{"id":2021,"date":"2014-09-01T11:11:20","date_gmt":"2014-09-01T16:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/?p=2021"},"modified":"2015-06-02T14:50:36","modified_gmt":"2015-06-02T19:50:36","slug":"carnival-announces-new-itineraries-including-bermuda-longer-caribbean-cruises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/?p=2021","title":{"rendered":"Carnival Announces New Itineraries Including Bermuda, Longer Caribbean Cruises"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bermuda is an awesome destination &#8212; nice to see Carnival headed there and also doing longer Caribbean voyages from the east coast.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/CarnivalNews.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2003\" src=\"http:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/CarnivalNews-300x138.jpg\" alt=\"CarnivalNews\" width=\"300\" height=\"138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/CarnivalNews-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/CarnivalNews.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>CARNIVAL PRIDE TO OPERATE SPECIAL 10- TO 14-DAY CARIBBEAN SAILINGS,<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong> FIVE-DAY BERMUDA CRUISES FROM BALTIMORE AND SAN JUAN IN 2015-16<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>For the first time, Carnival Pride will operate a series of 10- to 14-day Caribbean cruises round-trip from Baltimore and one-way between Baltimore and San Juan featuring some of the region\u2019s most breathtaking destinations, as well as new five-day Bermuda cruises and unique six- and eight-day Caribbean\/Bahamas voyages, beginning in October 2015.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur guests and travel agent partners have been seeking more varied options from the Northeast \u2013 particularly longer length voyages \u2013 and we\u2019re delighted to expand our schedules from Baltimore and San Juan to provide these attractive \u2018Fun Ship\u2019 cruise offerings from these ports,\u201d said Gerry Cahill, Carnival\u2019s president and CEO. \u201cThese new voyages not only provide vacationers with an abundance of five- to 14-day cruise choices but also feature a wide range of spectacular island destinations throughout the Caribbean, Bahamas and Bermuda,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>One-of-a-Kind 10- to 14-Day Caribbean Cruises<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Carnival Pride will operate a series of 10-, 11- and 14-day cruises either round-trip from Baltimore or one-way between Baltimore and San Juan in 2015 and 2016. The voyages include an 11-day exotic southern Caribbean cruise from Baltimore to San Juan departing Jan. 17, 2016, with stops at Grand Turk, Aruba, Curacao, Bonaire, and St. Croix; a 10-day exotic eastern Caribbean cruise from San Juan to Baltimore departing Jan. 28, 2016, calling at St. Thomas, Antigua, Dominica, St. Lucia; St. Kitts and St. Maarten; and a 14-day eastern Caribbean cruise round-trip from Baltimore March 13, 2016, featuring eight different island destinations: Grand Turk, San Juan, St. Thomas, Dominica, St. Lucia, Martinique, Antigua and St. Maarten.<\/p>\n<p>During these voyages, guests can relax on some of the world\u2019s most beautiful beaches, enjoy a host of shopping, dining and sightseeing opportunities, experience unique Caribbean cultures and visit centuries-old landmarks and attractions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>New Five-Day Bermuda Cruises, Six- and Eight-Day Sailings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Carnival Pride will also offer two five-day Bermuda cruises in 2015-16 \u2013 one departing Oct. 26, 2015, and another April 10, 2016. These cruises spend two full days at Heritage Wharf, where guests can marvel at the island\u2019s legendary pink sand beaches, enjoy a variety of watersports and visit historic sites such as the Royal Naval Dockyard and Gibb\u2019s Hill Lighthouse, the oldest cast iron lighthouse in the Western Hemisphere.<br \/>\nAdditionally, three six-day Bahamas cruises operating round-trip from Baltimore and featuring visits to Freeport and Nassau will be offered. These value-packed cruises, which depart Nov. 30 and Dec. 20, 2015, and Feb. 14, 2016, provide consumers with a new short duration cruise option from Baltimore at an incredible value.<\/p>\n<p>Carnival Pride will also offer a new series of eight-day exotic eastern Caribbean voyages departing from Baltimore and featuring Grand Turk, the private Bahamian island of Half Moon Cay and Nassau, each offering gorgeous beaches and excellent watersports. Departure dates for these voyages include Oct. 18 and 31, and Dec. 26, 2015, and Feb. 20, and April 15 and 23, 2016.<\/p>\n<p>A special six-day East Coast U.S. and Bahamas cruise from Baltimore featuring the line\u2019s first-ever scheduled in-transit call to Charleston, S.C., as well as Port Canaveral, Fla., Nassau, and Freeport, will be offered Nov. 22, 2015.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Exciting Fun Ship 2.0 Innovations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This fall, Carnival Pride will undergo a multi-million-dollar makeover that will add a variety of dining, bar and entertainment innovations that are part of the line\u2019s Fun Ship 2.0 product enhancement initiative. New features will include Guy\u2019s Burger Joint, developed in tandem with Food Network star Guy Fieri, the cocktail pharmacy-themed Alchemy Bar, BlueIguana Cantina serving authentic Mexican fare, EA SPORTS Bar with a 16-monitor video wall and 24\/7 sports ticker, and two poolside watering holes \u2013 RedFrog Rum Bar and BlueIguana Tequila Bar.<\/p>\n<p>Sure to be a hit with guests of all ages will be WaterWorks featuring Green Thunder, the fastest and steepest slide at sea, as well as the line\u2019s signature Twister slide and a water spray park. Also added will be Bonsai Sushi serving authentic Asian specialties, RedFrog Pub serving Carnival\u2019s own private label draft beer, ThirstyFrog Red, Library Bar with self-service wine dispensers, and Cherry On Top, offering bulk candy, apparel and other items. New entertainment options such as Hasbro, The Game Show with larger-than-life adaptations of the company\u2019s iconic games, and Playlist Productions where talented performers interact with spectacular staging and special effects, will be added, as well.<\/p>\n<p>For more information or to book your Carnival cruise, please call Premier Custom Travel today at (281) 301-5818 or toll-free at (800) 304-6789.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bermuda is an awesome destination &#8212; nice to see Carnival headed there and also doing longer Caribbean voyages from the east coast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[496],"tags":[397,216,107,396,133,398],"class_list":["post-2021","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cruises","tag-baltimore","tag-bermuda","tag-carnival-cruise-line","tag-carnival-pride","tag-cruises","tag-san-juan"],"fifu_image_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2021","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2021"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2021\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2022,"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2021\/revisions\/2022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2021"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2021"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}