Pride of America Review

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grumpah1
First Time Cruiser • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Aug 2009

Check in to the ship was a breeze. We are Bronze Latitude members, and this was one of those times when "membership has its privileges", as we were able to avoid some pretty long lines. This was our fourth cruise with NCL. After check in, there was the usual free champagne and mimosa reception and a chance to explore a bit of the ship and have a bite to eat in the Aloha Cafe aft before they announced that our deck was ready for occupancy.

After the announcement, we ventured up to Deck 10 to find our stateroom. We had one of the rooms with the terrace that overlooks the back of the ship. That, along with the fact that our kids had arranged for our room to be decorated and provided us with a cake for our 35th wedding anniversary made the discovery extra special. We also had a bottle of wine with two glasses waiting for us, compliments of a niece. What a nice surprise!

The staterooms that face the back of the ship are a pretty good size (as staterooms go), with the lanai (balcony) just about the same size as the room. They gave us one deck chair and one lounge and a table, although I think you get more chairs if there are more in your party. We added the desk chair from inside and our friend's stool from across the hall so the four of us could sit out there and enjoy the view.

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The staterooms that face the back of the ship are a pretty good size (as staterooms go), with the lanai (balcony) just about the same size as the room. They gave us one deck chair and one lounge and a table, although I think you get more chairs if there are more in your party. We added the desk chair from inside and our friend's stool from across the hall so the four of us could sit out there and enjoy the view.

That being said, I don't think I would book the same location again. True, looking out the back gives you a different perspective than viewing from the side, but on the other hand, you get to see what others have already seen. Most importantly, though, is the fact that you do get some diesel fumes emanating from the smokestack depending on wind conditions. I hadn't counted on that. Also, people eating along the back rail of the Aloha Cafe could observe you standing at the rail of your lanai, and you could, in turn, observe those on Decks 9 and 8 standing at their rails as well. The point here is that you don't have a lot of privacy on your balcony unless you move in closer to the stateroom. In the final analysis, it was wonderful. We weren't there a whole lot, and it was nice to have it to return to. One thing I hadn't taken into consideration was that Deck 10 is directly below the Aloha Grille ,and it opens each morning at 6. It gets noisy with chairs being slid around above you.

On a side note, I don't believe the rocking motion at this location while underway is any worse than on other parts of the ship (at least not on our trip, and we were supposedly experiencing the effects of Hurricane Felicia)

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