Ship's Wake Posted October 25, 2013 #1 Share Posted October 25, 2013 (edited) This is total speculation, but it makes sense. It was announced by the Tampa Port Authority that Carnival Corp owned cruise line AIDA will home port a ship in Tampa in 2014 and 2015. http://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/10121.html This satisfies the need to have ships sailing from Tampa that can fit under the Sunshine Skyway bridge. My guess is that Carnival will soon announce that the Carnival Pride will remain sailing from Baltimore (which has a similar bridge height issue) instead of being deployed to Tampa as currently planned. Your thoughts? Edited October 25, 2013 by oysterdam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovefuninthesun Posted October 25, 2013 #2 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Well, crap! I hope not! I have desire to cruise on either of those ships! One of them is very small - we want a Spirit sized ship in Tampa! Sent from my iPhone 5 using Cruise Critic App Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky2 Posted October 25, 2013 #3 Share Posted October 25, 2013 This is total speculation, but it makes sense. It was announced by the Tampa Port Authority that Carnival Corp owned cruise line AIDA will home port a ship in Tampa in 2014 and 2015. http://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/10121.html This satisfies the need to have ships sailing from Tampa that can fit under the Sunshine Skyway bridge. My guess is that Carnival will soon announce that the Carnival Pride will remain sailing from Baltimore (which has a similar bridge height issue) instead of being deployed to Tampa as currently planned. Your thoughts? I would have my doubts about this as AIDA might be a more expensive cruise line than Carnival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nursemommy7578 Posted October 25, 2013 #4 Share Posted October 25, 2013 I hope not. i'm booked for Pride out of Tampa next year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gailerina Posted October 25, 2013 #5 Share Posted October 25, 2013 I'll be happy!! Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fan3car Posted October 25, 2013 #6 Share Posted October 25, 2013 I really doubt that Carnival will reverse its decision to move the Pride out of Baltimore at this time. The Pride has already given Port of Baltimore their notice to pull the ship out. Now, I do believe since Carnival has committed to installing "scrubbers" on select ships to satisfy the EPA rulings, that is a very expensive commitment that isn't going to happen overnight. I also believe that Carnival will return a ship to Baltimore, eventually, since the Pride does sail at or near capacity from there, and the port is very convenient for many people. I hope if/when they do return (to Norfolk also) that they mix up the destinations a little, add some days to their itineraries, and go a little further south. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaniceB Posted October 25, 2013 #7 Share Posted October 25, 2013 It would be nice but since people are already booked on the Pride out of Tampa I don't see it happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted October 25, 2013 #8 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Aida is a cruise line that sources their guests from Germany and other areas of Europe. The onboard language is German. It would not be a suitable substitute for a Carnival vessel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g194life Posted October 25, 2013 #9 Share Posted October 25, 2013 (edited) We love takeing the Pride out of Baltimore, went twice from there in 2012. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I537 using Forums mobile app Edited October 25, 2013 by g194life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrFunInTheSun Posted October 25, 2013 #10 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Royal Caribbean will also be porting an additional ship out of Tampa. During the later part of 2014 and it will sail a similar itinerary as the Carnival Legend. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk - Please excuse any errors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrFunInTheSun Posted October 25, 2013 #11 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Aida is a cruise line that sources their guests from Germany and other areas of Europe. The onboard language is German. It would not be a suitable substitute for a Carnival vessel. Most likely much like the Carnival ships when they change their ports to different regions, it would adapt to its American clientele. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk - Please excuse any errors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poolman11 Posted October 25, 2013 #12 Share Posted October 25, 2013 I heard quite unofficially that Carnival will return to Baltimore by April 2015. The Pride has been here for a long time so I would not be surprised to see a different ship when the time comes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkacruiser Posted October 25, 2013 #13 Share Posted October 25, 2013 Most likely much like the Carnival ships when they change their ports to different regions, it would adapt to its American clientele. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk - Please excuse any errors. That is of course possible. It would be a "first" if they would do so. Personally, I think it would be more likely that Aida would base a ship in Florida for the Winter to attract those in Northern Europe that want a warm weather vacation at that time of year. As I have discovered in very recent years, Germans are traveling people! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle1836 Posted October 25, 2013 #14 Share Posted October 25, 2013 I heard quite unofficially that Carnival will return to Baltimore by April 2015. The Pride has been here for a long time so I would not be surprised to see a different ship when the time comes. this will be exciting!! I will miss the Pride as I do not think she will end up staying here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EZ4 Posted October 25, 2013 #15 Share Posted October 25, 2013 That creepy Cyclops on the Aida ships would have me running away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seannyice81 Posted October 25, 2013 #16 Share Posted October 25, 2013 I hope if/when they do return (to Norfolk also) that they mix up the destinations a little, add some days to their itineraries, and go a little further south. As much as I liked the idea of a Carnival ship (especially Spirit Class) sailing from Baltimore, the itinerary was too unimpressive. I wound up spending more money to fly to Florida for better itineraries. I agree with the above. If they do come back, I'd really like to see them revamp the itineraries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMAE Posted October 26, 2013 #17 Share Posted October 26, 2013 That could be a positive for us that enjoy cruising from Baltimore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branman Posted October 26, 2013 #18 Share Posted October 26, 2013 It's unlikely that Carnival will return to Baltimore until they order new, small sized, fast ships. The Spirit and Legend aren't coming back to America since they are making money in Australia, and the Miracle is needed to do the Alaska/Hawaii/Mexico run on the west coast. It really comes down to the question, will the Pride be more profitable out of Baltimore or Tampa? Of course, they could always put a Fantasy class in Baltimore, but that would be interesting since they all serve the 3,4, and 5 day cruises with an occasional 7 day out of Charleston or Jacksonville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tapi Posted October 26, 2013 #19 Share Posted October 26, 2013 (edited) Of course, they could always put a Fantasy class in Baltimore, but that would be interesting since they all serve the 3,4, and 5 day cruises with an occasional 7 day out of Charleston or Jacksonville. With the Inspiration (and soon Imagination) doing identical itineraries from Los Angeles, I think it won't be long until Carnival announces a new redeployment for one of those two ships. Carnival already tried having two ships doing short Baja Mexico cruises simultaneously (one from San Diego and one from Los Angeles) and it failed. They practically had to give those cruises away and they still couldn't fill them up. Edited October 26, 2013 by Tapi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sparks1093 Posted October 26, 2013 #20 Share Posted October 26, 2013 It would be nice but since people are already booked on the Pride out of Tampa I don't see it happening. This is what I was thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyguide Posted October 26, 2013 #21 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Wouldn't think it would impact Carnival decision at all...this is only a total of 11 cruises four on one ship and 7 on another. ..sounds more like a test market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDWITCH13 Posted November 26, 2013 #22 Share Posted November 26, 2013 This is total speculation, but it makes sense. It was announced by the Tampa Port Authority that Carnival Corp owned cruise line AIDA will home port a ship in Tampa in 2014 and 2015. http://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/10121.html This satisfies the need to have ships sailing from Tampa that can fit under the Sunshine Skyway bridge. My guess is that Carnival will soon announce that the Carnival Pride will remain sailing from Baltimore (which has a similar bridge height issue) instead of being deployed to Tampa as currently planned. Your thoughts? We will have sailed out of Baltimore three times as of Dec 8th...We like this port and the Pride. I'm hoping they do change their minds and let the Pride stay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDWITCH13 Posted November 26, 2013 #23 Share Posted November 26, 2013 I heard quite unofficially that Carnival will return to Baltimore by April 2015. The Pride has been here for a long time so I would not be surprised to see a different ship when the time comes. Crossing my fingers that the Pride will stay in Baltimore. We are sailing again on Dec 8-15...this will be three time this year. Can you tell we like this ship and the port? Darlene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legion3 Posted November 26, 2013 #24 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Currently you can't even book Aida out of Tampa but through the German website. Aida is also a very expensive line when the dollar to Euro exchange is made. The Pride is coming to Tampa because the Legend was always doing well, Aida will have no impact on that decision. The new RCCL ship doing 7 day trips will impact it more as Carnival will not want to give up the Tampa market to RCCL entirely. The key question was asked above, where will the Pride be more profitable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffany1203 Posted November 26, 2013 #25 Share Posted November 26, 2013 (edited) I really hope they put another ship in Baltimore!! :( Edited November 26, 2013 by Tiffany1203 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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