7/30 Pride review

[kuJhawk]

Here is my review of the Carnival Pride, travel to, excursions, and traveling from.

7/29

We departed from Kansas City International Airport (KCI) on Midwest Airlines. We arrived at the airport about 930am for an 11am flight. The counter agent was very friendly and helpful. We checked in and passed through security in less than 10 minutes. After entering into the gate area I was pleased to discover that wireless internet access was now free (previously it cost about $10 for unlimited 24hr access). I was able to check www.flightaware.com to see that our plane coming in from Boston was on time and check my email. We boarded the plane with relative ease. There was classical music playing on the planes PA system.

A little about the plane, it was a Boeing 717. Airtran flies that plane also, but Midwest seats 88 people where Airtran seats 117. It has four across seating and leather seats with footrests. Pretty much the whole plane is business class. After the drink service, the flight attendants offered everyone a prepared meal. We could either have a nice plated meal for $10 or what we had, a wrap sandwich and chips for $5. Later in the flight, the flight attendant brought over hot, freshly baked chocolate chip cookies! mmmm... Overall, the flight was very nice and well worth the extra money for the nicer seats. To fly direct from KC, our two choices were Southwest and Midwest. The comfort and ease of boarding was worth the extra money on Midwest.

After arriving at LAX, we made our way to terminal 3 baggage claim, we attempted to call the shuttle service. After calling 3 times and only getting the answering machine, I stepped outside and saw a shuttle driver. He was able to contact the dispatcher and a driver was sent out to pick us up. About 15 minutes later our van arrived and we got to sit back and experience the LA traffic system. The driver dropped us off at the Coast Hotel Long Beach.

We booked the Coast Hotel because of it s proximity to the cruise pier and that it offered a shuttle and a breakfast buffet. For about $200 we got a single night stay in a nice room facing the Queen Mary. We arrived at the hotel at about 230pm and check in went very quickly. After unpacking we went back to the lobby and received assistance from the concierge (Chris) who was very helpful. He provided us with menus to nearby restaurants and explained the water taxi and bus system. A nice harbor area with ample shopping and restaurants was a 15 minute water taxi ride away. The hotel had its own water taxi ($1 per person) stop and the free bus also made a stop there. We rode the water taxi to the harbor area and walked around the area. There is a Wal-Mart and other shopping just a few blocks away from the inner harbor, easily accessed by the free bus. While there we took a harbor cruise. While the cruise was nice, we were 30 minutes late from departing because the operator was implicit in filling up every seat on the boat.

Afterwards my wife and I walked to Parkers Light house for dinner (very good) and then walked on the boardwalk before taking the free bus back to the hotel.

7/30

We set our alarm for 545am so we could see the Carnival Pride dock. About 615 we saw the funnel come up over the dome of the cruise ship pier. Afterwards we got all our stuff together and went down for the continental breakfast. Since we had a little time before the first cruise shuttle left from the hotel (10am) we walked to the Queen Mary and back. On our way back we went through the front office and asked Chris where to go to be picked up. He said he would take us now if we were ready to go. Unfortunately we still needed to get our bags and check out. But at 10 am, us and two other couples were waiting at the front door to the lobby for the shuttle.

After being dropped off at the terminal, a porter quickly came up and whisked off our bags. We walked to the Queen Mary for early check in (this was about 10:30) and were walking out with our sign and sail cards in about 10 minutes. We were told by the check in agent that the ship’s crew would be undergoing 90 day immigration check and that boarding would take longer than normal. So, my wife and I wondered over to the Queen Mary ticket office. If you show the QM ticket person your cruise documents, you can get the standard self guided tour of the QM for $10, but if you want to the soviet sub, the titanic exhibit or the ghost tour, its regular price. We knew we had some time, so we got the all-inclusive ticket. The scorpion is interesting if you’ve never been on a sub before, but nothing fancy. The ghost tour reminded me of Disney’s Haunted Mansion, pretty hokey, but took you to some cool places of the ship. The Titanic exhibit is interesting. But unless you really want to go on any of those tours, the basic self guided tour was more than adequate. We had lunch and toured the QM until 2:30 when we made our way to the cruise ship pier. Since we had already checked in, we avoided the space mountain like line, went through security, got the embarkation photo, and boarded the ship in about 30 minutes.

I was expecting the Holiday Inn of cruise ships before I boarded, but I was shocked to find that we got the Hyatt instead. The décor of the ship was amazing. From the marble floors, to the paintings and furniture. The atrium was equally impressive. After waiting what seemed like an eternity for the elevator, we were able to make it to our cabin, a balcony on deck 7. We were very pleased with the accommodations. After getting settled, we explored the ship and then saw the ship get underway. Afterwards we went to the Welcome Aboard presentation and met our cruise director and the rest of the cruise staff. This is when we found out that the previous cruise went to Canada instead of Mexico.

We had late seating for dinner. Dinner was quite an experience. Our waiters were very eager to assist and after the first night remembered our names, how we liked our meat cooked and that we liked coffee before desert arrived. The meals were excellent. On nights we couldn’t decide between two starters, entrees, or deserts, we ordered them both, and our waiter brought both of them when the time came. I think the only limit to the amount of food you can order, is the space available on your table. About the same time desert came out, the maitr’d would say “It’s Showtime” and a song would start playing on the speakers and all the waiters and waitresses would come out and sing and dance. It was good entertainment. After dinner we would go to the late show starting about 1030. The comedians they had said come straight from Vegas and put on a good show. The musical numbers were well choreographed and performed.

7/31-8/1

These were the two days at sea on our way to Puerto Vallarta. My wife and I spent some time at the aft pool and laid out for tanning. I tried the recently opened water slide. It wasn’t that impressive but ideal for kids. We were impressed to see security tell some kids they had to get out of the aft pool because it was adults only. Food on the Lido deck was good, not as good as the food in the Normandie dining room. I would recommend the Rueben. We also took the tour of the galley, which was interesting, but not a must see. From 5-830 every night on deck two, just forward of the casino, next to the sports bar, sushi is prepared. I did this every night. Being from Kansas, if it’s on my plate, it probably had four legs and moo’d. So, being in Rome, I did as the Romans and enjoyed the sushi and seafood when I could. On the second night at sea, we had our first formal night. The captain hosted a cocktail mixer in the Taj Mahal theatre, where free mixed drinks were served.

8/2

We pulled in to Puerto Vallarta at about 7 am. We didn’t like that the first thing we saw off the ship was a Super WalMart. We elected to use room service that morning and the night before placed the room service tag on our door. We asked that our breakfast be delivered between 730 and 8 am. At 725am, we had a knock on our door. I am not complaining, but I wasn’t quite ready for them. This seemed to happen each day we ordered room service for breakfast.

Our excursion for that day was Los Veranos canopy tour. We found out about it on CC and booked it online. After getting off the ship, a fleet of white suburbans met us outside the fenced area. For $3 per person they would drop you off in downtown Puerto Vallarta in front of a jewelry store. For $4 per person they took us to the Los Veranos office. Dollars are easily accepted as currency, I had to ask to get my change in pesos. This is where we boarded a bus (I use that term loosely) and drove about 30 minutes into the rain forest. From there we were given a place to store our bags and use the bathroom. We then were strapped into our harnesses and given a safety briefing. Then off to the zip lines. There were about 14 in all, the longest one being a quarter mile and the highest at 550 feet. It was a lot of fun and had some great views. After finishing the zip lines you could buy pictures of you on the zip line for $10 a piece (cash only) and a dvd video for $40 (cash or credit). There was also a gift shop and restaurant that overlooked a river at the end. We sat and had lunch and watched other people swim in the river. After getting our pictures and video we boarded the bus back to Puerto Vallarta. The bus dropped us off at the office and we decided to walk to the Hard Rock Café. On the way we walked through several markets and wondered on the boardwalk. After getting our obligatory souvenirs from the Hard Rock, we paid a cab driver $5 to take us back to the ship. We dropped off our stuff, showered and went back out to the shops on the cruise ship pier. We looked through these shops until it began to rain, then went back on board to relax and to get some sushi before dinner. The ship departed about 10pm, on our way to Mazatlan.

8/3

We arrived in Mazatlan about 9am. We had booked our excursion through Randi’s Happy Horses. We met Randi and her assistants sitting in a shopping area right next to the cruise terminal. After everyone from the ship arrived, we boarded pickups that took us to a dock to board boats to the island. Once on the island we got onto a tractor pulled trailer that took us to the horses. The horse ride on the beach was awesome. We stopped half way and the guides took pictures of us on the horses. When the ride finished, we were at a beach side restaurant where Randi was waiting for us and bought everyone a round of drinks. The food was good but took a long time to prepare, meanwhile many local merchants came by to show there wares. Afterwards we all boarded the tractor drawn trailer and then back on the boat. And back on the pickups where we were let off at the cruise ship terminal. We stayed and wondered those shops for a little bit before heading back to the ship. It left that day at about 5pm. Since we had signed up for the Carnival Vacation Club presentation, we were invited to an exclusive mixer in the starry night lounge, where we indulged in some free margaritas before dinner.

8/4

Cabo San Lucas. Since we were pretty busy on the previous two days we took this day off and only wondered the waterfront. The ship anchored out so the only way to the shore was by small boat. Anyone on a shore excursion was allowed off first, we left about 1030. After getting off the tender, we were invited to go to several timeshare presentations offering free food, air conditioning and use of the resorts facilities. We passed on all of them and walked to the Cabo Wabo and the Hard Rock Café. We found the Cabo Wabo to be crowded and service lacking. The waterfront was very nice to walk through and there was a Mercado next to the tender pier we walked through before boarding the tender to head back to the ship. The ship left Cabo about 4pm, leaving 4 people behind. Fortunately the Mexican police took them to the ship before the Pride got out too far.

This was also the second formal night. My wife and I chose to have dinner at David’s supper club. This is a definite must do. The food and service was excellent. We had a table with a view of the Mexican coast line. At 1130 that night, the Normandie dining room was opened up so everyone could see the Grand Gala Buffet. This is where the chef’s get artistic with the food. It’s worth staying up for. The dining room closes shortly after that and reopens at midnight so everyone can enjoy eating some of the artwork. Beware of the desert table at the end. When we came back to our room that night, we found that we were given grey luggage tags and a note letting us know that since we had a flight before 2pm on Sunday, we were given priority debarkation.

8/5

Our final day at sea. Most of the day was spent just relaxing and packing. I got a pedicure in the spa that morning, very nice, but I don’t think it was worth the price. At 11 am we went to a debarkation briefing given by the cruise director. He told us what to expect from customs and how everyone would be departing the ship.

We went for lunch on the Lido deck and then hung out by the adult pool. While there, a couple young ladies began to “feel” the music and began to make a spectacle of themselves. When they became too rowdy, security would come by and tell them to tone it down. One security guard got a special “dance” from one of the young ladies when he told her to tone it down. It got funny when members of the bridge crew started to come down to see the show.

Later in the afternoon, we took part in a scavenger hunt with our table mates and we each won the highly coveted ship on a stick.

The show for the final night was a musical montage featuring the passengers performing karaoke. I would highly recommend showing up for this one early, the only seats I could find were pretty high up and off to the side. Many people ended up sitting on stairs and standing in the back to see the show.

8/6

Debarkation. We awoke at about 5:45am to see the ship enter the port. We stood on our balcony and enjoyed the view as the ship slowly pulled along side the pier. After getting showered and dressed, we packed the last few things and got some breakfast on the lido deck. We had been told by the ship staff that early departures were to meet in the Taj Mahal by 730 am. At about 8 am, a staff member walked in and told everyone to go to the midship deck 3. Everyone grabbed their stuff and we were led back to the cruise terminal. Going through customs was pretty painless and quick. When we entered the bag pick up area, we found all but one of our bags. After scouring the grey tag area, I looked in the area where everyone elses’ bags were deposited and found our bag, with a grey tag in the orange tag area. Leaving the terminal we were directed to a line of buses that was our carnival airport transfer. We waited about 20 minutes after boarding before the bus was full enough for the driver to take us to the airport. Again, we got to sit back and enjoy the LA traffic system. The driver stopped at each terminal, even if no one was getting off there. We were let off at terminal 3 about 9 am and made our way to the Midwest counter. After checking in, instead of taking our bags, the check in agent pointed us to the other side of the terminal and said we were to drop off our bags there. After waiting in line for 10 minutes, TSA took our bags and we were directed to the line upstairs to enter the gate area. Another 20 minutes in line and we were on our way to wait for our 1:15pm flight. The terminal served about 5 airlines with about 8 gates and seemed very crowded. I went and got some coffee and water at Burger king (the line for starbucks was twice as long) and waited some more. I later found out that the a/c in the restaurant was broke and wouldn’t be fixed for another 2 weeks. While waiting, I found out that the earlier Midwest flight to Milwaukee had broken down, and that each of the passengers got a free lunch and a $75 voucher for another flight on Midwest. We finally boarded about 1245 and pulled back from the gate at about 130 and wheels up at 145. After landing in KC, we met my parents, waited for luggage and went back home with many fond memories of our time on the Carnival Pride.

Overall we had a great time, and with out nitpicking small things, everything was superbly done. We are already looking into doing another cruise next summer, except on the east coast.

nitpicks:

-Please no more Carnival commercials interrupting CNN at 5 and 35 after the hour

-why no espn in the sports bar? The only thing on in the sports bar was larry king live

- I didn’t win in any of the Bingo games

- offer photo packages so we can get say 5 pictures for $75 instead of paying $20 a piece.

- or allow the photo stewards to keep a file of our pictures so we can find the ones we like the best at the end of the cruise with out having to purchase them as we go or spend hours trying to find our pictures along with the myriad of everyone elses on the last sea day.

- a little more channel variety on tv, it was good to get local Denver stations, but they never worked in port and were iffy underway.

- most of the time only 1 or 2 bartenders were working a bar, and I don’t think they ever had a slow moment. It often took a few minutes to get a drink. So either place a third bartender to work or open up soda fountains so I can get my own refills.

-wireless internet at LAX was non-existant.

-there are lockers at the QM for 75 cents, but they all look as though they have been broken into

-we found out while waiting at the canopy tour office that we needed a print out of the paypal confirmation. since we didnt have this, I had to log on to my email using the los veranos computers (in spanish) to print out the receipt.

Kudos:

-Security for taking an active part in keeping the kids out of the adult pool

-Gede, our room steward, who always greeted us with a smile and asked how we were doing.

- Joseph, Paula, Maya, our wait staff in the normandie dining room, the service we got was excellent.

- the chefs created some of the best food I think I have ever had, and each plate was done up like a piece of art.

- I found the crew to be very friendly and helpful often willing to go out of there way to assist the passengers.

-cruise critic for enlightening us new cruisers to the tips and tricks of cruising.

Notes:

- at the pursars desk, you can get free decks of cards (we got 5 decks) and Carnival post cards. They also sell Mexican postage stamps for about $1.50 cash (no sign&sail)

- The soda card I think is worth the money. It was nice just being able to flash the bartender the soda card and getting a drink. The bartenders never checked the name on the card, so my wife took advantage of that a couple times.

- Carnival Vacation Club, a CVC spokesman will meet you at some point and offer you the chance to hear about the CVC. If you do it on a port day (we met him before we saw cabo), a $50 credit will be applied to your account. Supposedly there are other incentives for attending while at sea.

- clocks on the ship will change to mountain time late Sunday night and stay that way until Saturday night when we revert back to pacific time. While in Puerto Vallarta, local time will be central and the ship will remain on mountain time.

- Take a 2nd credit card with you and be sure to call your credit card company and inform them you’ll be in Mexico. We did call, but our credit card got tagged anyway because we made some purchases in Cabo that they thought were fraudulent. We didn’t know it until we went to buy a drink with our sign&sale card only to have it rejected. The pursers desk told us what happened, fortunately we had a second credit card to place any further ship charges on until we could get a hold of the credit card company.

-we asked our cabin steward for a new ship book to take home as a souvenir and we have yet to be charged for it. We got our cabin steward, waiters, maitr’d and the cruise directors to sign our book.

- there are times that it does get pretty chilly on the ship, so i would recomend bringing a sweatchirt and jeans. Its also helpful if you go to canada insteadof mexico.

-after reading several reviews on CC and learning there is only one outlet , we brought a 5 outlet surge protector so we could charge my laptop, camera and my wife's electric toothbrush all at the same time

Things I would do different:

- use a shuttle service to the airport instead of the Carnival bus transfer, it would have cost a little more, but would have been quicker and dropped you off in front of your airlines ticket counter.

-spent less time at LAX

[kstwo728]

Since I proofed this review and added in my two cents during the writing....I would like to add my signature to it as well!!!!

 

It was an amazing trip.....I couldn't have asked for anything more!

 

:) MRS KUJhawk!!!!! (aka KsTwo728)

[sharbin1]

Great review, kuJhawk. I almost feel like I was on the cruise with you.. sounds like all in all you had a good time and I'm looking forward to our Pride cruise in January.

[ZanieOR]

I love first-hand accounts of experiences on cruises, especially the Pride since that will be my first cruise ship in October. Yours was very enjoyable and informative. Thanks for taking time with all the details.

[sirlostalot]

Thanks for the great info, I will be staying at the Coast when I take this cruise and I am glad to hear you had very little problems. How was the CVC presentation, was it a hard sell or just info, is it something to avoid?

[kuJhawk]

How was the CVC presentation, was it a hard sell or just info, is it something to avoid?

 

When we made our appointment with the CVC guy, we did it just for the $50 shipboard credit, but when the presentation came around, we were having such a great time on the cruise we wanted to sign up for it but decided against it because we didnt have the $4000 to fork over at that point. Since then I posted on the CC boards asking for opinions about CVC. The consensus was, that other than the perks (early debarkation, special mixers and the cvc desk on some ships) you could get just as good rates through your travel agent. The presentation took about 30 minutes and was not a high pressure sale, the cvc guy was very cool about everything and didnt try and force a sale out of us. Which made it even harder to turn down.

[LHP]

Loved reading your review. It was a little like getting to re-live our March experience.

[Wennfred]

Awesome Review !! I have to print it out and read it tonight at work because there are some details I probably missed since the font size was pretty small. I like it that you even wrote about the plane.

 

Im a CVC Member and we signed up on the Spirit. So far its been an awesome membership with CVC. We used it on the Pride last Oct., we met up with the director there named Gary Williams, very nice guy.

 

The 50.00 onboard credit to attend the CVC presentation is awesome, thats something new.

 

What I would like to know since you took your Laptop, did you use it onboard with their WIFI and if so were you able to get a signal from your cabin?

 

Fred

[kuJhawk]

 

What I would like to know since you took your Laptop, did you use it onboard with their WIFI and if so were you able to get a signal from your cabin?

 

Fred

 

Wireless was available right outside the library. I only turned on my laptop to download pictures from our camera. Their are 3 pricing plans to access the internet, pay as you go, $3.95 registration fee and .75 a minute, 55 minutes for about $35-45 and 55 cents a minute after that and another plan with 100 minutes and an even cheaper rate after that. I only used the computer sin the library once and decided I was on vacation and shouldnt check my email at all!

[kstwo728]

I just remembered something else to add!

 

I purchased Mexican postage stamps and decided to mail a ship postcard to our house (they are free from Pursar's desk!) from each of our HM ports. I was doing so good and then forgot to take the card to the Pursar for Cabo. I only remembered after we had sailed away. I was so disappointed :(

 

I decided to go to Pursar's desk and explain what I was doing and that I had forgotten to mail that one. I was going to ask if they would hold it until their next week stop in Cabo.....and before I could ask - they offered!!

 

I'll let you know if it ever arrives...but I was impressed, as I expected them to say they were very sorry but they couldn't mail it for me a week later!

 

P.S. - Got my Puerto Vallarta card today!!!! that's what made me remember!!

 

signed, MrsKUJayhawk

[mississauga]

An excellent review, KuJhawk & Mrs. Thank you for taking the time to write and proofread (kstwo728) the review.

I hope SunnieD sees your review as she was questioning whether they had made the right decision to book on the Pride for next March. Reading your review will give her some assurance that they made the right decision.

[canada1414]

That was a great review. My Wife and I are doing the same trip in 2007. We have yet to take a cruise. Personally, I hope we don't end up in Canada on our cruise. Kinda defeats the purpose. Fly to L.A. from Canada. Cruise from L.A. to Canada. Cruise from Canada to L.A. Fly from L.A. to ummmmm Canada? Ha Ha! That would suck. I wonder how many Canadians were onboard that ship??

[wannacruisemore]

Great Review! Thanks for taking the time to share it with us:)

[Shannon12]

I took this trip in 2004 and LOVED it!

[Liner]

kuJhawk....We Missed You!!! We were at the aft bar and never found you... I may have seen you waiting for the shuttle. We were the ones who had to move our car. We took the shuttle right after you from the Coast.

 

Great review. My sister, niece and I thought the same as you. We loved the ship. My Carnival experience on the Destiny was so horrible that I was almost dreading this trip. I'm now a Carnival fan!!

 

Maybe I'll see you sometime on another ship..or on I-70! :D Congrats on your recent wedding!

[jbags58]

Congrats on your recent marriage!! We too went on the pride for our honeymoon back in 2003. LOVED HER! We did the last cruise to the Eastern Caribbean on her before she was moved to Long Beach.

 

Anywho....I had a question regarding Los Veranos and the zip lines. I SO want to go on this. I have had back surgery and need another on in the future.

 

In your opinion, do you think that the zip lines would be ok? As I watched the video the landings seemed quite gentle. I know there are 14 in all. Which leads me to ask is there alot of walking climbing? I do alot of walking and such but just have to be careful when there is alot of uneven ground etc.

 

For some reason I do not see alot of info on this. Thanks for any input and i'm so glad you had a FAB time!!

[egj]

Thanks. I am sailing on the Pride Oct 8th. Really looking forward to it. Have reserved a horse at Randi's too. Thanks for the tip's about the credit cards and time changes.

[Family Man]

Congrats on your recent marriage!! We too went on the pride for our honeymoon back in 2003. LOVED HER! We did the last cruise to the Eastern Caribbean on her before she was moved to Long Beach.

 

Anywho....I had a question regarding Los Veranos and the zip lines. I SO want to go on this. I have had back surgery and need another on in the future.

 

In your opinion, do you think that the zip lines would be ok? As I watched the video the landings seemed quite gentle. I know there are 14 in all. Which leads me to ask is there alot of walking climbing? I do alot of walking and such but just have to be careful when there is alot of uneven ground etc.

 

For some reason I do not see alot of info on this. Thanks for any input and i'm so glad you had a FAB time!!

 

Julie,

 

The landings are quite gentle and the staff members are very helpful and supportive. DW and I did this tour in June when we went to our timeshare in PV for the week. OP is correct, Sylvie will ask for documentation that the excursion was paid for. They went to PayPal recently because too many people were booking without paying and then NOT showing up:( . I highly recommend this tour, but be advised, you will hang in a squatting position quite a bit and there is a lot of uneven walking! There is more info on this and other Mexican Riviera excursions on the Mexican Riviera board.

 

kuJhawk,

 

Great review! We loved this itinerary and look forward to sailing the Pride's sister ship, the Spirit, down to the Southern Mexican Riviera in November.

[kuJhawk]

kuJhawk....We Missed You!!! We were at the aft bar and never found you... I may have seen you waiting for the shuttle. We were the ones who had to move our car. We took the shuttle right after you from the Coast.

 

Great review. My sister, niece and I thought the same as you. We loved the ship. My Carnival experience on the Destiny was so horrible that I was almost dreading this trip. I'm now a Carnival fan!!

 

Maybe I'll see you sometime on another ship..or on I-70! :D Congrats on your recent wedding!

 

I was at the bar waiting for my next drink..... We went to the fantail pool area and waited for a little too see if anyone would recognize us, but no one did. I even wore my KC chiefs shirt the 2nd day ofthe cruise and wore my KC Royals hat most ofthe time in port.

 

I am glad to hear it wasnt only me who had a good time on the ship. We are trying to see if we can afford doing another cruise in the near future, maybe this time out of Baltimore!

[kuJhawk]

Congrats on your recent marriage!! We too went on the pride for our honeymoon back in 2003. LOVED HER! We did the last cruise to the Eastern Caribbean on her before she was moved to Long Beach.

 

Anywho....I had a question regarding Los Veranos and the zip lines. I SO want to go on this. I have had back surgery and need another on in the future.

 

In your opinion, do you think that the zip lines would be ok? As I watched the video the landings seemed quite gentle. I know there are 14 in all. Which leads me to ask is there alot of walking climbing? I do alot of walking and such but just have to be careful when there is alot of uneven ground etc.

 

For some reason I do not see alot of info on this. Thanks for any input and i'm so glad you had a FAB time!!

 

The zip lines.. I would talk to your Dr before signing up. There is plenty of up hill walking during the tour. You may need to be on your feet for extended periods of time (20 minutes or so). Also, when we went, it was uncomforatably hot and humid. I was dripping in sweat the entire time we were there. But overall it was a fun time. I would recomend it for anyone heading that way.

[Liner]

I even wore my KC chiefs shirt the 2nd day ofthe cruise and wore my KC Royals hat most ofthe time in port.

 

DANG~ And we were ALL looking for anything with KU or KC...oh well..next time!!

[kuJhawk]

I'll try to make it up to you liner, just take my wife and I with you on the freedom!:D

[ready2bcruzn]

Thanks so much for all of the info on the Pride! We are sailing on her on 9/10 and Can't WAIT! If you don't mind, I have a question about Randi's. I, too, have neck and back problems. Was the ride rough? I'd hate to be in pain the rest of the week just so I can ride a horse!

 

This will be our 8th Carnival cruise. We haven't been disappointed yet and it sounds like this one will be no different!

 

Thanks, again!

 

Lori

[kuJhawk]

If you don't mind, I have a question about Randi's. I, too, have neck and back problems. Was the ride rough? I'd hate to be in pain the rest of the week just so I can ride a horse!

 

The horse ride was "bumpy". The biggest discomfort for me was sore legs from sitting on a horse. My legs were sore for another day at least. I would highly recomend asking your doctor before signing up for the horse ride. He/she might be able to give you some pain killers so you can enjoy the ride.

 

The Pride was great. I envy you since you get to go and I get to go to school.

[kuJhawk]

FYI, I am going to scan in the carnival capers from our cruise for anyone interested, but they wont be posted till this Friday.