Pride of America Review
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This was our first cruise experience. We toured the Hawaiian Islands during October 2010 with the Pride of America. We found out shortly after boarding that there was no casino. A huge blow to one of us. The other of us was told repeatedly that all NCL cruises have casinos.
We had a port balcony stateroom. We were very impressed with many of the staff of the Pride of America and were happy enough with the rest. Our housekeeper was very personable and we felt spoiled with his towel creations each day. The Hawaiian-theme music in the hallways was charming as are the tiny Hawaiian-theme pictures and the cool carpeting. The trek to our stateroom, at the very end of the port side of the ship, proved wearing toward the middle to end of the seven days, however. Next time, we'll pick a different spot on a cruise ship. The picture on the wall in the stateroom was weird....looked like magnolias with little dog noses as the center of the flowers. Too bad we had to have that as the main picture in our cabin. The shower was the tiniest of the tiny. Didn't have a decent shower the entire time. I think even showers on houseboats are larger. The comforter on the bed kept falling off all night and our fellow travelers, another couple, mentioned this quirk, as well. The matress and the pillows were not the most comfortable either. We requested different pillows, but the replacements were just ok, even though an improvement over cement blocks. The chairs on the balcony aren't the most comfortable either, not that we stayed their that much, anyway....but, when we did.
We liked Teppanyaki, John Adams Coffee/Bar, the excellent tortellini in the lower dining room, the service in the upstairs dining room, Liberty, the cool show with the tribute to Frankie Valle, the spa, the hot tub at the pool, the decks on the sides where no one sits, the corner table in the Jefferson Bistro for supper, the fact that the waiters will sing to you at the Jazz Brunch that they composed, the groovy jazz ensemble at the Jazz Brunch, the folks behind the bar at the John Adams Coffee/Bar, Trey and Christian, as mentioned, our housekeeper, Joseph, we liked the many options for eating, even though some are better than others, we liked the many bars.
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Balcony
We had a port balcony stateroom. We were very impressed with many of the staff of the Pride of America and were happy enough with the rest. Our housekeeper was very personable and we felt spoiled with his towel creations each day. The Hawaiian-theme music in the hallways was charming as are the tiny Hawaiian-theme pictures and the cool carpeting. The trek to our stateroom, at the very end of the port side of the ship, proved wearing toward the middle to end of the seven days, however. Next time, we'll pick a different spot on a cruise ship. The picture on the wall in the stateroom was weird....looked like magnolias with little dog noses as the center of the flowers. Too bad we had to have that as the main picture in our cabin. The shower was the tiniest of the tiny. Didn't have a decent shower the entire time. I think even showers on houseboats are larger. The comforter on the bed kept falling off all night and our fellow travelers, another couple, mentioned this quirk, as well. The matress and the pillows were not the most comfortable either. We requested different pillows, but the replacements were just ok, even though an improvement over cement blocks. The chairs on the balcony aren't the most comfortable either, not that we stayed their that much, anyway....but, when we did.