My DH and I cruised with our 8 year old son on the Pride to the Bahamas out of Baltimore last week. Overall, we had a fantastic vacation. There was room for some improvement, but nothing that could ruin our trip.I sailed on Carnival with a bunch of girlfriends years ago when I was in my 20s and DH and I sailed on Disney in 2001.
Embarkation out of Baltimore was kind of slow. The ship arrived in port late that morning, thus pushing embarkation back. At one point, things were so backed up, they stopped letting people through customs for awhile. We arrived around 2:30 p.m. and waited in line for about 90 minutes.
First impressions of the Atrium upon walking onto the ship--beautiful! The Renaissance style paintings floor to ceiling are very impressive. Yes, there are some that are nude,but our 8 y/o didn't comment. We were greeted immediately with a waiter carrying drinks. We had one and just kind of took it all in.
Loved the balcony! Interior of the room was a little tattered (ripped curtains, knicked up furniture, stains on carpet).