422Melissa

How far in advance are excursions posted online? I can't pull anything up for April 2015 yet. That's right, I didn't even make it 7 days without booking my next Pride cruise ::sigh:: I really enjoy this ship.

I checked the marine traffic site, and it looks like the Pride has been sailing at a top speed of 17.3 today. Is that normal for day 2?

FTTF guests sit in a separate back room, and VIP/suite seating is in a roped off area in the main room next to the embarkation door.

On 4/13, boarding started just before 12:30. I didn't note the exact time, but we had our photo taken, stopped by the excursion desk, ate some stir-fry, made a couple of calls, and were dropping off our carry-on bags in the cabin by 1:15. Have a great trip!

Here's a picture from the 17th for comparison:

Your explanation makes sense, Paul. Yes, we were really rocking and rolling! I should have asked Kirk about the repairs during his Q&A session.

Just left the Pride today. EDIT: I'm not sure if the repairs were complete. The wake still looked funky to me, but I'm no expert. Our stop in Freeport was cancelled, so we only had two port days (Grand Turk and HMC). There was a medical emergency Wednesday evening and a woman was taken ashore by lifeboat. As a result, we were approximately 2 hours late arriving to HMC on Thursday. The Captain extended our stay in HMC, and we left port at around 6:50 PM.

We had some rough seas Saturday but still arrived back in Baltimore on time. Debarkation was running ahead of schedule with Zone 2 "relaxed" passengers off the ship and through customs by 10 AM.

Embarkation 4/13: due to the port being sanitized after the return of the Grandeur of the Seas, the terminal opened at 11 but boarding still began at around 12:30.

Looking forward to reading the rest of your review.

DD and I are disappointed to miss the Jeep tour we had booked. We missed Freeport as a result of bad weather on our spring break cruise last year.

We are sailing on 4/13 and also received the letter cancelling the Freeport stop. At this point, we're still planning to cruise, but we're playing it by ear.

Tons of people on the waiting area, but boarding hasn't started yet. We are in the back in the fttf room, and I can see that there are people still debarking at 1:15.

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Subscribing, I'm sailing 12/1!

Also bought a Citizen Eco Drive and love mine as well. The price was lower than any I could find online.

Be careful about the Invicta prices. I won the Invicta watch raffle on the Pride, and the retail value was marked somewhere in the $800 - $900 range. I found the same model for sale for under $90 online when I returned home.

Subscribing, I'm counting down to 12/1!

The statement about the Citizen watch models being manufactured for the cruise lines is false, I purchased a current model Eco Drive onboard in April for $270, and list price is $450. Some online prices for comparison: Overstock -$337, Zappos $337, Jared $337, Amazon $337.

Model: EM0093-59A

Sophisticated modern styling is the hallmark of this new, classically inspired feminine collection with Citizen Eco-Drive technology. The sparkle of the white dial provides a pleasing contrast to the rose gold tone 35mm case. A 20-diamond bezel, spherical crystal and applied Roman numeral markers add to the unique elegance of Ciena.

I'm happy with my purchase, and I won the Invicta dive watch raffle, too. You will want to price check before buying an Invicta onboard; however. The watch I won had an MSRP of $895 but actually sells for about $75 online.

Subscribing. I look forward to reading more of your review.