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My signature says it all. 14 days on the pride

Rumor I heard is they are doing away with the DOU cards. They just recently stopped the casino match play too that u used to get with the special drink menus

Pretty pumped! Just brought down my price $330.88 on my 14 day pride next year. And through early saver was able to take advantage of the 50% off deposit to add another 3rd person for only 670$ not 936$ so that same me another 134$.

Ba da ba ba ba........ IM LOVIN' IT :)

I will be on the April 4th sailing out of Baltimore and will do a complete review loaded with pictures when I return. I can't wait!

 

I have read that some of the rooms got the flat screens and others didn't and it's still like that now from what I have read. A flat screen isn't going to make or break a cruise for me. :)

 

I can't wait to hit the green thunder. woo hoo :D

I look forward to seeing your review. Pictures will be awesome of the new 2.0 upgrades. Lido deck pics will be nice to see if there is any difference being it has a seaside theatre now. Sucks I gotta wait another 351 days for mine but O well! Plenty of time to save for a 14 day itinerary!

Can't wait but until then have a great trip!

Bump. I know the repo cruise from Tampa just came back and the pride sails it's first voyage march 29th. Would love to hear reviews from these 2 cruises

Bump. Just was hoping to hear from others to verify. Thsnks

Put it on all Spirit Class ships in march!! Going on the pride 3/13/16 for 15 days. I need social media!!

My pvp explained to me that part of the journeys food will be at dinner every night as a special. In addition to the main menu as always they will have a few designed meals every night in the MDR that relates to the port of calls in your trip.

I am also sailing march 2016 for 14 days and 8 ports of call so that is 8 native meals I look forward to trying!

Where is this "quick check" option on the home page you speak of?. Do I have to sign in and go under manage my booking or something??

Pay for a balcony room and you'll never be faced with such decision again. Once u get a balcony. You never go back.

Other than that I can't really comment cuz I'm truly not a fan of either Interior or OV. Way to small and way to low

Looks like the same area of my captian suite on the sunshine??. With the 2 large windows facing forward. Just the setup looks smaller. Figured all CS were the 9200 and 9202 rooms

#1 extra day. Bigger ship!! And St Kitts and St Maarten have AMAZING BEACHES. Just think. Extra day to get a darker tan!:cool:

Altho I might say if you are a beach fan. Half Moon Cay is carnivals own private beach. It's beautiful less crowded. Has a amazing ship bar and probably 7 8 miles of beach with the clearest water ever.

Altho I do not have a super touching story to add. I still like to acknowledge carnival employees for just going above and beyond for the littlest things. I took my first carnival cruise Splendor in 2013. As a east coast circuit professional poker player I make it a point to always introduce myself to casino hosts everywhere, even on cruise ships. I met 2 of the most lovely hosts ever on that ship. Didn't expect nothing from our small talk. Just a friendly introduction as I would be spending most sea days in the casino for hours on end.

Anywho, throughout the whole cruise I would have the casino manager and or host come over to watever table I was playing on. Weather it was blackjack, roulette or the poker table aand would offer to buy rounds for the whole table consistently for the whole cruise.

Needless to say with all the great gifts sent to my room every night as a first time carnival cruiser I felt as like I was in Macau or in a fine casino/hotel. Simple gestures from strawberry platter and cake. To a bottle of wine at dinner the last 2 nights for my group of 6.

I was approached on the last sea day heading home by the manager of the casino in the casino and explained that NKoB (new kids on the block were going to be on the next sailing and wanted a private poker game for their party and asked my opinion of the electronic poker table. He sat down with other casino dealers and we all played a small tournament to view the adjustments they made on the game to accommodate the performers. After asking for my help. Gave me a 100$ OBC to use for the last night of the ship

It was fun as I did go on to win all 3 blackjack tournaments and earned all 3 ships on a stick. But was amazed to see how much they appreciate their guests and offer the up most hospitality

That's what I was hoping. Thank you. 1500 points I earned in 2 days on a 9 day sailing. So I look forward to lots of casino drinks then!

Been looking at the Pride deck cam and reading John Heald's posts while he's been on the repo cruise on the Pride. I'm really regretting not booking that cruise right now. :(

Book the 14 day pride out of Baltimore in march 2016. 8 ports of calls in 8 days

Ur review really has me excited to cruise the pride. Breakfast looks sooo good!!!!

I'm just worried for 14 days if the 2.0 overhaul will keep guests from going stir crazy.

Did the pride have the hasbro game show night in the main theater? I read that was one of the upgrades on the 2.0 projects.

My pvp claims they are all flat screens but every video on YouTube of 2015 begs to differ

Guess more reviews might come after it begins sailing next week full time put of Maryland

Just finished your review! Thanks 4 the link

To anyone who has done a 14 day carnival cruise. Can u tell me how many points do I need for the casino drinks on us card. It only says 1-5 days is 1000 pts and 6-9 days is 1500 pts. Is it more or does it remain at 1500 points?

My ship is the pride if that makes a difference

I was on deck 7 in an extended balcony and loved it! The lido seemed to have plenty of space as its separated into two sections. The casino could be smokey at times but didn't seem out of the ordinary from any other ship that I've been on. It is a smaller ship and that is something that concerned me, but I actually really loved it. It never seemed crowded as there's a good passenger to ship ratio. There was the electronic poker table and at times it was full but it seems most people aren't a fan of it. I'm not a big poker player so I'm not sure if it was full or empty most of the time but I did see people there. The 2.0 upgrades where really nice to get to enjoy on this ship. I sailed the Breeze in 2013 and fell in love with all of the extra things they offer. I've read some pretty bad reviews about playlist productions, but I don't like stage shows so I have no idea if they're good or not. I did hear people say they enjoyed 88 keys though. Overall I had a blast and would highly recommend this ship to anyone who asked my opinion on it. To me the size of the ship seemed important at first, but after sailing the Pride it's now clear to me that the amenities offered are far more important. Again I loved how the ship never felt crowded. There were a ton of activities during the day from trivia, lido deck dance parties, friendly competition and just an overall good time. If you have any other questions I'd be happy to answer them. Also again the cabin was great and the only thing I wish was different is that the upgraded the television set in the room. Other than that it was absolutely great, including the location! It was easy to just run up 2 flights of stairs to get some lunch to bring back to the balcony to enjoy, and just a few decks down to enjoy all of the inside activities! Hope you have as much fun as I did! 14 days on the Pride sounds great. I wanted to be on the current 14 day repositioning cruise it's doing now but scheduling conflicts kept me from being there.

My pvp said the 2.0 upgrade included new flatscreens??? Maybe not then. But if your a cruise a TV in your room should not make or break you lol!! The pride has the same exact specs as NCL Gem and that was a comfortable size ship. Just after being on Splendor size worried me.

And thanks alot for the awesome link to your review V. I am on page 5 til I fell asleep last night.

Just WANT to be sure they do alot of activities as I do not want to go stir crazy as I am 23 yrs old. I know it's a spring break week but don't know how many my age would book a 14 day cruise. Not sure of the age demographic but we'll find out

Have you been on a 14 day before? Do you know how many points u need on a 14 day cruise for the drinks on us card. 1-5 days is 1000 pts and 5-9 days is 1500pts

Thanks for all the help so far!

Has anyone been on the new 2.0 carnival pride? What are your reviews of it if any?

Never have been on the pride before. Only the splendor and I know that is a much bigger ship. My question is. How big is the lido deck. Do the still do lots of activities on deck and dancing contests and whatnot. Just seems like there's no room to do any of that.

2nd is... how nice is the casino? Smokey? Is there an electronic poker table? And is it usually full or empty?

Any Comments about your cruise on the pride will be very helpful as I just booked the 14 day itinerary for this ship. 7th floor mid ship with extended balcony

Want to know what's the best features and what is best to do on board.

Older non 2.0 reviews are welcomed too.

Thanks everyone