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Subscribing to this thread for opinions as well.

We've done Atlantis excursion via CCL before. We had a blast but it was around Thanksgiving and the crowds were manageable. But this time we will be there close to July 4 this go round and on a much larger ship too. This was the only excursion my teens requested. So expensive for a 1/2 day essentially. :( Wondering if anyone has recently taken this excursion via NCL? Do they give you the wristbands immediately after disembarking the ship and then send you to the shuttles? Or give them to you prior to departing the ship?

btw- I don't spend money or time on lockers at Atlantis. I just wear a one piece suit (those slides are brutal ladies) and cover shorts, tank top, old flip flops and small camp towel. No one has ever bothered my clothes that I left on a chair. (hope it's the same this time:)) We do have one small water safe pouch for our ship cards and a cc that is on our person at all times.

Hope someone has a more recent experience to share with regards to timing.

Port/Pier is just off I95 past the Fort McHenry tunnel. Make sure you take the right most tunnel tube. Should be an easy drive. Parking is easy and safe at the port. Having an easy pass for tolls makes life better too:)

Port/Pier is just off I95. Should be an easy drive. Parking is easy and safe at the port. Have fun!

It's a shame Locust Point doesn't have a Hotel. It's a nice area with Fort McHenry, Tide Point, UA, Silo wine bar, Harris Teeter, World of Beer etc. We can see the Carnival Whale Tail from MIL front door. Otherwise for those flying into BWI I too suggest A/P hotels with transfers to the port o Baltimore or Metro Services to DC for walking tours. I recommend buying a little DC Guide from a bookstore prior to touring. Mine has a nice Metro Line maps and monument/museum/building maps.

If you are cruising between January = March, throw a snow scraper or shovel in your trunk. I say this as it is snowing AGAIN today (March 20th):(

P.s. If you are driving and parking at the port in Locust Point, watch your speed getting off I95 on the ramp. The cops sit hidden and wait for the cruise travelers going more than 35 mph off the ramp.

I remember Regency. It was my first cruise. b2b NYC-Montreal-NYC. Loved the itinerary. Tiny stateroom w/ a porthole. I think they had a pool somewhere on a low deck (inside) I remember the water "whooshing" back and forth. Love being in a pool like that but it was pretty dark down there.