Pride of America Review

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Typical mega cruise - awesome stops!

Review for Hawaii Cruise on Pride of America
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a1963corvette
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Sep 2013

We booked NCL's Pride of America, because we wanted to see a little of several of the Hawaiian islands and it proved a good way to do that. But past the great stops, everything about this cruise was decidedly average.

I'll go over the cabin below, just one word now - tiny. I can't imagine what the lower category rooms are like. I doubt ours was 160 sq. ft. My wife and I are both on the small side and we could not pass each other between the wall and foot of the bed. With chairs and small table there was barely room to stand on our balcony. The furnishings in the room were nicely finished and looked like they belong on this ship, but they left very little room for your things. The one piece molded bathroom was quite a feat of engineering to get sink, toilet, and shower in about a 3' x 3' space. However, if you are tall or heavy, I think you will find showering a challenge it the space allotted. We actually heard of couples sharing one of these rooms and the cruise line says it will sleep 3-4. Maybe, but you better really like each other and remember that may change by the end of the week.

The ship has undergone a recent make over and you can see that much of the décor is new. However most of it is so over-the-top, you can't help but think Vegas - only without any class. Yes, the Pride is more gaudy than Sin City.

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As I said above, one word - tiny. I can't imagine what the lower category rooms are like. I doubt ours was 160 sq. ft. My wife and I are both on the small side and we could not pass each other between the wall and foot of the bed. With chairs and small table there was barely room to stand on our balcony. The furnishings in the room were nicely finished and looked like they belong on this ship, but they left very little room for your things. The one piece molded bathroom was quite a feat of engineering to get sink, toilet, and shower in about a 3' x 3' space. However, if you are tall or heavy, I think you will find showering a challenge it the space allotted. We actually heard of couples sharing one of these rooms and the cruise line says it will sleep 3-4. Maybe, but you better really like each other and remember that may change by the end of the week.

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