Pride of America Review

Large Family Suite - Cabin 7178 - PERFECT for our family of 4 adults

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eliana1122
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Jul 2014

Our family of four, with two adult children, found this to be a lovely cruise. I highly suggest researching the available excursions and booking them before you cruise. You may add or subtract excursions once on board. (you do need to give 48 hours advance notice to cancel and receive a refund; so be certain of your desire to do the excursions you book for days one and two). We found that we desired more beach time, so ended up canceling an excursion to make that ocean time. The dedicated Excursion Desk makes it very easy.

Kauai was our favorite beach. Uncrowded, laid back feeling, beach chairs and umbrellas easily rented, restrooms close, bus shuttle was literally no more than 5 minutes. SLATHER THE SUNSCREEN!!!!

If you attend the Luau booked through Excursions, I highly recommend paying the extra 20ish dollars per person for Priority Seating. While they SAY every table has a good view, it is simply not so. We waited too long to ask for Priority seating, and it was sold out. We ended up in a corner with a very poor view.

Cabin Review

Cabin 7178 was a dream come true. AFT, starboard, with a 92 sq. foot balcony. We could have had a party of 15 people on that balcony and had room to move. The railing of the balcony wraps around, so we were able to see both side and back views of the islands and ocean. It is difficult to tell much from the photographs shown anywhere, so allow me to describe the AFT FAMILY SUITES. When you enter, The bathroom is on your immediate right. The master bedroom is on your immediate left. The beds are extremely comfortable, with oodles of yummy pillows provided. There is an extremely generous amount of closet space, drawer space, and shelving available. There is a lovely vanity to be seated at while putting on makeup. Lighting is not great, as there is no window in this room, so I do suggest bringing a lighted mirror for the purposes of applying makeup. The little rack just in front of the mirror proved handy for keeping my makeup handy all cruise long. Across from the MBR door is an open closet area and the personal safe. Handy and out of the way.Moving further into the cabin, to the left is a coffee/espresso machine and refrigerator, with shelving for storage above. Sofa to the right that makes up into a very LARGE bed that would accommodate three small children, and certainly worked well for our 6 foot tall son. To the left is another private bedroom with door that closes for privacy. This room has a window. Straight ahead is the Arcadia door leading to the enormous balcony. There are three televisions in this suite. There was much going on in the world during our cruise, and while we wanted to be on vacation, we did appreciate being able to tune into major news stations to catch up on world events. The bathroom is comfortable enough...standard cruise ship small. All of us are average in weight and had zero issues. I would imagine a person of larger proportions would find the shower and pretty much any cruise ship bathroom a challenge. The shower head can be hand held, and that would help in the challenge of turning around. We found water pressure always fine.Also, be aware that with a suite come perks like:Priority embarkation and DebarkationBreakfast dining at CAGNEYS off the menu and with a buffet available - no chargeButler & Concierge service - FABULOUSThis cabin layout is available on several decks, two on each deck. Definitely worth the extra cost. Loved it!

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