Page 27 - Port of Baltimore - Issue 3 - 2022

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Bahamas. The Carnival Pride first came to Baltimore in 2009 and served until 2021. In November of that year, the Carnival Legend took over Baltimore cruises. Royal Caribbean has sailed from Baltimore since 2004; the vessel serving the Port on behalf of Royal Caribbean is the Enchantment of the Seas.
Prior to a temporary, COVID-enforced break in cruising, cruises carrying 224,000 passengers departed from the Port of Baltimore’s cruise terminal in 2019, according to the Maryland State Archives. The Port of Baltimore’s cruise industry supports over 500 jobs and brings in over $90 million to Maryland’s economy. 􏰀
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South Locust Point/ Cruise Maryland Terminal
The Cruise Maryland Terminal is located on McComas Street, adjacent to the Port’s South Locust Point Marine Terminal. The then- Maryland Port Authority purchased the land that houses the terminals from the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in 1964. The historical images, taken in 1958, (See Images 1 & 2) show McComas Street when it was home to the B&O Fruit Pier.
Today, the Cruise Maryland Terminal is a yearlong embarkation point for cruises run by Carnival Cruise Line (See Image 3) and Royal
3 Caribbean (See Image 4). Destinations include Canada, New England, Bermuda and The
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