This was our third Spring Break Cruise sailing out of Baltimore, and our first with Carnival. We enjoyed the Enchantment of the Seas the past two years, but this year the Carnival Pride's sailing dates worked out better, so we booked.

Embarkation: We arrived around 12:30 or so, it took only about 20 minutes in line to drop off the bags and park. Several of the adults walk with a cane, so we had a handicapped tag for the car. There are lots of spots at the ends of the rows for handicap parking, so we easily made our way to the terminal. They saw us coming with our canes and thoughtfully put us into shorter lines and we were quickly checking in at the desk. We were able to board right away. The Enchantment has a secondary handicapped boarding ramp that enters onto deck 1 so you don't have to limp up the 3 story ramp. The Pride can't enter from a lower deck, so they have wheelchair pushers lined up to take up those who have trouble with the ramp. I prefer the lower deck entry - so advantage RCL.

Cabin: The cabins were just opening up as we arrived on the ship so we made our way there first. We had two side by side Ocean suites on Deck 6 near the Atrium elevators. The Ocean suites are big, with a dressing area, large bathroom with a tub and two sinks. There is a fairly loud fan in the dressing area, but after a while it just becomes white noise. The balcony area is huge with 1 lounger, 4 chairs and two small tables. It's one chair too many in my opinion. We went to Customer service to have the balconies opened and it was nice to be able to go back and forth between cabins without having to wait for someone to let you into the door. Our cabin steward was outstanding. The room was always impeccable, and we had a towel animal every night. We had minisuites on the Enchantment, and while the rooms are nice, the sofa beds are hard to sleep on, and the balconies small. Advantage: Carnival. Read more