Just a few, quick thoughts about our sailing on the "Pride of America" last week. This is not a standard cruise because the ports have pride of place over the cruise itself. Ship is adequate, if a bit cheesy with an American history theme. Other reviewers mentioned poor food quality and sadly this is still true. The "Skyline" restaurant served the worst steak I ever tasted in my life. "East Meets West" offered up pathetic, slightly nauseating sushi. After those experiences we avoided the restaurants and ate entirely in the Aloha Buffet, which surprisingly was quite good as buffets go. Nice variety and we did not find a dish that was poorly prepared.

Our cabin was the smallest available because we operate under the assumption that we went on the cruise to do something, not hang out in our cabin. It was fine, kept sparkling clean by our amazing room steward, but be warned that the shower was so small that raising both elbows above you waist will hit both walls of the shower and I am only 5' 7" tall! Larger folks will simply not fit without some creative yoga positions.

Entertainment ranged from the good ("Second City Comedy") to appalling ("Rock-A-Hula") Rock-A-Hula deserves special scorn as a third-rate "Glee" ripoff. Really, really bad. Read more