but will probably make more of an effort to do so more often, as I love it! This cruise was with my parents, husband and son. My parents cruise often, my husband had only been on one cruise, my son (16) on none.

The Carnival Pride was a nice ship decor-wise for my family. My husband is a fantasy artist, so of course his background has a strong Italian Renaissance influence.

Embarkation was relatively smooth. There was one issue with rooms, as my mother and husband had their rooms swapped, but this was handled at the check in with no problems. After that, it was just a matter of walking on board with no problems whatsoever. Read more