Carnival Pride

Carnival Pride is a Spirit-class cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Line. Built by Kværner Masa-Yards at its Helsinki New Shipyard in Helsinki, Finland, she was laid down on March 30, 2000, launched on March 29, 2001 and completed and delivered to Carnival on December 12, 2001.[3] She was christened by American scientist and astronaut Tamara Jernigan in Port Canaveral, Florida, on January 7, 2002.[4][5][6][7]

Carnival Pride tendered in Cabo San Lucas.
History
Name: Carnival Pride
Owner: Carnival Corporation & plc
Operator: Carnival Cruise Lines
Port of registry: Panama City,  Panama
Builder:
Cost: US $375 million
Yard number: 500
Laid down: March 30, 2000
Launched: March 29, 2001
Sponsored by: Tamara Jernigan
Christened: January 7, 2002
Completed: December 12, 2001
In service: January 2002–present
Identification:
Status: Service suspended
Notes: [1]
General characteristics
Class and type: Spirit-class cruise ship
Tonnage: 88,500 GT
Length: 963 ft (294 m)
Beam: 106 ft (32 m)
Draft: 25.5 ft (7.8 m)
Decks: 12 decks
Installed power:
Propulsion: Two ABB Azipods (2 × 17.6 MW)[1]
Speed: 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)[1]
Capacity: 2,124 passengers
Crew: 930

Carnival Pride has 1,062 passenger cabins.[8] She is currently based out of Baltimore, Maryland.

Areas of operation
Carnival Pride

Carnival Pride began sailing from Port Canaveral, in January 2002 to Eastern and Western Caribbean ports. Then, from 2002 to March 2009, she sailed year-round cruises from Long Beach, California to the Mexican Riviera.

On March 22, 2009, she sailed a Panama Canal voyage ending in Miami, Florida, and sailed Caribbean cruises out of that port until April 2009.

Since April 2009, Carnival Pride was the first ship to sail year-round Bahamas/Caribbean cruises out of Baltimore, Maryland. From Baltimore, she also sailed a two-day cruise to nowhere without making any port of call from November 2 to 4, 2012, as a result of canceling an October departure due to closed port traffic after Hurricane Sandy.

Carnival Pride sailed out of Tampa in October 2014 until returning to Baltimore in March 2015.[9] In November 2021 Carnival Pride is scheduled to return to Tampa, with the Carnival Legend taking its place in Baltimore.[10]

Facilities

In October 2014 Carnival Pride entered dry dock for scrubber installation and refurbishment.[11]

The ship is scheduled to undergo another refurbishment in early 2019.[12]

Accidents and incidents

On May 8, 2016, the Carnival Pride collided into the pier in Baltimore, causing a terminal gangway to collapse and crush 3 cars. Nobody was hurt in the incident.[13]

References

Notes

  1. Ward, Douglas (2005). Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships. Singapore: Berlitz. ISBN 981-246-510-3.
  2. "KMY Delivers Carnival Pride". MarineLink.com. December 12, 2001. Archived from the original on June 20, 2009. Retrieved August 1, 2008.
  3. "Carnival Pride (9223954)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
  4. "Carnival takes delivery of new 88,500-ton Carnival Pride. 'Floats out' new 88,500-ton Carnival Legend". Cybercruises.com. December 12, 2001. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  5. "New Ship: Carnival Pride". Sealetter Cruise Magazine. Sealetter Travel Inc. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  6. Sellers, Laurin (January 8, 2002). "Port Canaveral Full Of Pride: Port Hopes Carnival Ship Will Help Revive Its Revenues". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  7. Smith 2010, p. 47.
  8. "Carnival Pride". Cruise Match. Zeppelin Travel. Archived from the original on August 4, 2008. Retrieved August 1, 2008.
  9. Sampson, Hannah (January 30, 2014). "Carnival Pride to resume year-round Baltimore sailing — with upgrades". Miami Herald. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
  10. Staff, C. I. N. (November 14, 2019). "Carnival Legend to Europe, then Baltimore; Pride to Tampa". www.cruiseindustrynews.com. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  11. http://cruiseradio.net/carnival-pride-back-in-baltimore/
  12. "4 Carnival Cruise Ships Already Upgraded in 2019". Cruise Hive. August 1, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  13. "Carnival Cruise Ship Hits Cruise Terminal Gangway In Baltimore". Cruise Hive. Retrieved May 8, 2016.

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