12/9/12 Pride review (with pics)

[cnvh]

Background: DH and I are in our mid-30’s; this is our third cruise, second on Carnival. (Our first was our honeymoon on CCL in 2004—Miracle out of Baltimore—and second was a 10-day on HAL’s Noordam out of NYC in 2007.) We booked this cruise based on price and departure port. We booked a balcony cabin on Deck 6 FWD; since we live 90 minutes from Baltimore, we drove and parked at the pier ($105 for the week).

 

EMBARKATION: Despite our cruise docs advising us to arrive between 1:30-3:30, we decided to come in early in hopes we might get onboard around noon (as we hear many others are often able to do, although not necessarily on this cruise), and we arrived at the pier around 11:30. Our bags were handed off to the porters, car was parked, and we were in the terminal by 11:45; the parking lot is a pleasantly short walk to the terminal, right next to the ship, no shuttle required. (In 2004, I seem to remember having to take a bus shuttle from parking to terminal.)

 

Once inside the terminal, the first cattle chute was for passport/ID check, then bag x-ray, another cattle chute for sign-and-sail cards (all of which took about 15 minutes), then we were sent to sit in chairs while the prior week’s passengers finished debarking. Thankfully we each had our Kindles and happily passed the time reading, because we sat in those chairs from noon until 1:30; it didn’t appear that ANYONE was allowed to board until then. (And phones are a no-no inside the building—Terminal staff came around and chastised our chair-neighbors for playing on their smart-phones while we sat and waited.) Around 1:30, the port staff began calling us by rows to go through another set of doors and back another hallway to yet another cattle-chute waiting area for photos for our sign-and-sail accounts, then we were finally allowed to board the ship; we were on by around 2:00. (There were probably about 200 people ahead of us in the seating area, so I’d say we were onboard fairly early compared to most of our fellow passengers.)

 

My advice: if you plan to arrive early, definitely plan to bring a book or something other than a phone to occupy your time!

 

Also—if you are even considering bringing illegal drugs to or from your cruise, just forget it. Someone in front of us in line got yanked when the drug-sniffing dog “marked” his carry-on. He and his wife were pulled out of line and talked to for a few minutes, then they were ushered out through a door and never to be seen again. DH and I had a good laugh about that for the rest of the week. :p (Drug-doggie was there when we returned to Baltimore, too. Be warned!)

 

View of pier parking from our cabin

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THE SHIP: Gorgeous! I loved the décor; DH and I got a good chuckle out of “boobies, boobies, everywhere!” lol… CD Kirk and ACD Gumbie were hysterical, and Gumbie is quite the gymnast, believe it or not! :)

 

As the Pride is a sister ship of the Miracle, we didn’t have much problem finding our way around. We never had a problem finding a seat in the main lounge (the Taj Mahal), or finding a lounge chair on the Serenity Deck (also gorgeous). Seats in the Lido area were a bit hard to come by at peak times, but wait staff was fairly efficient in clearing empty tables.

 

The MDR (Normandie, Decks 2 and 3 aft) has a LOT of engine vibration; it didn’t bother us, but it was definitely very noticeable. I wonder what cabin vibration would be like back there…

 

We spent a lot of time on sea days on the Sun Deck, walking laps (trying to prevent TOO much weight gain, lol)... It's a bit windy up there, but fairly empty besides other walkers/joggers.

 

 

 

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THE FOOD: I admit, I’m a bit of a foodie. I love to cook, and DH and I rarely eat out at “fancy” restaurants because I can almost always make a better meal at home. We don’t cruise “for the food,” and we recognize that it isn’t 5-star cuisine (and don’t expect such). With that being said, we were quite pleased with our dinners in the main dining room—the prime rib (available 2 nights) is as good or better than most land-based restaurants. The only disappointments were the filet mignon (more the texture of a sirloin than a filet) and the frog legs, which were poorly cooked. Overall, the MDR meals are better than what you will get at most any chain restaurant, and certainly a good value considering the cost of the cruise.

 

DH and I are usually not buffet fans ANYWHERE, although we did graze at the Lido in the afternoons on most days. On sea days, we took our lunches in the MDR and were usually quite pleased, but Lido meals were always mediocre at best. My problem with buffet food (anywhere, not just on CCL) is that it’s almost impossible to get hot, fresh food from a buffet line. Particularly on a cruise ship, when you have to go to multiple stations to get your meal/salad/drink and THEN hunt for a table, by the time you sit down, your food is lukewarm at best… and nothing ruins a meal for me like lukewarm food.:( (Seriously, if there was a microwave for passenger use on the Lido somewhere, I’d use it.)

 

If you value quantity over quality, you won’t be disappointed on the Lido, but if you like GOOD food, it’s just… meh.

 

The deli didn’t “wow” me either; I ordered a grilled ham and cheese one evening (about 10pm, no one in front of me in line, wasn’t busy), and not only was the cheese not melted, but the ham inside the sandwich was still refrigerator-cold. But since the sandwich had nice panini-grill lines on it, I guess it was considered “done.” Similarly, the 24-hour pizza station didn’t seem to want to cook their pizzas to what I would consider “done,” either—we had pizza at least 4-5 times, and while it wasn’t BAD, it was always a bit on the under-done side.

 

One highlight that was ALWAYS yummy was the fresh garlic bread from the pizza station, which normally comes with the Caesar salad, but we often ordered just by itself—MMMM! Calzones (although not really a traditional “calzone”) were also good.

 

One universal disappointment, whether MDR or Lido or room service, was breakfast. Breakfast is not a meal which lends itself to advance preparation—I’m sorry, but there just isn’t a good way to make pancakes, waffles, or toast “ahead of time” and then serve it to the masses; it just can’t be done. We tried all 3 options multiple times, and I can’t say we had ANY good breakfasts while on our trip… DH and I tried waffles, French toast, and pancakes both on the Lido as well as in the MDR, and we never ONCE had any of them that were warm enough to melt butter even a little bit. That’s just not OK!! :(

 

The made-to-order omelettes were the closest to “good” breakfast food available in the Lido or MDR (because at least they were freshly prepared), but they still had the powdered-egg feel. Room-service continental breakfast was hit-or-miss; one day I had a perfectly-toasted bagel I had ordered with smoked salmon (better than I had gotten in the MDR or Lido), but the coffee was so burned, it still looked black even with half the container of creamer poured into the cup with it. (Coffee was never “great” regardless of time of day, but sometimes it was downright terrible.)

 

ANYTIME DINING: This was the first time we’ve experienced YTD, and we were quite pleased. The YTD room (Normandie, upper level) was open at 6pm; the first few days we arrived around 6:30, never had a problem getting a table for 2 (our preference), but the locations were usually not the greatest. Later in the week we started coming early (around 6pm) and consistently got a table for 2 at the railing, which was what we came to enjoy. We never requested a specific server’s section, but for the most part, service was perfectly OK, and the servers all addressed us by name upon arrival and seating. The wait staff dances/sings nightly, and we joined in a couple nights, which was most fun. We would definitely do YTD again; it was a great experience.

 

Server dancing with a class in his head!

 

Braised short ribs

 

My favorite dinner of the week: the chateaubriand

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PORTS: After taking overpriced ship-sponsored shore excursions on our first two cruises, we went this time planning to do our own “low-key” thing in port each day. DH and I aren’t hard to please; all we really wanted to do was to get to a beach every day if the weather cooperated.

 

Our first stop (Port Canaveral) we did end up taking a ship-sponsored shuttle to/from Cocoa Beach, which worked out pretty well. For $17pp, we got on the 9am bus to Cocoa Beach (about 15 minutes away), which then returned to the ship every half hour beginning at 12:30. (It also would have taken us to Cocoa Village if we had opted to do so, which we did not.) We went swimming at Cocoa Beach, had breakfast at IHOP (which was at least HOT, lol!), did a little shopping in town, and came back mid-afternoon.

 

 

Cocoa Beach... was chilly but not unbearable for swimming (at least for us northerners)

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Day 2 was Nassau. One of the servers in the MDR said Paradise Island had a nice beach, so we got off the ship around 11:30am, found a line for water taxis in the main building at the pier, and ended up taking a water taxi to Paradise Island for $4pp. (Getting onto the water taxi involved a hair-raising walk on a very narrow walkway right along the harbor to the boat—definitely NOT handicap-accessible! But the water taxi ride was a lot of fun, and one of the boat staff—Chris—was a great tour guide on the trip over.)

 

Boarding the water taxi:

 

 

We got off the water taxi and asked around for directions to the nearest public beach, which appeared to be Cabbage Beach. Chris told us all where to access it so that we wouldn’t have to pay the $60 fee Atlantis would have charged for “their” beach access… apparently in Nassau, the beaches are ALL public and free, but the resorts can charge you to access them through their properties.

 

Anyway, we had about a 15-20-minute walk, following signs to the beach access near Sunrise Beach Club & Villas off Casino Drive. Basically we ended up taking a walkway which appeared to be “between” properties, but tons of people were using it, so we figured, “what the heck.” There were lots of chair rentals available at the beach, as well as watersports (jet skis, parasailing, banana boats). We found a guy serving rum drinks in coconuts he cracked open and prepared to order; for $20, you got the coconut, your own pint of rum, and you could come back to refill your coconut with your rum and their ice/mixers as often as you wished—a pretty good deal!

 

Cabbage Beach

 

Even with 4 ships in port that day, Cabbage beach wasn’t overly crowded—enough people that we felt safe, but not so many that we felt overwhelmed.

 

After we were done swimming at Cabbage beach, we got a land taxi (the drivers were waiting at the end of the walkway to the beach, NO problem finding one) and asked him to take us to a good place for lunch. He picked up another family at the same time, dropped them off at the ships, then took us to the Fish Fry at Arawak Cay, where we went to Twin Brothers. We had some conch fritters for an appetizer and shared the combo platter for lunch, which was fried shrimp, grouper, and conch, with rice/beans and macaroni. Quite tasty and plenty for two!

 

Fish Fry shops at Arawak Cay

 

After lunch, we walked from the Fish Fry back to the ship, along the harbor. It was a great day, but lots of walking—next time I will forgo flip-flops for sneakers! We walked by Junkanoo Beach on our way back from Arawak Cay to the ship; it would have been a close walk to get there from the ships for sure, and there was lots going on with little food/drink huts and music, but it was a much smaller beach area than Cabbage Beach.

We were back onboard by around 4pm, with sail-away at (I believe) around 8pm.

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Day 3 was Freeport, a relatively short port stop, from 7am-1pm.

 

We got off the ship around 8am and had no problem hailing a cab from the pier to Port Lucaya, where the taxi driver directed us to the public beach access next to the police station (a short walk from the taxi stop, much closer than Cabbage Beach was from the water taxi terminal at Nassau). We paid our $4-one-way fare ($8 each) when we arrived at Port Lucaya and were given tickets for a return taxi trip to the ship; it was about 20 minutes each way, and they will NOT return without a full van (10 people), so plan accordingly.

 

Anyway, the beach was very nice, clean, with a group offering watersports—banana boat rides, snorkeling, parasailing, jet-skiing—which we declined, since we were only in port for a few hours and didn’t want to risk missing the boat.

 

Lucaya Beach

 

Lucaya Beach panorama

 

After a swim, we headed to the straw market, stopping first at the Chibah coffee house and wine bar for breakfast. We didn’t go into the wine bar, but we ordered coffee as well as breakfast (coconut French toast for DH, “meat lovers” crepe for me); the food took forever to arrive and I think I ended up getting a burrito instead of a crepe, but it was delicious and very reasonably priced. (Much better than what we’d have found onboard, to be sure!)

 

Chibah Coffee Bar

 

 

After that, we did some shopping in the straw market—which was tons of fun, as I love to haggle. :) Everything was clean, and while the shopkeepers were pretty persistent in trying to lure you into their booths, everyone was friendly and it was a fun day.

The taxi ride back was not so pleasant—we had to wait probably 20 minutes for enough people to show up to fill the van, and our driver was really grumpy and surly—he didn’t chit-chat with us passengers at all on the ride back, didn’t help anyone into or out of the van (despite a really high step), and he was cussing other drivers all the way back to the pier. No tip for him. :( (He was the only not-so-good taxi driver we encountered on our DIY shore excursions; the rest of them were super-friendly, funny, and very accommodating to us tourists.)

 

Panorama of Freeport pier, from the ship

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OTHER OBSERVATIONS: OK, zipping up my flame suit for this one… In the 8 years since we last sailed Carnival, I was pretty shocked at how, erm, “relaxed” the dress code has gotten for the MDR. I don’t blame Carnival for this, at least not too much, but come on people— do you REALLY need to wear your baseball cap in the MDR, backwards or forwards or sideways?! And the adult “boys” wearing ridiculous logo tees and cutoff tees and sweatpants in the MDR?! Clothes covered in old food stains all down the fronts?!?! And ladies, a swimsuit coverup is NOT dinner attire in the MDR; I don’t care if it IS “casual night.”

 

I swear, I don’t know who’s raising people these days—I’m not even that old, but I was brought up to know that there are certain levels of proper etiquette to be adhered to in public… If you’re going to a restaurant with table service (i.e., not McDonald’s), you at least take your d*mned hat off and wear clean clothes appropriate for the time of day. I’m not even talking about jeans (which WOULD have been “dressy” by some of their standards)… Sweatpants?!?! REALLY?!?!?!?! *rolls eyes*

 

When DH and I last cruised (on HAL, in 2007), DH was turned away from the MDR for dinner because he was wearing shorts—not gym shorts, but “nice” Docker-style shorts. And rightly so, because the dress code said “no shorts” and DH forgot. (He happily went back to the cabin and put on appropriate pants.) CCL’s policy states “no sleeveless shorts or gym shorts for men;” I wish they would at least enforce THAT, since it’s their own policy. But I fault the passenger for not having the decency to bother to care to dress themselves appropriately; it’s an insult to the staff who work so hard to maintain the appearance of elegance.

 

DEBARKATION: We arrived back at Baltimore around the planned 9am arrival time. Debarkation instructions had self-assist passengers beginning to debark at 9:15am, in order of deck; we were out with the first self-assist group and were in our car by 10:15am. According to the debarkation paperwork left in our cabin on Saturday night, the last groups weren’t scheduled to leave the ship until well after noon, so there’s REALLY no way you could board before about 1pm even if you wanted to.

 

OVERALL: You can’t beat CCL for “the best bang for your vacation buck,” and I would happily sail the Pride again; her staff are top-notch, the ship is clean and well-maintained, and for us, sailing out of Baltimore is super-cheap. But I will definitely be open to any good non-CCL deals which may come along, provided it’s a “home port” for us (NYC, Philly, Bayonne, Baltimore, maybe Norfolk).

 

Also, I cannot say enough about the hardworking men and women on this ship... I was in awe, on a daily basis, of the consistent effort these great folks put forth to make sure we have a nice vacation. HUGE kudos to the Pride staff!

[PathfinderEss]

Enjoyed your review, glad you had a good time.

[Gailerina]

Thanks for the review :)

 

We are leaving on the Pride in 3 weeks, super excited :) We were on here this past January too :)

[Gailerina]

Thanks for the review :)

 

We are leaving on the Pride in 3 weeks, super excited :) We were on here this past January too :)

[Robkatcruisers]

OTHER OBSERVATIONS: OK, zipping up my flame suit for this one… In the 8 years since we last sailed Carnival, I was pretty shocked at how, erm, “relaxed” the dress code has gotten for the MDR. I don’t blame Carnival for this, at least not too much, but come on people— do you REALLY need to wear your baseball cap in the MDR, backwards or forwards or sideways?! And the adult “boys” wearing ridiculous logo tees and cutoff tees and sweatpants in the MDR?! Clothes covered in old food stains all down the fronts?!?! And ladies, a swimsuit coverup is NOT dinner attire in the MDR; I don’t care if it IS “casual night.”

 

I swear, I don’t know who’s raising people these days—I’m not even that old, but I was brought up to know that there are certain levels of proper etiquette to be adhered to in public… If you’re going to a restaurant with table service (i.e., not McDonald’s), you at least take your d*mned hat off and wear clean clothes appropriate for the time of day. I’m not even talking about jeans (which WOULD have been “dressy” by some of their standards)… Sweatpants?!?! REALL9Y?!?!?!?! *rolls eyes*

 

When DH and I last cruised (on HAL, in 2007), DH was turned away from the MDR for dinner because he was wearing shorts—not gym shorts, but “nice” Docker-style shorts. And rightly so, because the dress code said “no shorts” and DH forgot. (He happily went back to the cabin and put on appropriate pants.) CCL’s policy states “no sleeveless shorts or gym shorts for men;” I wish they would at least enforce THAT, since it’s their own policy. But I fault the passenger for not having the decency to bother to care to dress themselves appropriately; it’s an insult to the staff who work so hard to maintain the appearance of elegance.

 

DEBARKATION: We arrived back at Baltimore around the planned 9am arrival time. Debarkation instructions had self-assist passengers beginning to debark at 9:15am, in order of deck; we were out with the first self-assist group and were in our car by 10:15am. According to the debarkation paperwork left in our cabin on Saturday night, the last groups weren’t scheduled to leave the ship until well after noon, so there’s REALLY no way you could board before about 1pm even if you wanted to.

 

OVERALL: You can’t beat CCL for “the best bang for your vacation buck,” and I would happily sail the Pride again; her staff are top-notch, the ship is clean and well-maintained, and for us, sailing out of Baltimore is super-cheap. But I will definitely be open to any good non-CCL deals which may come along, provided it’s a “home port” for us (NYC, Philly, Bayonne, Baltimore, maybe Norfolk).

 

Also, I cannot say enough about the hardworking men and women on this ship... I was in awe, on a daily basis, of the consistent effort these great folks put forth to make sure we have a nice vacation. HUGE kudos to the Pride staff!

 

 

 

I agree whole heartily with the MDR attire! Really folks wear that to the lido buffet not MDR. Let them flame away I will stand with you on this point!

[KoalaLou]

Thanks for sharing your review, we sail for our second time on the Pride in March and can't wait! :) Love the panoramic photos!

[Cupcrazy]

Thanks for the great review & pictures

[goldrusher]

I was on the Pride coming in when you were leaving.You had to wait so long to get on as we were really late in getting there as the fog was so bad they had to go slow all the way up the bay. YOu would have been able to have gotten on a lot earlier if that had not been the case. We always get there as early as possible so we can get on as early as possible so the vacation can begin!!!!

[Bashlin]

Nice review..

 

And I agree, not sure where a lot of these people eat at daily that complains about carnivals food.. But I've always found it to be above average..

 

Sent from my Galaxy 3S

[twindaddy]

OTHER OBSERVATIONS: OK, zipping up my flame suit for this one… In the 8 years since we last sailed Carnival, I was pretty shocked at how, erm, “relaxed” the dress code has gotten for the MDR. I don’t blame Carnival for this, at least not too much, but come on people— do you REALLY need to wear your baseball cap in the MDR, backwards or forwards or sideways?! And the adult “boys” wearing ridiculous logo tees and cutoff tees and sweatpants in the MDR?! Clothes covered in old food stains all down the fronts?!?! And ladies, a swimsuit coverup is NOT dinner attire in the MDR; I don’t care if it IS “casual night.”

 

I swear, I don’t know who’s raising people these days—I’m not even that old, but I was brought up to know that there are certain levels of proper etiquette to be adhered to in public… If you’re going to a restaurant with table service (i.e., not McDonald’s), you at least take your d*mned hat off and wear clean clothes appropriate for the time of day. I’m not even talking about jeans (which WOULD have been “dressy” by some of their standards)… Sweatpants?!?! REALLY?!?!?!?! *rolls eyes*

 

When DH and I last cruised (on HAL, in 2007), DH was turned away from the MDR for dinner because he was wearing shorts—not gym shorts, but “nice” Docker-style shorts. And rightly so, because the dress code said “no shorts” and DH forgot. (He happily went back to the cabin and put on appropriate pants.) CCL’s policy states “no sleeveless shorts or gym shorts for men;” I wish they would at least enforce THAT, since it’s their own policy. But I fault the passenger for not having the decency to bother to care to dress themselves appropriately; it’s an insult to the staff who work so hard to maintain the appearance of elegance.

 

 

OVERALL: You can’t beat CCL for “the best bang for your vacation buck,” !

 

I am confused, you are bashing Carnival for relaxed dining room dress, but praising it for being a great value. I hate to say it, you cruise the cheapest line, in general, you get the most relaxed standards. If you want tuxes and ball gowns, cruise Cunard and pay 3 times the price.

 

There is no excuse for dirty, stained clothes, or baseball caps, or sweat pants but I am not sure why you have such a problem with a logo t-shirt (assuming it is appropriate, of course).

 

I am sure you are a very nice person and we would get along great, but other than a few examples, I just dont get why some people get so riled up about what others wear.

 

This is the cruise line where waiters dance on tables, right?

 

Other than that, thanks for a great review and photos of a ship I might not ever get to sail on, being a west cost guy.

[cnvh]

I am confused, you are bashing Carnival for relaxed dining room dress, but praising it for being a great value. I hate to say it, you cruise the cheapest line, in general, you get the most relaxed standards. If you want tuxes and ball gowns, cruise Cunard and pay 3 times the price.

 

There is no excuse for dirty, stained clothes, or baseball caps, or sweat pants but I am not sure why you have such a problem with a logo t-shirt (assuming it is appropriate, of course).

 

I am sure you are a very nice person and we would get along great, but other than a few examples, I just dont get why some people get so riled up about what others wear.

 

This is the cruise line where waiters dance on tables, right?

 

Other than that, thanks for a great review and photos of a ship I might not ever get to sail on, being a west cost guy.

 

I have no problem with relaxed standards-- that's why there's a "wear-whatever-you-want" dining option available (the Lido buffet). But there ARE standards for the MDR, which Carnival specifically spells out in the Fun Times (no gym shorts, no sleeveless tees for men), which they then choose not to enforce. I wouldn't say I'm "bashing" them per se (that's a harsher word choice than I'd have picked), but it is what it is-- they explicitly set a standard which they then don't uphold, presumably to not risk upsetting the slovenly-dressed-but-paying passenger.

 

Personally, I can't wrap my head around the idea of walking into a formal dining room full of tables with linens and full place settings, walking up to the maitre D' (in his spotless tux-like uniform), requesting a table, being seated by and waited on by impeccably-dressed, uniformed staff with tea towels over their arms, all while wearing a NASCAR T-shirt, or a hockey jersey, or a Bahamas souvenir hoodie. :confused:

 

Seriously, people, you can buy a polo shirt for $5 at Walmart; it's not that hard. (Heck, my entire formal-night outfit cost less than $50, shoes and jewelry included.) It has NOTHING to do with cheap cruise fare; it's a matter of having some respect for your surroundings. If that makes me a snob, so be it-- guilty as charged.

[Room Service!]

cnvh - I get what you are saying.

 

On my recent cruise (12-2) on the Pride, I was surprised at the way some people were dressed BEFORE boarding the ship. They wore their already stained t's ... nice.

[fair-winds39]

cnvh - Couldn't agree with you more about Carnival's lack of enforcing the dress code in the Dining Room. DH and I noticed it on the Pride in 2010. One diner came to dinner in his socks and no shoes; there was nothing wrong with his feet, he wore shoes every other time we saw him...never did figure out what that was all about. We also saw many baseball caps and very, very casual shorts.

 

We'll sail out of Baltimore again in 2013 on the Pride, but this time we know what to expect as far as what a few cruisers perceive as appropriate dress in the dining room. I often wonder what some people wear to a wedding, or banquet. Well, I know one thing, it won't stop us from cruise vacations. To each his own.

 

Up until about 10-12 years ago, you followed the dress code for dinner out of respect for the Captain of the vessel, and on the formal nights, most everyone stayed dressed the entire evening. Sadly, like everything else, things change I suppose.

 

Glad you enjoyed your cruise. Thanks for the nice review.

[PreacherMan1977]

(And phones are a no-no inside the building—Terminal staff came around and chastised our chair-neighbors for playing on their smart-phones while we sat and waited.)

 

Is something specific to this port?

 

Did they get a lot of push-back from people?

I'm sure this is the WORST job!

 

Not a big phone guy so don't really care,

but I know some people can't be without

their smart phones for 10 minutes. :)

[PhightingPhillies]

Thanks for the review... I cannot wait we sail Pride in less than 2 weeks for NYE celebration. Did here anything about the Pride getting Cheers soon ( I am sure it won't happen by then but figured I would ask since they aren't really mentioning when it rolls out until it is out already )

Also how was the balcony room... plenty of space for luggage etc...

thanks

[cnvh]

I don't know what the deal was about using phones in the terminal, other than the fact that you're not supposed to photograph security-type stuff...

 

PLENTY of storage room under the bed-- we had two really big suitcases and there would easily have been room for two more.

[Aoumd]

Is something specific to this port?

 

Did they get a lot of push-back from people?

I'm sure this is the WORST job!

 

Not a big phone guy so don't really care,

but I know some people can't be without

their smart phones for 10 minutes. :)

 

Glad this is being brought up on CC. Having staff accost customers for something as commonplace as playing games on a phone in a waiting room (i.e. not a security area or customs) bothers me a lot more than what someone is wearing 3 tables over in the dining room.

 

And I'm very, very far from being one of those people who must be on his/her phone 24/7, and am known to be a follower of rules (voted Teachers' Pet in my high school yearbook!).

[Jeepers385]

Thank you so much for your review, informative for me. We'll be sailing on the Pride in February and although we've sailed on RCCL out of Baltimore first time on Carnival out of Baltimore.

[Aoumd]

Cell phones game drama aside (and I should have said this first), I'm glad to hear you had such a wonderful cruise on Pride! Thanks for taking the time to share your photo review with us!