Unfortunately, this is the only cruise available around Hawaii
Pride of America Cruise Review to Hawaii
7 Night Hawaii (Honolulu Roundtrip)
Sail date: June 18, 2016
Ship: Pride of America
Cabin type: Oceanview
Cabin number: 7614
Traveled as: Family (young children)
Reviewed: 8 years ago
Review summary
Main dining food portions were a joke, and service was extremely slow. Ate in the buffet most of the time. Food there was good, and the service very friendly. Charging for "premium" meals" in the main dining room was also a joke! NCL charges a fee or gratuity for almost everything. Probably will not take another NCL cruise. Teen club was dominated by older teenage boys with a lot of cussing, and nothing was done about it. Our two younger teenagers decided they didn't want to go to the teen club because of this. This ship had the most cramped staterooms of any ship we've been on (8 cruises total). We had a "partial ocean view" room. A lifeboat outside the window totally obstructed any view of the ocean! This stateroom was no better than an inside cabin with no window. The shore excursions were fine.
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If you have the money, see the individual islands by land. Unfortunately, this is the only cruise around the islands. Norwegian Cruise Lines has an exclusive contract with the government of Hawaii to be the only cruise line to operate there. I guess they pay more for the privilege.