The Pride is dedicated to the port of Baltimore year-round. The most popular trip it offers is a seven-day sailing to the Bahamas. This trip features port stops in Port Canaveral, Florida and Nassau and Freeport in the Bahamas.
The ship was built in 2002 with a passenger capacity of over 2,600. The Pride has earned a four-star rating from the Cruise Outlet.This rating ensures guests that they will receive "...very good service and food quality." The ship has a club for teens and a camp for younger kids. Adults can make a reservation at David's, the ship's steak and seafood house.
Carnival Cruise Lines
3655 NW 87th Ave.
Miami, FL 33178-2428
888-CARNIVAL
carnival.com
The Enchantment of the Seas offers passengers traditional trips to Bermuda, the Caribbean and Bahamas, as well as Canada and New England cruises each autumn. The nine-day trip to Canada includes port calls in Portland and Bar Harbor Maine; Saint John and Halifax, Canada and Boston, Massachusetts.
The four-star-rated ship was built in 1997, and stretched and updated in 2005 to include a solarium with a glass roof and a rock climbing wall. The passenger capacity of this vessel is over 2,400.
Royal Caribbean International
1050 Caribbean Way
Miami, FL 33132
800-256-6649
royalcaribbean.com
The Mercury sails from Baltimore from October through February. The ship alternates between two itineraries. Once a month it does a nine-day Bahamas sailing. Ports of call include Charleston, South Carolina; Key West, Florida and CocoCay and Nassau in the Bahamas. The second option is 11-, 12- or 14-day sailings through the Caribbean. These trips visit ports such as Labadee, Haiti; San Juan, Puerto Rico; St. Thomas, St. Kitts; St. Maarten, St. Croix and Antigua.
The ship was built in 1997 and updated in 2007, with a capacity of 1,870 passengers. This ship has a four-star rating from the Cruise Outlet.
Celebrity Cruises
1080 Caribbean Way
Miami, FL 33132
800-647-2251
celebritycruises.com