Hawaii via Pride of America - Norwegian

Pride of America Cruise Review to Hawaii

Pandora5796

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 49

Overall rating:

5 out of 5

7 Night Hawaii (Honolulu Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 20, 2017

Ship: Pride of America

Cabin number: 13501

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Embarkation was smooth and timely. Studio room met all my needs. Restaurant variety was excellent along with the food. Had a fabulous waiter in the liberty restaurant who recommended selections of entrees and desserts. The specialty dining areas filled up quickly so I would recommend making reservations prior to cruising or on day 1. The food in the complimentary dining restaurants was excellent. Poolside grill was excellent - hamburger/hot dogs etc.

Wide variety of excursions to meet everyone's taste in my opinion. I did the Road to Hana - spectacular views - it goes into a rain forest so expect some rain; Beach day on Maui - was ok - water was clear, nothing exceptional; volcanoes national park on Hilo was awesome - did not see any active lava flowing however I've never seen a volcanoe and steam vents so for me I thoroughly enjoyed it along with the Thurston Lava tube; on Kona I did the Capt Zodiac raft and snorkel tour - amazing- water clear as drinking water, saw spinner dolphins and tons of fish and the crew was very informative - l loved Kona; on Kaui I chose to do the Heaven and Earth helicopter tour - the land portion was ok, scenery was excellent - unfortunately the helicopter portion was cancelled due to dense clouds and rain in the mountains, disappointing but it's the weather - I would recommend doing this tour, or the helicopter portion during in the morning hours - weather was nice during the morning.

Shows were great. Shopping was great on all the islands. It's best on Kona in my opinion.

Disembarkation was organized and smooth.

Prior to my cruise, I read a lot of negative reviews of this ship and cruise on this website and was hesitant. I'm so glad I didn't cancel. The point of this cruise is not about all the bells and whistles of the newer ships; the point is to get off the ship and see the islands of Hawaii- you will not be disappointed.