This was our second cruise on Pride our first one was in 2012. This time it was DW (51) and I (59) along with 9 others, including two of our adult sons. Two of the families had never been on CCL before and one family had no cruise experience at all (the other family had sailed on RCI for their honeymoon). Three of our travel companions were littles, 2 five year olds and a two year old (our step-granddaughter, SGD), and DW is the daycare provider for the 5 year olds. We had a great trip, in spite of the rough weather at the end and I liked the changes that were made to the Pride in her last dry dock. Our service was more than adequate all week in both the MDR and cabin, the crew was as always friendly, the entertainment was good, and our fellow passengers were pleasant.

2/25/18 Baltimore

We arrived at the port at 1220 and we were parked and onboard by 1:30pm (our check in time was 1230 to 1). Check in went off without a hitch and in Baltimore they still take your picture at the check in counter and then you receive your sail and sign card. Xavier was our steward for cabin 5253, a standard balcony cabin. It was a bit of a letdown after having a premium balcony on Glory in November but was still adequate for our needs. Our Fun Shop orders were in the cabin, including an order form for the cabana excursion for Princess Cays. We grabbed some of the Chinese food from the lido (which wasn’t too crowded) and we found it to be a bit spicy for us so we grabbed the first of many Guys burgers. We also grabbed our first drink of the day. We hung out in the cabin until muster drill which took place in the MDR with no life jackets. After muster we went up to lido for sail away party and the kids had a blast dancing. We got ready for dinner since we had early dining and all of us were assigned to table 240 since our reservations were linked. Our headwaiter was Troy, assisted by Dennis and Soping. I had fried calamari, fried shrimp and fruit plate. DW had strawberry bisque, veggie lasagna and fruit plate. The service was a little spotty at first and it took a while for our drinks to arrive, but the service did smooth out as the cruise went along. After dinner we took SGD up to the kids club to register. The kid’s club had a very nice layout with a lot of activities available. Went to the comedy show and watched Thea Vidal, who we thought was one of the better comedians we’ve seen. Read more