Baltimore!

[shipgeeks]

A post on the RC board states that the Port of Baltimore will re-open this Saturday, May 15.

[Nitemare]

For what kind of cruising?

[Tony O]

It will be awhile before they  start sailing again from Balitmore. As Royal has stated it wants to get cruises from Florida up first

[shippmates]

Baltimore cruising will start up December 23, 2021.

 

[shipgeeks]

September 12 for Carnival, December 23 for RC......if all goes to plan.

[rkacruiser]

On 8/30/2021 at 8:09 AM, shipgeeks said:

September 12 for Carnival, December 23 for RC......if all goes to plan.

 

Any update?  What ships will Carnival and Royal Caribbean be sailing from Baltimore?  

[shipgeeks]

Carnival Pride, switching to Carnival Legend in November, and RC Enchantment of the Seas.

[rkacruiser]

5 hours ago, shipgeeks said:

Carnival Legend

 

And, she will be adorned with her new paint scheme like the Mardi Gras!  

[shipgeeks]

I keep reading about that.  What is it?

[rkacruiser]

21 hours ago, shipgeeks said:

I keep reading about that.  What is it?

 

Her hull paint decor is like the new Mardi Gras.  Google Mardi Gras for photos of the ship; there ought to be some.  CC has had pictures posted as a side bar for the past few days of the Legend in drydock with her new paint.  

[Ilovesailaway]

[rkacruiser]

3 hours ago, Ilovesailaway said:

 

I love it!  

[shipgeeks]

I just learned that next September, Carnival is doing a 14-night roundtrip cruise from Baltimore to Greenland and Canadian ports.  Apparently it sold out instantly.

Wouldn't it be nice to have more variety in our Baltimore cruises?

What would be on your wish list?  Mine would include transatlantic cruises to UK.

[rkacruiser]

On 9/26/2021 at 8:30 AM, shipgeeks said:

Wouldn't it be nice to have more variety in our Baltimore cruises?

What would be on your wish list? 

 

More itinerary varieties would be welcome.   How about an itinerary that would include Bermuda, sailing to St. Croix, St. Lucia, Aruba, Curacao, Bonaire, a partial transit of the Canal, Key West, Savannah or Charleston, and a return to Baltimore.  

[shipgeeks]

Our itinerary next February, on Enchantment, will include St. Croix and St. Lucia.  I've never seen one to the ABCs, nor to Panama Canal; that would be nice!

Enchantment also has some cruises to Baltimore and to Charleston.  I would love to sail to Savannah.  The last time I was there on a ship was in 1969, on the cargo ship Cap Vilano.

[rkacruiser]

10 hours ago, shipgeeks said:

will include St. Croix and St. Lucia.

 

Will these be your first visits to these islands?  

[shipgeeks]

No, not our first visits.  We've done the 12-night Baltimore sailings most winters for many years, so have been there a number of times, particularly St. Lucia.

Have you sailed there?

[rkacruiser]

22 hours ago, shipgeeks said:

No, not our first visits.  We've done the 12-night Baltimore sailings most winters for many years, so have been there a number of times, particularly St. Lucia.

Have you sailed there?

 

I have visited St. Croix only once; quite different from St. Thomas and St. John.  But, it was "different" in a positive way for me.  St. Lucia is a favorite Caribbean island of mine.  It was one of the first that I initially cruised and has remained a favorite of mine each time that it was a port call.