Cutback in Carnival Bartenders and Waiters.??

[Manualwriter]

I have been on 29 cruises, the last three on the Carnival Pride. My last one returned to Baltimore on the 29th of May. On this cruise, there seemed to be cutbacks on the amount of bartenders in all locations... and very few if any waiters to serve the lounges and on the entire Lido deck. Gratuities are the same per beverage, but you had to go up to a bar (particularly on the Lido deck underway) and wait there to be served. The gratuities amounts where the same as before when the waiters where available. My question is three fold:

1. Was that just a one time shot on the Pride cruise I was on..?

2. Is this still happening on the Pride's cruises since then..?

3. Or, are this cutbacks happening throughout the Carnival Line..?

[StolidCruiser]

1. No

2. Yes

3. Yes

 

Now what?