Rare debsjc Posted July 11, 2022 #1 Share Posted July 11, 2022 (edited) This was out first Carnival cruise, and we were tempted by the routing & price. We used to cruise HAL or Oceania, then recently converted to Princess. Good Points - Great routing at a reasonable price - Standard Balcony cabin a good size with good storage and a mini fridge (decor a bit dated) .. cabin steward great - Good casual dining options - Guys burger, pizzas, ice cream, deli sandwich bar, cafe hot buffet + salad bar - Love the Serenity area to relax in - Some fantastic musicians playing around the ship in the evening, in a choice of bars - Dining room, we had 2 good dinners and 1 awful one - Quick and easy embarkation Bad Points - The pride looks very dated, and in need of repairs and a refurb - Air con didn't work for days, despite reporting it (then air con engineer left cabin door open) - Toilet in the cabin stopped working twice (one of those times apparently half the ship had the same issue) - Guest Services staff very unhelpful, really rude at times - No info given about scenic cruising, or ports of call including where docked + general lack of info in Captains announcements - Can be difficult to get a seat to eat in the Lido as people sit there playing cards etc - No paper daily program (difficult for those without smart phones) We would cruise Carnival again, but probably not on the Pride until she has been renovated - Edited July 11, 2022 by debsjc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderingherd11 Posted July 11, 2022 #2 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Normally you can still get a paper agenda, you just have to go to guest relations. Taking the pride week before Christmas. Not worried about decor or rust or food, but am a little concerned about air. Gotta have air. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare debsjc Posted July 12, 2022 Author #3 Share Posted July 12, 2022 22 hours ago, thunderingherd11 said: Normally you can still get a paper agenda, you just have to go to guest relations. Taking the pride week before Christmas. Not worried about decor or rust or food, but am a little concerned about air. Gotta have air. I had to call twice, and then go down to guest services in person twice as well, before the a/c got resolved. One staff member said to me 'It can't be that bad, because I have been working all night and you didn't come down at 2am' 😮 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stobe1 Posted July 13, 2022 #4 Share Posted July 13, 2022 On 7/11/2022 at 4:19 PM, debsjc said: This was out first Carnival cruise, and we were tempted by the routing & price. We used to cruise HAL or Oceania, then recently converted to Princess. Good Points - Great routing at a reasonable price - Standard Balcony cabin a good size with good storage and a mini fridge (decor a bit dated) .. cabin steward great - Good casual dining options - Guys burger, pizzas, ice cream, deli sandwich bar, cafe hot buffet + salad bar - Love the Serenity area to relax in - Some fantastic musicians playing around the ship in the evening, in a choice of bars - Dining room, we had 2 good dinners and 1 awful one - Quick and easy embarkation Bad Points - The pride looks very dated, and in need of repairs and a refurb - Air con didn't work for days, despite reporting it (then air con engineer left cabin door open) - Toilet in the cabin stopped working twice (one of those times apparently half the ship had the same issue) - Guest Services staff very unhelpful, really rude at times - No info given about scenic cruising, or ports of call including where docked + general lack of info in Captains announcements - Can be difficult to get a seat to eat in the Lido as people sit there playing cards etc - No paper daily program (difficult for those without smart phones) We would cruise Carnival again, but probably not on the Pride until she has been renovated - Carnival Captains aren't known for making announcements. My experience is most of them usually make the standard "Welcome Aboard" announcement just before sail away, and maybe a noon sea day announcement on the first and last day of the cruise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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