Part of Carnival Cruise Lines' fleet of 23 ships, Carnival Pride sails out of Baltimore on seven-day, round-trip cruises that sail over the New Year's Eve holiday. As of May 2010, the New Year's Eve sailing departs Dec. 26, 2010, to ports in the Bahamas, with passengers spending part of the day Dec. 31 in Freeport, Bahamas.
Awarded four out of five stars in overall customer satisfaction by the consumer-rated website CruiseReviewsOnline, Carnival Pride is a large-sized ship with 12 decks and a 2,124-guest capacity. Launched in 2002, Carnival Pride features the steakhouse David's Supper Club, as well as the Mermaid's Grill, which is a hot spot for international cuisine. Other on-board features include a piano bar, the Twister water slide, and special teen and children-only centers.
Carnival Cruise Lines
3655 NW 87th Avenue
Miami, FL 33178
888-227-6482
carnival.com
Royal Caribbean's Enchantment of the Seas sails from Baltimore to the southern Caribbean over the New Year's Eve holiday with cruises that depart on Dec. 27, 2010, as of May 2010. The 12-day, round-trip cruise sails to ports in Labadee, Samana, St. Thomas, Philipsburg and Tortola, with the day of Dec. 31 spent in the port city of Samana in the Dominican Republic.
Enchantment of the Seas, which earned five out of five stars for overall customer satisfaction on the website CruiseReviewsOnline, is a large-sized ship with 11 decks and a 1,252-passenger capacity. Part of Royal Caribbean's fleet of 22 ships, the 1997-launched Enchantment of the Seas features bungee trampolines, suspension bridges over the pool deck, a rock climbing wall, and a solarium with an indoor/outdoor pool.
Royal Caribbean International Cruise Lines
1050 Caribbean Way
Miami, FL 33132
866-562-7625
royalcaribbean.com
Celebrity Cruise Lines' ship, the Celebrity Mercury, sails out of Baltimore over the new Year's Eve holiday on 14-day, round-trip voyages to the southern Caribbean's Labadee, Samana, St. Thomas, Philipsburg and Tortola. As of May, 2010, cruises sailing over New Year's Eve depart on Dec. 20, 2010, with New Year's Eve night spent at sea.
The 1997-launched Celebrity Mercury is a medium-sized, 10-deck ship with a passenger capacity of 1,866 guests. Features of the Celebrity Mercury, which earned four out of five stars on CruiseReviewsOnline, include champagne, cigar, martini and caviar bars; the two-story tall Manhattan restaurant, which features Master Chef Michel Roux; and three indoor and outdoor swimming pools. Celebrity Mercury belongs to the Celebrity Cruise Line fleet, which offers 10 ships.
Celebrity Cruise Lines
1080 Caribbean Way
Miami, FL 33132
800-647-2251
celebritycruises.com
