January 2020 - 14 Night Southern Caribbean Carnival Journeys (Baltimore Roundtrip) Cruise on Carnival Pride
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October 2019 - 7 Night Bermuda (Baltimore Roundtrip) Cruise on Carnival Pride
May 2019 - 5 Night Bermuda (Baltimore Roundtrip) Cruise on Grandeur of the Seas
August 2018 - 9 Night Canada & New England (Baltimore Roundtrip) Cruise on Grandeur of the Seas
April 2018 - 12 Night Southern Caribbean (Baltimore Roundtrip) Cruise on Grandeur of the Seas
December 2017 - 7 Night Bahamas & Florida (Baltimore Roundtrip) Cruise on Carnival Pride
May 2017 - 5 Night Bermuda (Baltimore Roundtrip) Cruise on Grandeur of the Seas
May 2017 - 9 Night Bermuda & Bahamas (Baltimore Roundtrip) Cruise on Grandeur of the Seas
February 2017 - 14 Night Southern Caribbean Carnival Journeys (Tampa To Baltimore) Cruise on Carnival Pride
February 2017 - 7 Night Western Caribbean (Tampa Roundtrip) Cruise on Carnival Pride
October 2016 - Canada & New England Cruise on Grandeur of the Seas
September 2016 - 7 Night Bermuda (Baltimore Roundtrip) Cruise on Carnival Pride
March 2016 - 14 Night Southern Caribbean Carnival Journeys (Baltimore Roundttip) Cruise on Carnival Pride
February 2016 - 7 Night Bahamas & Florida (Baltimore Roundtrip) Cruise on Carnival Pride
Great time for a great price
November 2015 - 7 Night Bahamas & Florida (Baltimore Roundtrip) Cruise on Carnival Pride
Carnival Pride
Sail date: February 07, 2016
This was my 4th time taking this exact same cruise on Carnival Pride. It is a real bargain for those of us who live close enough to Cruise Maryland to just get dropped off. This is the first time I have taken the cruise in the winter, and I don't think I would do it again. The seas are much rougher than in the summer, when you get to Ft Lauderdale and the Bahamas the temperatures are not warm enough for swimming even though they still sell snorkeling, etc shore excursions (avoid these in Jan and Feb) I had a great time, however, at Walt Disney Animal Kingdom. There were very few lines for anything, and the animals are all out trying to soak up what sun is available. I spent most of my time on the ship and the food, service, and entertainment were well worth the price of admission if we hadn't been going anywhere. Again - the bad weather made the ship late leaving and getting back to port, and disembarkment was very slow. Carnival has to figure a better way of getting people off the ship. They have rules about who goes when, but they don't really enforce them and the people who follow the rules really get screwed. If you're looking for an elegant experience, forget Carnival. They also don't enforce their own rules about dress and behavior in the dining rooms- it's kind of like going to Denny's.
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Love all of the excursions here. My husband loves the alligator swamp boat- I like going to the theme parks - about an hour, comfortable bus drive- no hassle trying to find your own way around and you are let off right at the gate, so no huge parking lot to navigate.
Forget going on an excursion if you have a mobility disability. The drivers are jerks, and there is no help at the destination. Even at Atlantis it is difficult to get around - the elevators are practically hidden and the staff was no help at all in telling you how to get from one place to another with a walker or wheelchair.
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This was my 4th time taking this exact same cruise on Carnival Pride. It is a real bargain for those of us who live close enough to Cruise Maryland to just get dropped off. This is the first time I have taken the cruise in the winter, and I don't think I would do it again. The seas are much rougher than in the summer, when you get to Ft Lauderdale and the Bahamas the temperatures are not warm enough for swimming even though they still sell snorkeling, etc shore excursions (avoid these in Jan and Feb) I had a great time, however, at Walt Disney Animal Kingdom. There were very few lines for anything, and the animals are all out trying to soak up what sun is available. I spent most of my time on the ship and the food, service, and entertainment were well worth the price of admission if we hadn't been going anywhere. Again - the bad weather made the ship late leaving and getting back to port, and disembarkment was very slow. Carnival has to figure a better way of getting people off the ship. They have rules about who goes when, but they don't really enforce them and the people who follow the rules really get screwed. If you're looking for an elegant experience, forget Carnival. They also don't enforce their own rules about dress and behavior in the dining rooms- it's kind of like going to Denny's.