Pride of America-July 15th, 2006 sailing

After reading all of the negative reviews about NCLs Pride of America I was genuinely worried that we had made a mistake by booking a cruise on it. I left for Hawaii telling myself to not judge the cruise too harshly and that no matter what, a seven day trek around the Islands would be a wonderful experience, good cruise or not

Were in our mid 40s traveling with my 16-year-old son and 72 year-old mothers-in-law. All of us have been on multiple cruises and have traveled extensively. Im a Creative Director, my partner an IT Director. This cruise was my 21st cruise, having sailed before with Celebrity, Princess, Carnival, RCCL, and NCL. My favorite line is Celebrity, with understatedly beautiful ships, excellent cuisine and outstanding service. Im happy to report that our cruise on Pride of America was far better than my expectations and that many of the complaints from past reviews have been fixed and run smoothly. Read more