Just off the PRIDE, WARNING about aft cabin shaking

[confarotta]

Back in 1995 I was on the Holiday with my girlfriend in the last cabin on the Main deck. It vibrated so bad the mirror banged against the wall the entire time. We were 18 and 19 years old so we more easy going then compared to how I am now. If that happened to me now I would not have been happy lol.

[Cruzinbabe06]

Sorry this happened to you.:confused:

 

Vacations are something we look forward to and spending extra money for a suite, definitely would have made me angry, not being able to relax and enjoy that extra space.

 

It seems like the crew and guest services have heard this complaint before regarding the excessive vibrating. And they're using this generic lingo "yes, you're in the aft, expect vibrations".

 

I would write a letter. It wouldn't hurt.

 

You made the best of it and I appreciate you coming back and taking the time to warn others about the Pride vibration issues.

Edited April 30, 2015 by Cruzinbabe06

[NCTribeFan]

I do think there's also more side-to-side motion on Spirit-class ships, just because of the design. They're long and narrow (they're Panamax ships).

 

My first Miracle cruise, we were in a side, extended balcony on Deck 7. On that one, it felt like the movement was "ticking" over, say, from 11 on a clock over to 1, then back, with about 6-8 ticks each way.

 

The aft cabin on Miracle wasn't bad at all. Yes, there was some vibration, but it wasn't really an issue.

 

Every ship vibrates when the thrusters are in use. My one RCI cruise on little, old Empress, you had to hold on to your dinnerware if you were eating when leaving port to keep things from bouncing off the table! It was rather entertaining (but that was only my 2nd cruise; I might not be so easily entertained these days! :p ).

[SeaScout]

We had cabin 5295 on our cruise at the end of January. I did notice more shaking and vibration than we've usually experience in other cabins. It did settle down once the sea conditions changed. It was pretty bad a few times but others it was smooth as silk.

 

I do have a question for you. On our cruise we had very discolored water in the sink and bathtub. It ruined some our laundry in the self serve laundry just across the hallway from the cabin. Did you experience that? My GF was excited by the thought of an actual bathtub while on a cruise. I was just plain grossed out by the color of the water. :mad:

 

Room seemed a little bit in need or repair also. How about your TV? Ours had the annoying habit of turning itself back on about 10 seconds after we would turn it off. When it came back on, the volume would be very loud. Hugely annoying when trying to turn the thing off while laying in bed. :(

[yukongold]

So sorry to hear about the shaking - I can imagine how upset you must have been. Thank you for taking the time to make others aware of this problem.

[jetta8300]

We had cabin 5295 on our cruise at the end of January. I did notice more shaking and vibration than we've usually experience in other cabins. It did settle down once the sea conditions changed. It was pretty bad a few times but others it was smooth as silk.

 

I do have a question for you. On our cruise we had very discolored water in the sink and bathtub. It ruined some our laundry in the self serve laundry just across the hallway from the cabin. Did you experience that? My GF was excited by the thought of an actual bathtub while on a cruise. I was just plain grossed out by the color of the water. :mad:

 

Room seemed a little bit in need or repair also. How about your TV? Ours had the annoying habit of turning itself back on about 10 seconds after we would turn it off. When it came back on, the volume would be very loud. Hugely annoying when trying to turn the thing off while laying in bed. :(

 

oh yes we experienced the bathtub issue. I think it was day 4, our first day in Grand Turk, and I wanted a shower after we got back to the ship. I started the water and out came a yellowish brown liquid. It was coming out of the sinks as well then. We called guest services again and they said they let one of their water tanks get too low, and it picks up all of the "mineral sludge" at the bottom. They said to run the water for 5-10 minutes and it would be better. We ran it for far longer than that and it didn't get better, not for the rest of the night. It instantly made a stain around the bathtub, and needless to say we did not use the jacuzzi tub the entire trip.:eek: The next morning it was clear again.

 

Yes we definitely felt the room was in need of repair especially with all of the wood pieces stuck everywhere to calm the rattling. We are not picky with this usually, and it's not something I would necesarially complain about, but the furniture was pretty beat up. I heard a lot of people complaining about the old tube TV's, and how ridiculous this was especially for a ship right out of drydock. We didn't have any issues with the TV itself but the remote rarely worked.

 

There were definitely parts of the ship that were beautiful, especially the new pool and food venues. We would not sail this ship again for other various reasons but we did have a very good time, and enjoyed the relaxation and especially the passenger/space ratio.

[SandyBShores]

Officially freaking out! We sail the Pride in July. Guess which cabin!

[jetta8300]

Officially freaking out! We sail the Pride in July. Guess which cabin!

 

 

oh boy. I'm really sorry! Well if you don't plan on switching, definitely bring ear plugs, possibly a sound machine, (that would have helped A LOT) and have your motion sickness/nausea medication!

 

We did enjoy the time we spent on the nice balcony. It still shook, but it didn't seem to as badly, and out there we didn't have the squeaking/rattling of all the fixtures and items in the room. Also the actual room/layout of the Ocean Suite was very nice, we just wished it would have been mid ship. I hope it either turns out much better for you, or you decide to move. :)

[jetta8300]

I do think there's also more side-to-side motion on Spirit-class ships, just because of the design. They're long and narrow (they're Panamax ships).

 

 

 

My first Miracle cruise, we were in a side, extended balcony on Deck 7. On that one, it felt like the movement was "ticking" over, say, from 11 on a clock over to 1, then back, with about 6-8 ticks each way.

 

 

 

The aft cabin on Miracle wasn't bad at all. Yes, there was some vibration, but it wasn't really an issue.

 

 

 

Every ship vibrates when the thrusters are in use. My one RCI cruise on little, old Empress, you had to hold on to your dinnerware if you were eating when leaving port to keep things from bouncing off the table! It was rather entertaining (but that was only my 2nd cruise; I might not be so easily entertained these days! :p ).

 

 

yes we definitely noticed a great deal about this side to side motion. we hadn't experienced this on any other ship, and when the Freedom swayed, it was kind of "up and down". But I heard a lot of other passengers refer to the Pride's side to side motion as "listing", and it was kind of freaky. On the nights we watched the Dive In Movies up on deck, it was really noticable, to the point where the woman next to me had to go get her xanax! haha!

 

My husband even made the comment about how thin the ship was, I hadn't noticed it until he said something but it makes sense.

[SandyBShores]

Just got off the phone w Carnival. My kids are booked in a nearby interior and there are no cabins we can switch to where we would still be close to them. The ship is pretty full. :(

 

Anyone know who to contact to see if there are any recent engine issues that would be making the shaking extra severe? I'm hoping it will get better. A vibration I can live with. Shaking to the level that you and a 4/12 cruiser described I cannot!

Edited May 1, 2015 by SandyBShores

[SadieN]

We like the aft cabins and the vibrations do not bother us.

 

On the Conquest we did a B2B in 2470 and 6481. 2470 shook but was relatively quiet. 6481 sounded like the ship was shaking apart. A thin metal rubbing on metal sound. Could have been a support bracket or the ceiling tile framework.

Never had those sounds on the Splendor, Inspiration, Imagination, Paradise or Elation. FWIW Azipod ships seem to vibrate more than the standard prop ships.

[CJHAN]

Never been on the Pride but always aft. On the Conquest and the Triumph there is a bit of vibration not like you experienced but enough to notice it was more like a washing machine in tempo but for us it rocked us to sleep every night. The kind of vibration your talking about would make me wonder if there was not something seriously wrong with the ship. Thanks for the post now I know to avoid that ship.

[Surfwench]

Sailed Spirit class 3 times. Always book aft, (aft extended balcony). Never mind the vibration or extra movement.

 

In the future you MUST go mid-ship, decks Riviera through Upper for the least movement, vibration.

 

Why didn't you take the Carnival guarantee and leave first port at their cost?

[jetta8300]

Sailed Spirit class 3 times. Always book aft, (aft extended balcony). Never mind the vibration or extra movement.

 

In the future you MUST go mid-ship, decks Riviera through Upper for the least movement, vibration.

 

Why didn't you take the Carnival guarantee and leave first port at their cost?

 

Because like I said before, we did have a good time otherwise. We just tried to avoid the room as much as possible, but spent more time relaxing up on the pool deck and in the casino... haha.

 

It did not RUIN our vacation, but definitely made it less pleasant. Mostly because we weren't sleeping so we were much groggier during the day, especially being on so much dramamine due to the shaking. It's like a previous poster said, he had a really bad night with the shaking and had difficulty driving home the next day. It felt like that, a vacation of not resting. But I was in no way going to let it make me miss Half Moon Cay.

 

Again, it wasn't vibration. So if it's vibration to you or most people, there is something wrong with the ship. We were joking around with another passenger during the Dive in Movie... They played Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 1, and there is a scene towards the end of the movie where they are getting bombed down in their bunker. And we were joking that that's what it felt like in our room.

 

I had heard previously that the boat supposedly vibrates more when they are going fast, or at full speed ahead, when we kind of found it the opposite. When we were going slower, the shaking was definitely more violent/rough and inconsistent. There would be like rumbing and then a JERKING period, and then more rough rumbling, etc. with glasses clammoring around. It was NOT vibration.

 

I just want to make it clear thought that BY FAR the worst part was the noise in the room. So I'm telling you, if you didn't experience the enitre ceiling panels, air conditioning units, mirrors (in the suite the entire wall above the bed headboard is a giant rattling mirror), doors, etc. squeaking/squealing/rattling the entire time, then we experienced something different. The noises in the room that we couldn't stop were 50x worse than any brain shaking we could have experienced. The room was ALIVE. hahaha So if the only thing we would have experienced was just the shaking, It still would have been sickening, but we probably would have been able to stay asleep especially with the drugs. But NOT with every single fixture in the room banging around.

Edited May 1, 2015 by jetta8300

[SandyBShores]

For anyone interested, cabin #5293 sailing 07/05 on the pride is now available! :D It cost me to upgrade my kids to a balcony but I did get it worked out. I've been nervous for a few months, having read many posts about the rattling being an issue, but when you posted that specific cabin number was the tipping point. Thank you!

[Zeta3]

There were a few times on the Pride last January when I had to leave the Lido because the rumbling was so bad

[jficco]

This information about the vibrating has me a bit afraid as I am planning my first cruise with my children who are very nervous about crusing and of course I am on the 5th deck aft section. I have no idea if being seasick will be an issue for any of us as we've never cruised before, but I think loud vibrations like the ones described in the first post would scare them. For about the same price, I can change to the 7th deck near the atrium. Does anyone have any information about those rooms? Would you recommend a change to that location in the mid section 7th deck near the atrium? Thanks for your opinions.

[BeachinBeauty]

I want to chime in on a similar experience I had over Thanksgiving on the Conquest. People rave about aft cabins, I will forever avoid them after this nightmare.

 

The cabin was constantly shaking. Seas were a tad rough, not horrible, and the room wasn't just rocking side to side or front to back. It was doing all of the above. Like we were going in a circular motion.

 

At night, it sounded like things were slamming onto the floor above us and against the wall by our headboard. I mean, very loud slamming that caused our picture over our headboard to rattle.

 

We paid a great deal for a balcony cabin and did not enjoy one second of it. What was worse is our MDR was directly below our room in the aft location, so we couldn't even enjoy meal times. The only escape was hanging out midship in promenade.

 

I had never been seasick until that cruise. On my most recent cruise, I made sure to book midship. Didn't feel anything other than some gentle rolling every now and then. Overheard two girls in the hallway talking about how miserable they were in their aft cabin. It was so strange because, at first, I was like, "What are they talking about? This ship feels like it's gliding on ice!" Then, I remembered Conquest and people having that same reaction with me and I felt sorry for them.

 

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[BeachinBeauty]

This information about the vibrating has me a bit afraid as I am planning my first cruise with my children who are very nervous about crusing and of course I am on the 5th deck aft section. I have no idea if being seasick will be an issue for any of us as we've never cruised before, but I think loud vibrations like the ones described in the first post would scare them. For about the same price, I can change to the 7th deck near the atrium. Does anyone have any information about those rooms? Would you recommend a change to that location in the mid section 7th deck near the atrium? Thanks for your opinions.

 

I recommend making the switch.

 

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[CJinFLA00]

We did the Pride in Feb and stayed in cabin 7288 which is deck 7 aft. We did feel a little more movement but nothing like the OP described. Sorry to hear that.

[beauty1492]

just off the Pride-- on the same sailing as poster- had 7262- love the cabin.

 

If you are concerned move ---but I have been on the Pride 4 times aft 2 twice and it is nosier and vibes more-- but it is a ship with motors and when they use side threshers into port you are going to get bumpy. The Pride is an older ship and don't let this thread scare you! Remember the Pride takes 2400-3000 an week and is this the first time someone has really complained? I was on her last year when there was an engine problem and I believe that was so much worst than this sailing.

 

About sea sickness -- at first --take something don't try to tough it out. And they used to have a shot in sick bay that seems miracle cure to all who got it. cost about $65. I don't get sea sick so this is second hand info from a fellow passenger-- we were with on a south pacific cruise where it was so rough we told to stay in our cabin and all outside area were closed for couple of days.

[jetta8300]

just off the Pride-- on the same sailing as poster- had 7262- love the cabin.

 

 

 

If you are concerned move ---but I have been on the Pride 4 times aft 2 twice and it is nosier and vibes more-- but it is a ship with motors and when they use side threshers into port you are going to get bumpy. The Pride is an older ship and don't let this thread scare you! Remember the Pride takes 2400-3000 an week and is this the first time someone has really complained? I was on her last year when there was an engine problem and I believe that was so much worst than this sailing.

 

 

 

About sea sickness -- at first --take something don't try to tough it out. And they used to have a shot in sick bay that seems miracle cure to all who got it. cost about $65. I don't get sea sick so this is second hand info from a fellow passenger-- we were with on a south pacific cruise where it was so rough we told to stay in our cabin and all outside area were closed for couple of days.

 

 

Just a few things, first I'm very happy that you did not have the same experience.

 

You were not as far aft though. Yes the aft section, but the first cabin. I can tell you, that it even made a huge difference to us in the MDR, whether we were sitting in the forward section or the very back. The very back definitely shook more. And that's where our cabin was. Also, it shook less on the serenity deck than in our cabin. So it also seemed to help the higher up we went. But it still shook.

 

Second, I can tell you that it shook LESS if anything when pulling into port. When we pulled in, it was shaking badly, but the glasses were not rattling, the mirror was not rattling. We were shaking and rattling once the ship was out in the open, and throughout the night. It was the worst on the first few sea days, and the last sea day. So if people think it rattles pulling into port, I'm telling you, what I am describing was not at its worst at that time. It's not the same thing.

 

People can describe a "vibration" and feeling of shaking all they want, and everyone has a different sensitivity to it. Some say it's bad, some say it's gentle. But that facts are that the doors, mirrors, glasses, cabinets, light fixtures, ceiling panels, outside balcony furniture, and doors were rattling for probably 20 out of the 24 hours in each day. So not matter what severity people will "say" it was, I can tell you that if you did not experience that, it wasn't as bad in your cabin luckily. But it was worse in mine then.

 

Also, this is not the first time I have heard it described such as this. Some people have. Different decks, different itineraries, seem to make a difference.

[My6Dogs]

We were on the Pride in January, french door 4112.

We didn't have near the same experience you (original poster) did, but we did notice a definite "rhythmic" vibration, almost a small thud. It was not ocean related, because we felt it all the time when in motion. And it was too rapid of frequency.

And we could see it in our water glasses... the water would "ripple" a little bit.

It does feel like one of the props is a little out of whack!!!

 

We still had a great time!!!

 

Mike

[My6Dogs]

We were on the Pride in January, french door 4112.

We didn't have near the same experience you (original poster) did, but we did notice a definite "rhythmic" vibration, almost a small thud. It was not ocean related, because we felt it all the time when in motion. And it was too rapid of frequency.

And we could see it in our water glasses... the water would "ripple" a little bit.

It does feel like one of the props is a little out of whack!!!

 

We still had a great time!!!

 

Mike

[KPfromCT]

I would like to contribute!:D:D:D

While we've never booked an AFT cabin, just because we are more mid-ship kind of people, we DID cruise on the Pride back in 2012.

 

Every night at dinner, in the aft dining room, felt like we were sitting on vibrating chairs.:eek: The first couple of nights we were a little freaked out by it, but as the cruise went on, it just became on ongoing joke.....

 

Clearly the ship has vibration/shaking issues......

 

Overall, besides disliking the décor of that ship, we had a wonderful cruise.