Our Carnival Pride Spring Break cruise - 4/5/15 (with pics)

[Jamman54]

Thanks so much for taking the time to answer. Appreciate the tip.

 

No problem. That's what I'm here for! :)

[WahooFan]

We did this itinerary on the Pride in 2012. Never thought about a Cabana but now reading your review, we are definitely getting one. Thanks for the great review, we are getting excited for our cruise on the Pride this October.

[sp2]

Hi Jamman! Loving your review - I feel like I am right there enjoying the cruise with your lovely family.

We have cruised 19 times but never with Carnival. Looking at our alternatives where we could drive to the port within a day.

Can you tell me how much you have to pay for a cabana at Margaritaville Grand Turk, and also at HMC?

 

Thanks, and looking forward to hear more!:)

[Jamman54]

We did this itinerary on the Pride in 2012. Never thought about a Cabana but now reading your review, we are definitely getting one. Thanks for the great review, we are getting excited for our cruise on the Pride this October.

 

Thanks for following along! The cabana is a great place to cool off, and drink and eat in peace! :)

 

 

Hi Jamman! Loving your review - I feel like I am right there enjoying the cruise with your lovely family.

We have cruised 19 times but never with Carnival. Looking at our alternatives where we could drive to the port within a day.

Can you tell me how much you have to pay for a cabana at Margaritaville Grand Turk, and also at HMC?

Thanks, and looking forward to hear more!:)

 

Thanks for reading! The cabanas at Grand Turk are $130 dollars, and the cabanas at HMC are $230. At HMC, the price includes drinks (soda & water), snacks (veggie platter / dips, fruit platter, chips & salsa), float mats, and snorkel gear.

[mitsugirly]

 

I found me and Sakari. Man...Jamman you were right there in the water with us!!!

Edited April 25, 2015 by mitsugirly

[Jamman54]

 

I found me and Sakari. Man...Jamman you were right there in the water with us!!!

 

That's so funny!! :D We have been checking out all your pictures looking for us, but no luck yet! Patti thinks she saw you guys in front of Senor Frog's in Freeport posing for pictures with the chair.

Edited April 25, 2015 by Jamman54

[Jamman54]

Here are a couple of more in water shots…..

 

 

 

Looking up at the slides on the Carnival Pride…..

 

 

I’m starting to get thirsty and hungry, so as I make my way back to the cabana I take one more beach shot…..

 

 

When I got back to the cabana, I saw that Momma Dog had rejoined Ryan on the porch…..

 

 

While I was gone, Patti had “rang” Winsome and ordered drinks for herself and Ryan. She ordered a pina colada…..

 

 

To be continued……

[Jamman54]

When Winsome delivered the drinks, we ordered our lunch. About twenty minutes later, our food arrived. We started out with a shared appetizer of jerk pork tacos…..

 

 

Patti had the turkey club sandwich……

 

 

I had the Caribbean jambalaya. Man, was it good, with just enough spices…….

 

 

Ryan of course, had the grilled chicken……

 

 

After we ate and relaxed for a while, I grabbed the water camera again, and made my way into the pool…..

 

 

The swim up bar was busy and hopping!!!

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Here are some more swim up bar and pool pictures…..

 

 

 

 

Meanwhile, back at the cabana, Momma Dog’s puppies had come out for a visit…..

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

The brown puppy is just making himself / herself at home…..

 

 

Papa Dog is keeping a watchful eye out…..

 

 

The black puppy comes out to play……

 

 

We spent the rest of our time there alternating between the pool, beach, and cabana. At about 1:30, I “rang” Winsome to settle up our tab, and get my Sail & Sign card back. Just a warning, that Margaritaville is a little pricey, so budget for it, or bring your own drinks and snacks from the ship if you choose. For us, the lunch, my two buckets of beer, and Ryan and Patti’s many frozen drinks, along with the tip, ran just north of $200 dollars. If you ever rent a cabana at Grand Turk, ask for Ricardo or Winsome to be your attendant. Just tell them that “Big Jeff” sent you!! Lol.

 

We start to make it back to the ship, and when we got on the pier the line was crazy long. In all the times we have been here, we have seen long lines but never this long……

 

 

Since the time we are here is very short, hardly anybody wants to go back to the ship early, so when over two thousand people want to go back at the same time, this is what occurs. For some reason they are only using the forward door to re-board. I know there is a mid-ship one. Patti uses the time in line to snap a few more pictures. Here’s another picture of the whale. Patti had covered that area and the conch graveyard extensively on our Carnival Liberty cruise last August…..

 

 

The beach on that side of the pier is nearly empty…..

 

 

To be continued….

[Jamman54]

She was able to get one of me with the Pride in the background…..

 

 

Margaritaville has just about cleared out…..

 

 

The line is still long behind us. No way are we sailing on time. Then again, sailing from here a half hour late seems to be the norm…..

 

 

After 40 minutes in line, we are back on board and back in our cabin. From our balcony you can see that the line is still pretty long…..

 

 

The last few passengers are heading down the pier…..

 

 

Margaritaville is now empty…..

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

From our balcony, you can see some of the cabanas by the pool…..

 

 

The last of the passengers are boarding the ship…..

 

 

 

At 3pm, a half hour late, the Pride pushes away from the pier…..

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[mitsugirly]

 

So it the norm to make the drink and put the alcohol in a different container within the drink at this place?

 

It was the first time that I had ever seen this done.

[Jamman54]

 

So it the norm to make the drink and put the alcohol in a different container within the drink at this place?

 

It was the first time that I had ever seen this done.

 

It appears so, though I don't remember it being done this way before. When Ryan wanted a double shot in his drink, he got two tubes. It seemed to me that each tube was more than a normal shot!

 

[7leagueboots]

I officially want to go on the Pride. Isn't it coming to Port Canaveral?

 

Sure hope so!

[Jamman54]

Here are a couple of shots of Jack’s Shack, which is further down the beach. We never got around to heading down that way this cruise…..

 

 

 

The Carnival Pride spins around to head back out to sea…..

 

 

 

Goodbye for now Grand Turk!! We’ll see you again in July and August!!

 

 

We are back out at sea. Everyone was pooped from our day today. Maybe the alcohol had something to do with it. Lol. We spent the next couple of hours lounging around the cabin and napping.

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Tonight, Patti and I have a reservation at David’s Steakhouse. If a ship has a Steakhouse, we will go at least one night each cruise. Even better this time is, I will be using my one time Diamond perk of a free Steakhouse dinner for two. I’ll only need to pay for our wine and tip……

 

 

We went up the glass stairs in the atrium to access David’s Steakhouse…..

 

 

David’s Steakhouse…..

 

 

 

David himself…..

 

 

We have a perfect window table…..

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Here we are at David’s Steakhouse…..

 

 

 

Our waiter explains all of the entrée selections…..

 

 

 

These were compliments of the Chef. Don’t remember what they were, but we enjoyed them…..

 

 

 

To be continued…..

[Jamman54]

Patti started with the jumbo shrimp cocktail. These were huge 2 or 3 bite shrimp, unlike the 1 bite shrimp in the MDR…..

 

 

I had two orders of the Portobello mushrooms…..

 

 

This was the view outside from our table…..

 

 

We each had a Caesars salad. They used to make them tableside, but no longer…..

 

 

For her main, Patti had the Maine lobster…..

 

 

I had my usual 18oz spice rubbed ribeye, cooked medium. Yum!!!

 

 

To be continued……

[Jamman54]

Patti was too stuffed to order dessert, but she helped me with my caramelized Washington apples…..

 

 

Goodnight David. It was a wonderful meal!!

 

 

Afterwards, Patti went to check out the photo gallery, shop, and check emails. I met up with Ryan and went to play some blackjack. After a couple of hours Ryan had broke even, and I had won $250 dollars.

 

Back to the cabin we found tonight’s towel creature…..

 

 

We had a great day today, and tomorrow promises too be even better. Good Night!!!!

Coming up next: Half Moon Cay, Heaven on earth!!

[PurdueChefAmber]

Patti was too stuffed to order dessert, but she helped me with my caramelized Washington apples…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodnight David. It was a wonderful meal!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Afterwards, Patti went to check out the photo gallery, shop, and check emails. I met up with Ryan and went to play some blackjack. After a couple of hours Ryan had broke even, and I had won $250 dollars.

 

 

 

Back to the cabin we found tonight’s towel creature…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

We had a great day today, and tomorrow promises too be even better. Good Night!!!!

 

Coming up next: Half Moon Cay, Heaven on earth!!

 

 

You guys are having great luck on this cruise! Does it keep up?

 

 

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[jbhcw]

Wonderful pictures...we love Grand Turk and HMC....we need to go back:):):)

[Jamman54]

You guys are having great luck on this cruise! Does it keep up?

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You'll have to keep reading!! :D

[Jamman54]

Wonderful pictures...we love Grand Turk and HMC....we need to go back:):):)

 

Good reason to book another cruise!! :D

[Fydlstyx]

Thanks for doing this review. It's always a pleasure to see a new review written by you! Looks like you had an amazing time.