There are not enough superlative adjectives to convey how much we enjoyed our week on the Pride. We arrived at the port in Long Beach around 9 am on Sunday morning. Early check-in was a breeze since we had VIP boarding privileges because we had booked a category 11 suite.

We waited until about 11:15 to get into the VIP line. There were approximately 10 people in line ahead of us. After the travel agents who were visited for the day boarded we were the first to board. We were on the ship by 12:15.

We proceeded to our cabin - Panorama deck 8273. The cabin was wonderful!!! It was an aft wrap balcony - the cabin was 275 sq ft and the balcony was 220 sq ft. Met our cabin steward Staney, who made the week even more fun. Read more