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Carnival Cruise Line · CCL SPIRIT

Carnival Pride

4.0· 1,119 votesBuilt 2001 · 85,920 GT · 12 decks80 sailings from $141/night
Guests
2,1242,549
Crew
930
Cabins
1,062
Length
292 m
Space ratio
34
Homeport pattern
Tampa

Where she is right now

AIS reported 19:47 UTC · 2 Aug 2026
En route · USBAL-BMKWF· 8/2/2026, 7:47:22 PM· Course 285°
Position
39.26°N, 76.60°W
Heading
285° · COG 280°
Speed
0 kn
Destination
USBAL-BMKWF
Our take · opinion

Spirit-class Fun Ship, Tampa-ready

We experience Carnival Pride as Spirit-class Carnival with a 2023 refresh: WaterWorks, Serenity, and classic Fun Ship staples on a midsize hull. We’d book her from Tampa when you want Western Caribbean or Panama Canal nights without XL-ship crowds.

Day to day she feels like midsize Carnival with Joe Farcus “Icons of Beauty” interiors and a post-2023 product bump. Families orbit Camp Ocean and the new Carnival WaterWorks aqua park; adults claim Serenity when the Lido gets loud. We send first-timers and multi-gen groups here when Tampa is the drive-to play and they want Fun Ship energy without Excel-class sprawl, roller-coaster hardware, or megaship crowds.

Cabins follow the Spirit playbook: a high balcony ratio across most decks, suites in Grand, Vista, Ocean, and Junior grades, and no spa-category rooms to hunt. Standard balconies away from the Lido and elevators are our default—ask us before you lock anything under late venues or next to high-traffic stairs. Connecting rooms help families who don’t need suite money for a week together aboard Pride.

Evenings run Taj Mahal Theatre Playlist Productions, Punchliner comedy in Butterflies Lounge, and specialty steak at Fahrenheit 555, with casual bites at Guy’s Burger Joint and BlueIguana Cantina. Versus Excel and Vista sisters, Pride is the smaller Spirit chapter with WaterWorks bolted onto proven midsize bones we still trust for Tampa cruise weeks. Confirm your Tampa sailing below and we’ll match cabin banks to light sleepers versus night owls.

She's for
  • Tampa drive-to families wanting Western Caribbean nights
  • First-timers who like Fun Ship energy on a midsize hull
  • Multi-gen groups who need Camp Ocean and WaterWorks
  • Shoppers chasing Panama Canal / Gatun Lake patterns from Florida
She's not for
  • Travellers who want Excel-class megaship wow
  • Guests chasing the newest cabin square footage
  • Anyone who needs hush luxury without Serenity time
Honest caveat

She’s a 2002 Spirit-class hull—WaterWorks and soft goods help, but bathrooms and cabin tech still read early-2000s. If brand-new Fun Ship hardware is the goal, ask us; we’ll compare Excel or Vista alternatives.

The record · ship background

Carnival Pride, on paper

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Carnival Pride is the second of four Carnival Spirit-class ships, delivered for about USD 375 million and inaugurated in January 2002 with godmother Tamara Jernigan. Sisters include Spirit, Legend, and Miracle, plus Costa Atlantica and Mediterranea on related platforms. Early years skewed Baltimore before the ship settled into Tampa Western Caribbean patterns.

Fun Ship 2.0 work landed in 2013–2014, with another refresh in 2019. The major April–May 2023 Navantia Cádiz drydock added Carnival WaterWorks, Heroes Tribute Bar & Lounge, Dreams Studio, and Fahrenheit 555, renovated Cloud 9 Spa, and refreshed hundreds of cabin balconies. A March–April 2026 Grand Bahama call covered casino and retail styling plus routine technical and hull work while Icons of Beauty art remained the interior theme.

Current itineraries are Tampa-based Western Caribbean sailings of roughly six to eight nights, including seasonal Panama Canal / Gatun Lake patterns, after earlier Dover UK summers. Confirm the voyage below for embarkation city and dates.

Build record

Keel to delivery
2000 – 2002
Inaugural
Jan 2002
Fuel
Marine gas oil
Sisters
Carnival Legend, Carnival Miracle, Carnival Spirit, Costa Atlantica
Commerce

Upcoming sailings

13 itineraries · 80 sail dates on Carnival Pride. Fares are live and change daily.

7-Day Bahamas

Baltimore · 7n · $174/n · Sep 6, 2026

From $1,217 inside · Balcony $1,537

7-Day Bermuda

Baltimore · 7n · $176/n · Sep 13, 2026

From $1,235 inside · Balcony $1,746

7-Day Bahamas

Baltimore · 7n · $141/n · Sep 27, 2026

From $985 inside · Balcony $1,185

7-Day Bahamas

Baltimore · 7n · $144/n · Oct 25, 2026

From $1,011 inside · Balcony $1,221

SailingDateDepartNights$/nInsideBalconySuite
Journeys - 14-Day Greenland & CanadaBaltimore, Md | Nanortalik, Greenland | Qaqortoq, Greenland | St Anthony, Nl, Canada | Corner Brook, Nl, Canada | Sydney, Ns, Canada | Baltimore, Md
Aug 16, 2026Baltimore14$207$2,904$4,074
7-Day BahamasBaltimore, Md | Nassau, The Bahamas | Relaxaway, Half Moon Cay | Celebration Key, The Bahamas | Baltimore, Md · 20 dates
Sep 6, 2026Baltimore7$174$1,217$1,537
7-Day BermudaBaltimore, Md | Bermuda | Bermuda | Bermuda | Baltimore, Md · 2 dates
Sep 13, 2026Baltimore7$176$1,235$1,746$2,715
7-Day BahamasBaltimore, Md | Princess Cays, The Bahamas | Nassau, The Bahamas | Celebration Key, The Bahamas | Baltimore, Md · 8 dates
Sep 27, 2026Baltimore7$141$985$1,185
7-Day BahamasBaltimore, Md | Relaxaway, Half Moon Cay | Nassau, The Bahamas | Celebration Key, The Bahamas | Baltimore, Md · 32 dates
Oct 25, 2026Baltimore7$144$1,011$1,221$2,216
Journeys - 14-Day Southern CaribbeanBaltimore, Md | St Thomas, Usvi | St Maarten, Na | St Kitts, Wi | Aruba | Curacao | Amber Cove, Dominican Republic | Baltimore, Md
Nov 1, 2026Baltimore14$168$2,346$3,106
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