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On 8/22/2022 at 1:06 PM, jc811 said:

Was just at Bimini yesterday on the Elation.

Golf cart rental was $120 for the day (last Sept, it was only $60!

We took the tram when we got off the ship. Although it goes right past the golf carts initially (at the village) the tram does not stop. It heads to the beaches first. On the way back, it stops where you can rent a golf cart.

by 11am there were no more golf carts available for rent.

Wow  we were there in May and it was $80. These golf carts are a POS. No brakes break down they should be in the scrap yard

As noted Fish Fry has all the amenities. The food is much better at Potter's Cay. But the area may not be for most people

We made a payment on full Sept.4th have the flight PDF sent that day from Carnival with flight numbers locator number and seat picks. Now flights show cancelled. Did a mock booking with Americian Air and shows the flights still available/

Same thing happened to us the week . Flights cancelled Americian Air. Still waiting for a answer as we cruiser in November. 

As someone else said " No sticker, no attached card anymore.  It’s in the system and automatically shows up when you order a drink". We were on the Horizon 9/21/2021 cruise and that's the way it was. Drinks were slow getting even when tipping

https://scootaround.com/en the worst service and never a refund. Read all reviews everywhere before you agree.

Rented a knee scooter from Scootaround on 8/14/2021 for a cruise on 8/21 2021. There website clearly states Copied from web site (we deliver your cruise mobility scooter rental directly to your ship, cabin, port, hotel or residence) Well on Monday 8/16/2021 they send me a conformation on where to pick it up and return outside the terminal. I called and said that is not what the web site said and she said due to covid I would have to pickup and return outside the terminal at a predetermined location. That was not acceptable lugging that scooter on and off the cruise ship so I cancelled. Tracy Simpson said ok but no refund because I did not buy a cancellation policy. My augment was I would not cancel if they could deliver what they said. They don't care no refund. I used my debit card big mistake so there is no recourse.  
 

Just booked thru Fly2Fun with Carnival from CLT to Mia round trip for  a cruise in Aug. Carnival used Americian Air and when I went into American Air it was $100 more. So I went thru Carnival no knowing how disembarkation will go with all the new rule changes.  A 1:00PM return flight

You can now take your free drink coupon to guest services and they will give you a coupon good for any place on the ship at any time. That stupid only in the MDR at breakfast or brunch has to go. Who really wants a drink at breakfast?

Just got off the Sunshine and they would not change the coupon

Wife and I are both Platinum on Carnival same amount of cruises 17. We both applied to MSC and she got Black and I got Gold status.

Been cruising enough to be a Platinum member with Carnival and have never received a casino rate. Only gamble the slots and loose around $500 every cruise. On the other hand my sister cruises with us at times and losses between $100 and $300 and gets a casino rate every cruise. ?????

We have been on many cruises on various cruise lines.(NCL, Princess, RCCL, Celebrity) Last sailed Carnival in 2007 on the Pride. Our recent cruises the last 8 years have been on Celebrity and Princess. ( and 1 river cruise)

We were very pleased with our cruise in spite of not being able to get to ports and having some rough sea days. Our cruise was 9/27 to 10/4-the week we dodged the hurricane!

We (DH and me) along with another couple that we cruise with regularly had extended balconies on deck 5. Because of the weather we didn't use our balcony much.

 

Things we LOVED:

*FOOD was great- never had to eat in David's - we had a meal there in 2007- but didn't have a need to go again as our meals were delicious in the dining room.

We loved the pizza- some of the best ever and Guy's Burgers- delicious.

*SERVICE-wonderful! We had the best wait staff team ever! The team of Danuel, Annamaria and Jedland was amazing. We were happy to give them extra $$ the last night .They worked so well together. The bar service in the dining room was prompt and after the first night- remembered our preferences. And the entire team remembered our names.

Our cabin steward was Belle and she was excellent. We also felt she deserved extra $$.

*CABIN- I wasn't expecting our cabin (5118) to be in such great condition. Other than the older type TV, the carpet, walls and bedding were in excellent condition as well as the bathroom.

*ENTERTAINMENT - Comedians were terrific. We went to all the comedy shows both PG and Adult and throughly enjoyed them all. Diane Ford is one of the best comedians we have ever seen. Production shows were entertaining but not as professional or involved as Celebrity.

Things we DISLIKED:

CASINO- hated that they allow smoking. It really bothered all 4 of us. And although they have a very small non smoking section our clothes smelled like smoke and we could still smell the smoke. We prefer Celebrity's nonsmoking policy in the casino which is more in line with today's standards. Hate second hand smoke!

DRESSCODE- shocked at the lack of enforcement allowing passengers to go to the dining room dressed like they were going to the beach or to bed! We saw undershirts, flannel pajama bottoms, cut off short shorts, baseball caps, holes in jeans all without a word from Carnival. And this was elegant night! I actually mentioned this to the front desk in the dining room and was told they try to enforce the dress code but people scream at them!! WHAT?? I said Carnival had a printed dress code and you can refuse entrance to the dining room and have them get changed.

This happened to one of our traveling companions on an NCL cruise who had on very nice jeans. He was told that was against policy and that he would have to change . No problem- he came back wearing slacks.

MUSICIANS- the male guitar player/singer in the lobby bar ( don't know his name) was horrible. He sounded off key and screamed in stead of sing- the 4 of us said he sounded like a at in heat. Also, the girl singer who alternated with him was terrible too. We couldn't believe that Carnival hired them.

 

Overall, we loved our time on the Pride even though we sailed with some rough seas.

The captain did a very professional job keeping us safe and away from the hurricane. We were so surprised and pleased that were were getting back 50% of the cruise as well as all port charges.... Plus, 50% off a future cruise...,, what great customer service.

We will definitely book that future cruise.

I'll be happy to answer any questions.

We were on that cruise also and you gave a accurate description of what I saw also. Still a good cruise. We have cruised the Pride 5 times in Sept. and Oct. out on Baltimore and this cruise was a first for us with the weather

Did you mean SEPTEMBER 27th? It can still be pretty warm here in September. The Pride also has the retractable dome over the pool. Only problem is it can't be opened or closed while the ship is moving. They had it closed when we boarded on May 10th, but I am assuming that is because of the storm/hurricane that was brewing up the coast at that time.

I have been on the pride several times and the doom can be closed anytime they choose.