We chose the Carnival Pride as we wanted to depart from a port on the East Coast that was within driving distance of Maine.
I traveled with my husband and 15 year old son. It was our 4th cruise (3rd for the son) and the 3rd year in a row that we have cruised in August.
We enjoyed sailing from Baltimore. It was well organized. I was very impressed with the handling of the luggage. It was great not to have to carry the luggage into the terminal. We were on the Pride by 3:00 pm
We had chosen an inside cabin on purpose and turned down the opportunity to upgrade. It was a spacious cabin with great storage. Since it was an inside cabin, it would have been nice to have a glow in the dark clock in there so we could see what time it was when we woke up!