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Pride of America Cruise Review to Hawaii

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
Pride of America

7 Night Hawaii (Honolulu Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 09, 2016

Ship: Pride of America

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: cant remember

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

This was the first time my husband and I had been on a cruise, and was not looking forward to it.  We went to celebrate my sister's birthday.  After reading the reviews I was even more scared about how we were going to manage!  Well, we had a sensational time and thoroughly enjoyed it.  The dining was fantastic, the buffet OK, but the other complimentary restaurants were as good as the best restaurants in Melbourne, Australia (which is known in Australia for it's incredible dining)  The staff were exemplary, always polite, helpful and engaging.  Nothing was a bother. The only negatives were the prices of the alcohol, super high pricing.  Our duty free alcohol was confiscated and we had to pick up at the end of the cruise.  Also the cost of the tours was exceptionally high- we ended up using taxi's that greeted you when disembarking from the boat, sometimes at 50% cheaper or more. We found everything to be clean and comfortable. Although we found the 7 days long enough, we still really enjoyed the trip.  It was a great way to see the other islands.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Clean, plenty of hanging and storage space

Ports of call

Honolulu, Oahu

5 out of 5

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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5 Comments

kuukama    8 years ago

Even better then the taxi is to rent a car. The islands are small enough and easy to get around and save a lot of money over those high-priced excursion buses

cdwrx    8 years ago

We are going Sept. 3rd, glad to finally see some good reviews about this cruise! I've been a little worried after reading so many bad reviews.

drpepperlady    8 years ago

We went two years ago and had a wonderful time!! We are going again in a couple of weeks! :)

deboftheseas    8 years ago

You can't beat Hawaii

eddiemac1    8 years ago

Glad you're experience turned out to be a good one!!

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