We sailed the Carnival Pride November 1-8th 2009 . We live in NJ and drove 3 hours to the Port of Baltimore, MD to sail this ship to Port Canaveral Florida, Nassau & Freeport Bahamas. I will say that both Carnival and the Port of Baltimore are very organized for embarkation and debarkation. What a breeze getting on and off the ship.

We booked a balcony guarantee and needed luggage tags w/ our cabin number on them so as we drove off I95 (exit 55) it took us directly to the parking lot of the port. Couldn't have been any easier. There are attendants every step of the way to guide you. We first had to pull up to the blue tent on the left. They have your cabin #'s there and they give you your tags. They even gave me one for my case of water. Even though they said it probably wouldn't go on.. It did !!! Next you drive 1/2 way around the parking lot to drop off your luggage. (The ship is now directly next to you and only a fence separates us). After that you pull into a line to pay for parking , one side credit the other cash. Quick and painless. You hang the tag onto your rear view mirror , park your vehicle and you're ready to head into the terminal. Let me just say that we pulled in the lot at 2:30 and by 3:00 we were ON the ship. Super organized in Baltimore !!! Thank You. We passed right by the first pictures as we were so excited to check out our floating hotel right away. The Pride is really a nicely decorated ship. Yes there is nudity with the paintings and statues but so what. Look the other way if you don't want to see it..

The staff on this ship is super friendly and make it a point to give you a wonderful experience on Carnival. We have our memories that we're already sharing w/ friends/ family. Read more