This was our first cruise for me (34), my DH (42), and DS (4). We did the 7-day Mexican Riviera which was scheduled to go to Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan, and Cabo San Lucas but because of Hurricane Norbit the Captain switched Ensenada for Mazatlan. We spent a week at Disneyland and Seaworld first and then took this cruise to relax. I must say this was the best vacation we've ever had.

Embarkation: We planned on arriving for early check-in but got there a little late at 1130. The lines were already very long. It took about an hour and 20 minutes to get onboard, but it didn't seem that long since the lines kept moving. We were in our rooms by 1pm and our luggage was there by 3pm.

Ship: The Pride is a beautiful ship decorated with Renaissance art which made it very elegant and classy. The lobby and Taj Mahal theater were especially beautiful. Though there were nude pictures everywhere, my son never noticed. Overall, it was pretty easy to navigate with most of the public rooms on decks 2/3/9-11. The boat rocks a lot on the first and last days on the way to/from Long Beach and it's also very cold. I had to take seasick pills on those days just to take the edge off. Read more