Water Slide Update

[BalletDad]

The water slide on the Pride is operational this week........

[mc'smom]

Live form the Pride I take it!

[BigMember]

Where did you hear this news?

[willbecruisin]

Oh Please tell me it's true! We sail the Pride on Sept. 18th. Yippee!:D

[snista]

Where did you hear this news?

 

By the look of his signature ticker...it appears he is on the Pride right now.

[Tatka]

I've never sailed on Carnival.. Is this waterslide only for the kids? Or it's also for teens (wonder if for my 14 yo will be able to use it, we will be on Liberty) ?

[HeidiHo]

I've never sailed on Carnival.. Is this waterslide only for the kids? Or it's also for teens (wonder if for my 14 yo will be able to use it, we will be on Liberty) ?

 

It's great for everybody, even adults.

[HeidiHo]

OOps, I should have mentioned that there is a height requirement but I don't know what it is. Small children under the height requirement would not be allowed on.

[Tatka]

Thanks guys,

 

My son is 5'6" (probably will ne even higher by November!!!) ..so I guess he will pass requirements.:D

[bphman]

Just got back from the Pride 8/21. The slide was open only one day. My son wore his butt off on it that day.

[cruizinrican]

When we were on the Jubilee they would not let me 5 yr. old use the water slide! They said she was too short? Too short for what? She has been swimming since she was 6 months old and could probably out swim the guy watching the slide. I was so mad, this was her first ship with a slide so of course this is the first thing she tried to do. Her and her brother went to the top and he came down the slide and she was sent back down the stairs! There she sat on the edge of the pool while the others went up and down a hundred times! She was so upset she cried and I was ready to eat someone for lunch over it! But my husband just said to let it go?! So for the rest of the week we avoided that pool area like the plague!

 

So the moral of this story is, don't assume your child can go down the water slide bc of height requirements??? some can't so check before you book so this won't be an issue for your kids on your next cruise! Wish I would have known and to top it off, she couldn't go down solo and we could not go down with her??!:rolleyes:

 

Cruizinrican

[vicocala]

Cruzinrican,

 

 

I am very sorry for your daughter but many children that age are not able to swim and the protection there is probably for them. I have a son who is short for his age and often found that height requirements restricted him from doing things that others did at his age so I understand your frustration as well as your daughters.

 

My question is, why are the slides on these ships down so often? Does it have to do with sea conditions or is it something else?

[BalletDad]

Hi All,

 

Yes, we're on board as I type. The slide(s) was/were closed allegedly due to a litigation issue after someone got hurt. Crew/staff won't give me as straight answer but bottom line is ours has been open.

 

Height restriction, yes but not sure what it is since my kids are a bit bigger so I never paid attention. Also, it appears they close the slide in rough weather, which we had a bit of yesterday as we sailed through the remnants of Hilary.

Otherwise, a great time being had by all......very nice ship!

[BalletDad]

Height restriction in 42"

 

Sign says closed in high winds. It was open all day in Cabo but as soon as we pulled anchor and got around the corner into the Pacific they shut it down as it was quite windy.