Background: I traveled with my boyfriend and his family (three of us in our 30s, one mid-20s and one late-60s). Three of us (including me) were new to cruising and two had been on a few in the past. We chose the Pride because part of our group lives in New Jersey and the other part lives in VA so Baltimore was a good middle ground for us.

Food & Dining We did Anytime and as a group of 5, we were able to have our own table every night. I believe we had to wait for a table two nights, but not more than 20 minutes. We ate in the MDR six nights and the service on the first night was outstanding but unfortunately we did not have that group of waitstaff again. The others that we had were all fine, with the exception of one night where we seemed to have a waiter without a team so he had to do it all. All of the food was quite tasty, although it was generally not hot. I understand that with so many diners it can be difficult but of course I prefer to eat hot food over room temperature or slightly cold food. I particularly enjoyed the Indian vegetarian dinner, the grouper, corn & crab chowder, potato soup, and the bread pudding. I had a few lunches at the Lido buffet and I enjoyed the mozzarella & red pepper sandwich, chips & salsa, grilled chicken sandwich with mushrooms and onions and the chili. The room service breakfast was always delivered on time and was enjoyable. We had breakfast in the MDR twice and I enjoyed the omelet but could have passed on the French toast.

David's was a great experience. We often enjoy steakhouses like Ruth's Chris and Morton's and found this to be a comparable experience. I enjoyed the crab cake, spinach & bacon salad, filet mignon, baked potato and the spreads for the delicious brioche. The amuse bouche of corn and salmon chowder was also very nice. Read more