stephen@stoneyard.co.uk Posted June 25, 2022 #1 Share Posted June 25, 2022 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 4 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnlynch81 Posted June 25, 2022 #2 Share Posted June 25, 2022 I experienced the same thing a couple of weeks ago on the Miracle in Alaska. Thought it was an Alaska cruise thing. Who knew! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen@stoneyard.co.uk Posted June 25, 2022 Author #3 Share Posted June 25, 2022 3 minutes ago, Tnlynch81 said: I experienced the same thing a couple of weeks ago on the Miracle in Alaska. Thought it was an Alaska cruise thing. Who knew! Good to know it is not just me. Perhaps we need to form a support group. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnlynch81 Posted June 25, 2022 #4 Share Posted June 25, 2022 24 minutes ago, stephen@stoneyard.co.uk said: Good to know it is not just me. Perhaps we need to form a support group. I think we probably need to go on another cruise just to make sure... for the sake of science 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen@stoneyard.co.uk Posted June 25, 2022 Author #5 Share Posted June 25, 2022 8 minutes ago, Tnlynch81 said: I think we probably need to go on another cruise just to make sure... for the sake of science I agree. For research purposes only. Not for fun. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilovesailaway Posted June 25, 2022 #6 Share Posted June 25, 2022 You've been Spirit Classed lol 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT1962 Posted June 25, 2022 #7 Share Posted June 25, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, stephen@stoneyard.co.uk said: Glad you enjoyed it. Edited June 25, 2022 by JT1962 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jamman54 Posted June 25, 2022 #8 Share Posted June 25, 2022 It's a Spirit Class thing, that's why they are our favorite class of ships! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsTabbyKats Posted June 25, 2022 #9 Share Posted June 25, 2022 Phew....feeling more relaxed about upcoming cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwokpot Posted June 25, 2022 #10 Share Posted June 25, 2022 Agreed. I was on the Pride for 31 days and there were never long lines for anything. The only place that might have had some minor queuing was the buffet and that was mainly do to the limited amount of space and the actual setup for the buffet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen@stoneyard.co.uk Posted June 25, 2022 Author #11 Share Posted June 25, 2022 40 minutes ago, JT1962 said: Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you. I did enjoy my cruise. Weather and COVID were the only downsides. Best wishes, Stephen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen@stoneyard.co.uk Posted June 25, 2022 Author #12 Share Posted June 25, 2022 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. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare carohs Posted June 25, 2022 #13 Share Posted June 25, 2022 Oh good. This gives me hope for our Carnival Spirit cruise in Aug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StolidCruiser Posted June 25, 2022 #14 Share Posted June 25, 2022 2 hours ago, Ilovesailaway said: You've been Spirit Classed lol Perfect way to express this favorite class of ships. 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BlerkOne Posted June 25, 2022 #15 Share Posted June 25, 2022 Much more the norm than the exception. Thank you for an honest evaluation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n6uqqq Posted June 25, 2022 #16 Share Posted June 25, 2022 20 minutes ago, carohs said: Oh good. This gives me hope for our Carnival Spirit cruise in Aug. I went on the Spirit to Alaska in May and was pleasantly surprised with table cloth every night in the MDR. Since it was sailing in Australia previously it was spared the new table tops for now. Spirit never felt crowded and I will take that any day over a ship with theaters and roller coasters etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare carohs Posted June 25, 2022 #17 Share Posted June 25, 2022 Spirit doesn't have a theater? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BlerkOne Posted June 25, 2022 #18 Share Posted June 25, 2022 23 minutes ago, carohs said: Spirit doesn't have a theater? Spirit has a theater. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwokpot Posted June 25, 2022 #19 Share Posted June 25, 2022 1 hour ago, carohs said: Spirit doesn't have a theater? The reference was to a couple of Vista class ships that have IMAX theaters. All cruiseships have theaters. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ashkir Posted June 25, 2022 #20 Share Posted June 25, 2022 Spirit is one of my favorites. I would LOVE to see them convert a small section of the ship into a theater. But, Spirit classes feel a lot better. I did not enjoy the Panorama. it sucked, I had a 2 hour pizza line once lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwokpot Posted June 25, 2022 #21 Share Posted June 25, 2022 4 minutes ago, ashkir said: Spirit is one of my favorites. I would LOVE to see them convert a small section of the ship into a theater. But, Spirit classes feel a lot better. I did not enjoy the Panorama. it sucked, I had a 2 hour pizza line once lol You stood in line for 2 hours for Pizza? Are you nuts? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ashkir Posted June 25, 2022 #22 Share Posted June 25, 2022 13 minutes ago, kwokpot said: You stood in line for 2 hours for Pizza? Are you nuts? When we got back to the ship dining hall wasn't taking anything, went to deli, they kicked us out of line t oclose, buffet was closed we were hungry. on my sailing they were understaffed so closed everything early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n6uqqq Posted June 26, 2022 #23 Share Posted June 26, 2022 4 hours ago, kwokpot said: The reference was to a couple of Vista class ships that have IMAX theaters. All cruiseships have theaters. That is what I meant by theater, yes is the IMAX. I always call the front area showroom or lounge, as it is called on the deck plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare carohs Posted June 26, 2022 #24 Share Posted June 26, 2022 2 hours ago, n6uqqq said: That is what I meant by theater, yes is the IMAX. I always call the front area showroom or lounge, as it is called on the deck plans. See and I always refer to an IMAX as IMAX cuz it's not the same as a regular movie. Follow up, does the Spirit show movies in the theater/lounge or is that only pool side? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bguppies Posted June 26, 2022 #25 Share Posted June 26, 2022 Spirit, Legend, Pride, best class of ship in the fleet by far. Too bad all lines go for cramming as many people on board versus providing a great guest experience. Would love to see them build some newer Spriit class ships, versus the larger, mega ships. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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