Hawaii was wonderful; Ship wasn't
Pride of Aloha Cruise Review to Hawaii
10 Night Hawaiian Escape (Honolulu To San Francisco)
Sail date: April 23, 2006
Ship: Pride of Aloha
Cabin type: Oceanview
Traveled as: Family (young children)
Reviewed: 14 years ago
Review summary
We had never been to Hawaii and thought this was a good way to see the islands in a short period of time (and it was!). However the experiences on the ship continually fell short of our expectations. We have cruised 7 other times before (including two other times on NCL International) and don't expect everything to be "perfect". Almost every day we encountered "short comings" that took away from the cruising experience. The "Kid's Korner" was closed more often than it was open, the fitness center cancelled classes almost every day. The instructor deemed that she did not have to teach a class if less than 4 people showed up. I have NEVER heard of such a policy! What difference did it make to her how many people were in the class?!?! The hosts in the restaurants were rude and had an attitude. We complained to management about this on three separate occasions. The Pride of Aloha is a beautiful ship with great ports of call as long as you are not expecting your usual "international" cruise experience. Most of the staff were on the last leg of their contract and were not coming back. The ship has an 80% turnover rate in staff. No way to run a business.Ports of call
Pros: Ports of call
Cons: The ship's staff
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