KristiK

Same thing from my Pride cruise last week. Only 1 or 2 wait staff max for whole casino. Some slot areas never saw a waiter walk by for hours. And the bartender confirmed that the Drinks on Us was only free from a waiter...had to pay if from the bar directly.

I just got off the Pride Saturday. The 3 shows on my 6 day cruise were 88 Keys, 80's Pop to the Max, and Getaway Island. 88 Keys was fantastic!

So, about the Pride Dry dock wish list lol.... I just got off the Pride #1 need is to fix the A/C! On Night 1 they couldn't get our A/C to turn off, so they had to give us extra blankets. I believe their fix was to disable it as we didn't have A/C for the rest of the cruise. Many others I spoke to in in different cabin types on different decks also had A/C issues (some too cold, but most had none at all) #2 most of the public bathrooms need reno and deep clean. Some were quite disgusting, broken locks, and one had a leaky roof (I don't want to know what was above that stall) #3 sound systems everywhere. I missed every captain announcement. Could hear he was talking, but never heard what he said. Missed most of the CD announcements too. I'm not sure where on the ship the announcements could be heard, but not any location I was. #4 Thrusters (I think). I'm not an expert here. We had to bypass our Costa Maya Port. We were late leaving Belize (due to an onshore car/horse accident that delayed people transporting back to ship by 2 hours). When we got to Costa Maya there was wind/weather issues, but other ships were able to dock. We were told it was due to weather, but some were told it was because our thrusters could not get us into the available berths. That could all be crap though, and I'm no expert. Side note....I've read that some ships have removed the casino bar. I spent many hours daily in the casino, and if they didn't have that bar, I never would have gotten a drink. Wait staff was extremely minimal and was an ongoing issue. All that said.....I had a great time on the Pride. I loved the layout, and there were some great staff. It's a really good ship and I hope they use the drydock to make it even better.

Thanks everyone. I'm on a Carnival cruise. I'll take a look at the price in the cruise shop before we stop in Cozumel and see if there is any real difference. If I remember they often have a sale in the cruise ship store on the last night that might make it cheaper.

Hey everyone, First let me say Happy New Year!!!! Question for seasoned cruisers...where is the cheapest place to buy a bottle of Crown Royal (or any bottle of alcohol) I'm flying Toronto to Tampa, cruise stops at Cozumal, Belize, Costa Maya, then back Tampa to Toronto. If I'm buying 1 bottle of Crown Royal, where is cheapest? Tampa airport duty free on return? Onboard ship on the last night? In one of the ports? The price difference is probably negligible, but in case it's not, I thought I'd inquire 🙂 Thanks, Kristi

No problem. I believe that the owner and researcher of that website currently has a thread going for his current Carnival Celebration cruise 🙂

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Thank you! I'm not a big beach person (easily burnable redhead) but my travelling friend is. I'll just have to schedule her beach day at another port so she gets her fill. This bar hop sounds like huge fun!

Hey all, I'll be in Cozumel in January and am considering that Bar Hop tour. For those of you who have been on it.... How long are you at each bar? The bars are all on beaches. Are any of those beaches ones you can go into the water for a swim?

Used Lifecenters for my Sept 2 cruise on Norwegian for east coast/Canada. Used Ontario green box test. All was easy. Clicked the link they sent me. Ryan was there early and ready to go. Verified ID, set up pieces in front of screen, walked us through doing the test together. Thankfully it quickly showed negative. Within 5 minutes of the end of the test I had an email with links to download our negative test. I uploaded that document to ArriveCan, and brought a paper copy. No one from Norwegian asked to see it, just verbally asked if I had done it. Side note: so devasted watching the effects of Fiona on the ports I visited just 2 weeks ago. The destruction in Nova Scotia, PEI, Cape Breton, Newfoundland will be felt for a long time. My thoughts are with the people of the Maritimes.

Oh my, so much amazing information. Thank you so much for taking the time to post it. Having options definitely makes me feel better. Thank you!!!!!

Awesome, thank you!

Hey everyone, Just got an email from NCL that my tour on my final day (Sept 9) that would transport me from Quebec Port to the airport has been cancelled. My flight isn't until 3pm, so I though this would have been a nice 3 hour tour of the area. Anyone have any alternative suggestions other than taking a cab? I've got a lot of time to kill lol, and will have luggage. Thanks in advance....love last minute scrambling Kristi

I used to love the comedy shows on my past Carnival cruises so I hope he's on board for my cruise. I'm doing East Coast Boston/Canada cruise (not Bermuda) so will be different. But I expect a lot of walking on my tours. What is Pure Variety show?

That sounds like lots of fun. I've never seen an aerial acrobats type of show, so really looking forward to that. And I'm always down for good tribute artists. Thanks for the info!

I'm on the Pearl from Boston in 8 days! Please tell me about the entertainment available. And what capacity it is sailing with? I hope you are having a fantastic trip!