The shortest, most inexpensive cruise itinerary offered out of Baltimore is on Royal Caribbean's Enchantment of the Seas. Sailing on a five-day round-trip cruise to King's Wharf, Bermuda, cruises depart from June to November.
Royal Caribbean also offers eight- and nine-day round-trip cruises out of Baltimore that sail to the Bahamas and the eastern Caribbean. Cruises depart to the Bahamas from November to April, and to the Caribbean from June to October.
The 11-deck Enchantment of the Seas was built in 1997 and received a five-star rating (out of five stars) in overall consumer quality by Cruise Reviews Online. On-board amenities include the panoramic, glass-filled Viking Crown Lounge on the uppermost deck, as well as a rock-climbing wall, trampoline area and jogging track on the deck below.
Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines
1050 Caribbean Way
Miami, FL 33132
866-562-7625
royalcaribbean.com
The shortest, most inexpensive cruise sailing out of Baltimore offered by Celebrity Cruise Lines is on the Celebrity Mercury, which offers seven-day round-trip cruises to the Bahamas. Cruises depart from November through February and include port stops in the Bahamian ports of Freeport, Half Moon Cay and Grand Turk.
Ranked with four out of five stars in overall consumer quality by Cruise Reviews Online, the 10-deck-high Celebrity Mercury offers Broadway-style entertainment, the full-service Aqua Spa, and a cigar/martini/champagne/caviar bar. Built in 1997, the Celebrity Mercury offers a jogging track, three pools, four hot tubs and two tennis courts.
Celebrity Cruise Lines
1080 Caribbean Way
Miami, FL 33132
800-647-2251
celebritycruises.com
The Carnival Pride sails on two seven-day round-trip cruises out of Baltimore, the shortest and most inexpensive itinerary offered for this ship. Both cruises sail to the Bahamian ports of Grand Turk and Freeport, with the first cruise including an additional port stop in Port Canaveral, Florida; the second cruise heads to Half Moon Cay. The Port Canaveral option sails year-round, and the Half Moon Cay option sails from June to September.
Built in 2002, the 12-deck Carnival Pride belongs to a more luxurious class of Carnival Cruise Line ships, receiving four-star rankings in overall consumer quality by Cruise Reviews Online. The Carnival Pride offers 80 percent of its guest rooms with ocean views, a majority of which boast private balconies. Ship amenities include a Renaissance-style lobby, a jogging track on the Sports Deck, and a water slide that begins on the Sun Deck.
Carnival Cruise Lines
3655 NW 87th Avenue
Miami, FL 33178
888-227-6482
carnival.com
