Baltimore Gets Another Cruise Ship in 2011

Those who live in the Southern and Western portions of the country are spoiled by nearly limited options when it comes to cruising, and yes the rest of us are jealous.  You guys not only get more options but you also get to save money on airfare allowing you to potentially take more cruises for the same amount of money.

If you a cruiser who happens to live in the Northeast portion of the United States you are faced with the same problem as me, limited cruises leaving from within driving range.  The other option is to spend hundreds of dollars per person on airfare and possibly a hotel making getting to the ship cost about 80% as much as the cruise itself.  Well, slowly but surely we are getting more options and recently we just got another one.  It has been announced that starting in 2011 Celebrity will be home porting another ship in Baltimore for fall and winter cruises.

“We’re very excited to welcome the Celebrity Century cruise ship to Baltimore beginning next year in fall and winter of 2011,” said Richard Scher, spokesman of the Maryland Port Administration.

The Celebrity Century will be joining the Celebrity Mercury which currently sails a 12 day Caribbean itinerary from the port of Baltimore.  Carnival Cruise Lines and Royal Caribbean also currently have ships home ported in Baltimore meaning that by November 2011 there will be 113 cruises home ported there.  A few years ago there were fewer than 30 cruises leaving from the city.

While the refurbished Celebrity Century will never be mistaken for the Oasis of the Seas it is a nice little ship, which (like all Celebrity cruises) has great service.  With the numbers of cruisers sailing out of Baltimore Constantly Climbing and our ability to sail out of both New York and New Jersey it’s clear that the cruise industry hasn’t forgot about us living in the Northeast United States.

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