The 88,500-ton Carnival Pride, which entered service on January 12, 2002, features a stunning and creative interior design combined with highly attractive year-round Caribbean itineraries.
With this ship, Carnival for the first time offered seven-day cruises from Port Canaveral, whose location is convenient for guests driving from Florida and the Southeast, as well as close to the Orlando airport and the many theme parks and attractions in Central Florida.
The Carnival Pride has a guest capacity of 2,124, and features an attractive, long, lean hull design and an interior layout that leads guests from one public area to the next in a seamless flow.
Eighty per cent of the vessel's staterooms have an ocean view, and 80 percent of those have verandahs, providing an intimate and private venue for enjoying the spectacular turquoise waters of the Caribbean.
Equipped with the Azipod propulsion system, she can achieve a maximum speed of 24 and a service speed of 22 knots, enabling it to reach its far-flung Caribbean ports of call from Port Canaveral with ease.
Among the ship's design highlights are two atriums, one of which is an impressive nine decks high and capped by a dramatic red-tinted glass dome that forms the forward portion of the shipÕs funnel. Located at the top of this soaring structure is David's, an elegant reservations-only supper club.
There is also a full walk-around promenade on Atlantic Deck, unusual on modern-day cruise ships. The majority of the promenade is exterior, allowing guests to stroll the circumference of the ship in the fresh sea air.
Carnival Pride seemingly has a dance floor at every turn. From the Beauties Dance Club to the Starry Night jazz club, the Rafael Lounge, Ivory Bar, Butterflies Lounge and the grand Taj Mahal show lounge, dancing to live and recorded music is available throughout the ship.
The interior promenade meanders through public rooms on two decks, linking the ship's two atriums with myriad dining, entertainment and shopping venues. The Via Veneto is a quaint shopping street on Atlantic Deck featuring a series of storefronts housing exclusive shops, boutiques and Carnival logo products.
The main dining room, the Normandie Restaurant, is two decks high with wrap-around windows located aft on Promenade and Atlantic Decks. Other highlights include a chapel suitable for weddings or religious services; multi-level Nautica Spa; expansive casino; retractable glass cover over the main Lido Deck pool; "Fun House" childrenÕs facility; and an Internet cafe located in the Nobel Library.
