About us: We are a married couple in our 30s from the USA. This was our 11th cruise and first with NCL.

Embarkation: This was the easiest embarkation we have ever had. It was probably less than 30 minutes from the taxi drop off to when we boarded the ship. The lines were well organized and were always moving. (We arrived about 12:30pm at the port.)

Upon Boarding: The entrance of the Pride of America leaves a lot to be desired. There is no wow effect like on the other larger cruise ships we’ve sailed. We checked to see if our room was ready, but the hallways were blocked off. We went to the dining room for lunch where the staff actually talked us out of eating there telling us the food would be better at the buffet (little did we know at the time, they were actually right). We had lunch at the buffet and waited for our floor to be called that it was ready…and we waited…and waited, until 3:15ish when our floor was called…it was nearly 4pm by the time they called the last floor. Read more