Great time, but then again....we were in Hawaii so that is expected

Pride of America Cruise Review to Hawaii

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 38

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Pride of America

7 Night Hawaii (Honolulu Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 25, 2015

Ship: Pride of America

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10642

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

We had a great time in Hawaii and on the ship. We had a balcony room so we had to chance to get away from the crowds when necessary but we could still be outside and enjoy the views. I haven't decided yet if I like the freestyle dining...I do like the fact that there are options, but I also look back on the 2 previous cruises I have taken that had assigned seatings and some of my fondest memories were the relationships we established with our waiters. Also, the 2 main dining rooms had the exact same menu so other than a slight difference in dress code there wasn't really a reason for them to be separate since they both had the same menu. Cruise ships have a reputation for having great food; this ship has good food. One of the best descriptions I heard was that while some ships may be compared to Ruth's or Morton's the Pride of America (at least in the main dining rooms) is more like Outback. The crew was friendly, the entertainment was really good, but there were some times when it seemed more like what I would expect on a Carnival cruise; I haven't been on Carnival, but they do have a reputation for being kind of wild.

The wide variety of excursions was excellent and we took advantage of them 6 of the 7 days.

If you are expecting the excellence of Princess or Royal Carribean you won't get that, but you will have a great time in a beautiful place.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Great meal at the Teppanyaki restaurant; food overall was very good; Cadillac Diner was really disappointing.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
Cabin steward was great, cruise staff really good, wait staff was fair...actually the staff in the buffet was really good, the staff in the two main dining rooms were fair.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Cabin was nice, great views from the balcony

Ports of call

Honolulu, Oahu

3 out of 5
Honolulu is like every other big city in the US except for the fact that it is right on the ocean.

Kahului, Maui

5 out of 5

Hilo, Hawaii

5 out of 5

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

5 out of 5

Nawiliwili, Kauai

5 out of 5
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pennpam    8 years ago

Thanks, goes right back to the point about not setting expectations too high. The one thing we like about NCL is the casualness of their cruises. I personally don't want to eat with people I don't know or have to get dressed up for dinner. Outback for a week sounds good to me. Glad you enjoyed your cruise, am looking forward to ours in a couple of months.

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