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  1. We often requested a table in the Carnival app just after 7pm. About an hours wait. We were often called or out table at the same time as late sitting and sat in the area for late sitting. We did not mind but it is not really Your Time Dinning. it is join the queue at your time but eat but eat at Carnivals choice of time.
  2. I did this in June. They did warn me it was a small part glass with each course. I had guessed that based on the price.
  3. I got the same feeling about CPS on my cruise. It was much quieter than Southampton. I had free parking as part of my booking. It was booked with another company based near the Channel Tunnel Terminal in Folkestone. I thought a ten mile shared bus transfer was not a good idea with COVID about. I booked CPS and paid myself. I did unexpectedly get a refund from the including parking. CPS were well over twice the price. May explain why the are quiet.
  4. Really good advice about Dover. We also have various rail strikes and closures. Hopefully weather disruption is over for a while. It is not much fun at the moment. If possible I would try to stay the night before a cruise in a hotel near the port in Dover. Planning flights after the cruise, and thinking what is the earliest time you could get to the airport seems impossible. Unfortunately it might mean another hotel near the airport.
  5. That does not sound very good. It is very different from my experience of a well maintained ship, friendly service, good food and definitely no queues. Dover is a quite typical of European cruise ports. They are often converted or shared use with other types of ship. More ferry or cargo than cruise passenger. Some are even just big tents. I wonder if the fruit delivery was stuck in the Dover traffic. We can, on the whole, get the food we want in the UK at the moment. Soft fruits particularly, and also cheap, at this time of year. We have no bacon shortage here too. Facilities were open and properly crewed I thought. Some events did not happen but I believe this is accords the fleet. The weather in northern Europe even in the summer can be cold. For my cruise wet and windy also featured. Food served and eaten by the pool will go cold quickly. I wonder if they have closed the pool roof. Ships designed for the Caribbean may not ideal here. Having a closable roof and outside decks protected by glass does make Carnival pride better than many. I have read about tendering delays. That does need resolving. My cruise to Norway did not have any tender ports so I do not know how it would have gone. Pride was my first Carnival cruise and I was impressed by the ship, service and food. As good as many more expensive ships I have cruised on. For me it was just not formal enough.
  6. P&O Cruises is you could say is the UK version of Carnival. Also owned by Carnival as a group. They have had adults only ship (in any otherwise family friendly line) for years. I believe often selling for a higher rate. So never say never. One difficulty would be which homeports. Wherever the adults only ships are based will not be great for many who would like them. For example, if I am from Texas I might like Galveston but the adults only ship is in Baltimore. Do go I from my local port with other peoples children, or fly across the country to avoid such children. What about families near Baltimore too? Can Baltimore support two ships? P&O only have one home port so no problem. Best wishes, Stephen.
  7. Did not realise it was a feature of the Spirit Class. I would definitely do another Spirit Class ship cruise. I thought Pride was very spacious and everything was arranged well.
  8. Thank you. I did enjoy my cruise. Weather and COVID were the only downsides. Best wishes, Stephen.
  9. Good to know it is not just me. Perhaps we need to form a support group.
  10. Thank you. Interesting to know. On other lines I have cruised on the cruise Director is the senior person and manager in that department. They have generally been older, less hands on and more management like. Best wishes, Stephen.
  11. Carnival Pride did not meet my expectation. I had been told to expect queues/lines. I never had to queue for: Guest Services Bars Buffet Elevators Corridors Main Dining Room entrance Guys Burger Buritos or Tacos Coffee Shop Shops Gym Equipment Theatre Comedy Disembarking at port Embarking at port (perhaps a few seconds for a security scanner) Occasionally there might be one person being served but I would be next and that was it. Perhaps I was just lucky, or I do things at different times to everybody else. As I did not get the full Carnival experience do you think I should get a free cruise? Best wishes, Stephen. PS. Carnival Pride was nearly full with well over 2000 passengers
  12. Please could I ask purely out of curiosity what an Entrainment Director does? We had one on Carnival Prides, in addition to the usual Cruise Director. I never met the Entertainment Director to ask? Thank you, Stephen.
  13. Bacon as in short supply on the buffet on Carnival Pride out of Dover. Some days not available, or served by the staff. Not sure why, as there is no shortage in the UK that I know off. Best wishes, Stephen.
  14. I did not see afternoon tea offered on my nine night Carnival Pride cruise. We had two sea days. I looked in the app and printed daily programmes. I would have like to try it. Best wishes, Stephen.
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