Wrigley80's Carnival Pride Photo Review with my Dad.....and my Mom too

[wrigley80]

 

I wish now that we would have done this.....this is the Seadog Powerboat ride. It does 360 degree spins......it looked like a lot of fun. We have rode on one before in Chicago at Navy Pier

 

The Power Plant in the Inner Harbor. I miss ESPN Zone being here....ESPN Zone was here the last time we cruised on the Pride in 2009

 

 

We are all enjoying our Water Taxi ride in Baltimore

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I LOVE THIS PICTURE.....the backside of a duck :eek: ;)

 

The Inner Harbor

 

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I never realized it but the headquarters for Under Armour is in Baltimore. Their big factory and store is right behind the Domino Sugar factory

 

See that door on the side of the ship....that is where they offload the Tanks

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A mini Statue of Liberty in the Inner Harbor

 

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A beautiful sunset in Baltimore....a perfect ending to a great day

 

 

Well we made it back to Captain James Crabhouse and our car was still there so that's good ;)

[ShakyBeef]

One of my Dad's favorite shows was "Homicide" and as we were walking around the Fells Point area we saw the building where it was filmed. So my dad really enjoyed this

 

The building where the show was filmed

 

This is cool - I didn't know that plaque was there. My sister is an actor and appeared on two episodes (continuation of one storyline) of Homicide in the late 90's.:)

 

I'm enjoying your review and looking forward to seeing more. You sure don't skimp on the pictures!:)

[wrigley80]

After exploring the Inner Harbor on the Water Taxi we decided that it was time to head back to the hotel and check-in. We were all pretty tired and hungry so it was time to relax for the rest of the night.

 

I pre-booked our hotel prior to our arrival. I booked the Sleep Inn and Suites....I booked this hotel because it is a choice hotel and I could earn reward points and because it had a park and cruise package. The park and cruise package would allow us to keep our car parked their for the duration of the cruise and they also provided a shuttle service to the port the morning of our cruise and would provide a return shuttle after the cruise back to the hotel to get our car.

 

It all worked out well. The only glitch is that you had to check out of your hotel room before you could get on a shuttle to the port. We checked out of our room by 9:00 am on the morning of the cruise

 

Mom is relaxing in the hotel room

 

This was a very nice room.....comfy beds, a nice walk-in shower, and a sitting area with a chair and couch. I would definitely stay here again for a cruise out of Baltimore

 

HAHAHA.....oh yeah my dad looks pooped :p

[wrigley80]

This is cool - I didn't know that plaque was there. My sister is an actor and appeared on two episodes (continuation of one storyline) of Homicide in the late 90's.:)

 

I'm enjoying your review and looking forward to seeing more. You sure don't skimp on the pictures!:)

 

See the gold car across the street....the "Homicide" sign is right above the car.

 

I am just getting started with the pictures ;) :) :p

[wrigley80]

We always take pop and water onboard with us so as we were relaxing in the hotel I checked my phone for a local Wal-Mart, Target, or grocery store. I found a Wal-Mart only about 3 miles from the hotel so while my dad was getting his shower and cleaned up for the night. My mom and I decided to head to Wal-Mart to get our pop and water so that I didn't have to go and do it in the morning. It was very convenient and we were back to the hotel within the half hour.

 

We all got ready for bed early....I think I was sleeping by 11:00 pm. We were all pooped from the drive and from our day of exploring in Baltimore

 

I was too excited to sleep much later than 6:30 am so I got up early and went downstairs to see what they had for breakfast. I had breakfast down in the lobby and then I brought breakfast back to the room for my mom and dad

 

It was still pretty early so not too many people were down for breakfast yet

 

Nice sitting area in the lobby

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Once everybody was up and moving around I started getting the suitcases ready with the luggage tags. We got everything put on so we headed back down to the lobby to get checked out so that we could get on the shuttle to the Port of Baltimore

 

Dad and I waiting in the lobby for the shuttle to arrive to take us to the port

 

The shuttle ride to the port was a little hairy.....let's just say I never knew that an Econoline van could take the corners at 50 mph. But yes it can be done :eek: My mom and I were holding on for dear life

 

Our first sight of the Carnival Pride

[funinthesun1964]

Oh, how I loved Pride. We had a really nice cruise last year. Looking forward to another cruise on Pride in another year...but for this October...it is the Conquest!!

 

Thanks and looking forward to seeing all of your expert photos! :)

[wrigley80]

We arrived at the Port of Baltimore....in one piece :p

 

 

For this cruise we brought a little cart/walker along for my dad to use in the ports. So that when he needed to sit down that he could.....this worked out great in our ports of Grand Turk and Freeport....more to come on that later

 

My dad's shirt says it all.....that's the story of my life....HAHA

[wrigley80]

Oh, how I loved Pride. We had a really nice cruise last year. Looking forward to another cruise on Pride in another year...but for this October...it is the Conquest!!

 

Thanks and looking forward to seeing all of your expert photos! :)

 

I don't know about expert photos but yes I do love taking pictures. My dad was just telling me the other day that I should take a photography class....so I am going to try and find one in our area. I am thinking that it would be a lot of fun

[re-re]

Enjoying your review keep it coming. :D:D

[jbhcw]

Great review...thanks for posting...love the Pride..we have sailed her twice....and your photos are fantastic:):):)

[Lizzie482]

I can't wait to read about your adventures on this cruise!

[funinthesun1964]

I don't know about expert photos but yes I do love taking pictures. My dad was just telling me the other day that I should take a photography class....so I am going to try and find one in our area. I am thinking that it would be a lot of fun

 

They look great to me, you must have a nice camera too! You don't really need the class, but I think it would be fun too!

[cruiser1959]

i LOVE, LOVE, LOVE YOUR REVIEWS!! Can't wait for you to continue!!

Edited August 22, 2014 by cruiser1959

[wrigley80]

Enjoying your review keep it coming. :D:D

 

Thank You.....just waiting on more pics to upload

 

Great review...thanks for posting...love the Pride..we have sailed her twice....and your photos are fantastic:):):)

 

Yeah we have been on the Pride twice now too. It's actually the first ship we have cruised on twice.

Thank You.....I definitely enjoy taking photos of our adventures

[wrigley80]

I can't wait to read about your adventures on this cruise!

 

Thank You....we definitely had a great time

 

They look great to me, you must have a nice camera too! You don't really need the class, but I think it would be fun too!

 

I use 2 cameras....one is point and shoot Panasonic Lumix camera (I use this one the most) and I also have a Nikon Coolpix with a Long Zoom Lens. Yeah I think the class would be fun to learn how to take photos with the different scene selections

[Crusin Karen]

Enjoying this review! Pride is the only spirit class ship we haven't cruised on. With no ships in NYC after October (our homeport-we are 20 minutes doorstep to cruise terminal) we are definitely thinking of booking Pride for 2015. We used to drive to Baltimore a lot when the Yankees were playing the Orioles at Camden Yards and it's a beautiful city. And I'm another Homicide Life on the Street fan! ;) Thanks for sharing your cruise with us!

[Jenny in TX]

I always love reading your reviews! I can't wait to read the rest.

[kybluecruiser]

Brianna i cant get over how much you look like your mother. I love the inner harbor too. Baltimore starts to get a little hairy just two blocks over. However the inner harbor is beautiful.

[KirkNC]

Thanks for the report!

[Podna's]

Thanks for the review. Love the pics!