Mini Review of Carnival Pride Norwegian Fjords

[debsjc]

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 

 

 

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Edited July 11, 2022 by debsjc

[thunderingherd11]

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.  

[debsjc]

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' 😮

[stobe1]

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 

 

 

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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.