12 of us traveled on the Pride from Long Beach on Jan 16, 2005, including 4 children ages 9 months to 6 years. The embarkation process was slow and and completely disorganized. Long Beach is only used 4 days a week so they do not have a dedicated or competent staff.
The cruise began ok. This was my 7th cruise so I knew basically what to expect. Additionally, passengers are constantly barraged with announcements for Bingo, the art auction, the Spa, the casino, and Super Shopper Kathy. You can't even get away from these pitches in the elevators and the restrooms. The food was Mediocre at best and the waiter felt it was his duty to tell us what foods to avoid because people hated them.
The decor, unlike the Coral Princess, the Infinity and the Zuiderdam, was hardly one that fit a family theme with images of unclothed bodies on almost every wall including those in the elevators.