Carnival Pride Bahamas Cruise Review Blog 12/14/09 Day 2

After a tiring first day we slept in and didn't wake up until around 12:30 PM. We went to eat at the Normandie Dining Room for lunch. We were surprised that we were put together with three other strangers at a table, but everyone was friendly and there was good conversation. As for the food- the cold avocado soup wasn't too good. For the main entree, the Mongolian Beef salad was fairly good, but the Shrimp and Crab French baguette sandwich was a bit too mayonnaise-y. We then went to the Mermaid Grill (oink oink!) and had a nice white fish dish and egg rolls (not very good).

We then went around the top decks and took pictures. People seemed to be having fun with the miniature golf- we'll definitely be trying that on another day. The lower portion of the chimney of the Carnival Pride was actually made of red glass which was pretty cool. We also noticed that the stairs to David's Steakhouse was made of glass, and was actually kind of scary to climb up on it.

We decided to go work out at the gym. It's at an interesting location- you actually have to go through the ship's spa in order to reach it. There was a nice selection of equipment at the gym, and had multiple TV's available. Also fast-paced music was playing to help you pace your workout. We went on the elliptical for about 30 minutes.

Later we proceeded to the Mermaid's Grille to sample what they had for dinner. The Hudson Valley Duck Supreme was just that- supreme. It was definitely one of the best duck dishes we've ever tasted. The meat was so tender and flavorful. There was also prime rib which was good- maybe slightly too bloody though. The salad bar was fantastic. The Thai Lime Heart of Palm dish was spicy and yummy, and so were the roasted peppers. The Apple salad with nuts and raisins was also good.

Later on we got dressed as tonight on the Carnival Pride was Cruise Elegant (dress-up night). We went to dinner at the Normandie. For starters we had pumpkin soup (pretty good) and cold baby spinach salad which was also good. For the main course we ordered lobster tail with tiger shrimp. The lobster tail was small but tender, and the shrimp was also not overcooked and were crunchy. Too bad they didn't provide more steamed veggies on the plate, however, as there was only a piece of broccoli with bread crumb. A nice touch was when the entire wait staff started singing for a couple minutes which deserved a nice applause from all the diners.

After taking many photos we proceeded to take more photos while we were in the formal attire. Then we went to the 10:30 PM show by the Carnival Pride dancers and singers. The show was called "Wonderful World" and was very good for the most part. They did nice "special effects" with the a facade screen and the dancers were sexy.

Afterward we watched the R-rated adults only comedy show by Hank McGauley. He had some funny material but didn't exactly had us falling out of our seat with laughter. His stuff from the first night was definitely fresher and funnier.

There was a Michael Jackson tribute at the Carnival Pride dance club, but we were tired and retired to our cabin for the evening.

The Good:
-Hudson Valley Duck Supreme from Mermaid's Grille (and also was available at Normandie Dining Room) was the best duck we've tasted
-Vegetable/salad section at Mermaid's Grille for dinner was very good- specifically the Thai Lime Heart of Palm dish and Roasted Peppers
-Carnival Dancers and Singers show "Wonderful World" was very good
-Carnival Pride workout gym was well equipped
-Singing wait staff at Normandie dining room for dinner

The Mediocre:
-R-rated comedy by Hank McGauley wasn't as good as his bit from the first night
-Lunch at the Normandie was just okay

The Bad:
-None!

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