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Pride of America Cruise Review to Hawaii

Niki712

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 22

Overall rating:

2.9 out of 5

7 Night Hawaii (Honolulu Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 14, 2018

Ship: Pride of America

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 4602

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

We loved our trip and the islands and people. I would choose to visit the islands on our own, not cruise them. This is our second time to Hawaii. It is breathe taking and we love to spend more time on the islands.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

I have cruised 8 times before this one. The food was the worst I have ever had. The staff is lazy !! There was a few that truly tried hard to please, but the rest feel entitled and complained about their jobs. This is the second time on Norwegian and the last.

John Adam's Coffee Bar

4 out of 5

Nice area and coffee.

Waikiki Bar

3 out of 5

The only place you could smoke at.

Gold Rush Saloon

3 out of 5

This was an area to eat breakfast.

Cadillac Diner

4 out of 5

The food was great for lunch.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

SoHo Art Gallery

4 out of 5

They had beautiful art.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

The entertainment compared to other ships was ok. I will say the cruise director was very nice.

Service and Staff

1 out of 5

LAZY!!! We had to request our cabin to be maintained. Never once met the person for our stateroom. This was all american staff and it’s so sad to see the bad attitude of having a job. We heard others speaking about the service the same way, we all agreed they feel entitled!!

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Ship tip

NO COMMENT

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Ports of call

Honolulu, Oahu

3 out of 5

Kahului, Maui

5 out of 5

Hilo, Hawaii

5 out of 5

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

5 out of 5

Nawiliwili, Kauai

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5

8 Comments

lindaintexas 6 years ago

I personally think Norwegian care less about their customers. We don’t expect much from this cruise line. But it was the only ship that you board in Hawaii and get off in Hawaii

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interstatedj 6 years ago

We're leaving for our third POA Hawaiian cruise this Week and we have nothing but Great things to say about it. It's the best way to see the islands. Can't wait!

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BestNana 6 years ago

I enjoyed Hawaii on POA. Rented a car in port. Went 2 times. For the price it is a great way to see Hawaii. I don’t do negative reviews.

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66gt350ps 6 years ago

We have done POA five times and will b going again soon. All wonderful cruises with decent food and good staff. We know that Hawaii is 2500 miles from mainland US and everything has to be shipped in so meals and transportation expensive. Great views.

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bayviewlady 6 years ago

This is really disappointing to hear. I’m leaving on POA in 18 days. Hope things change a bit. I was on this cruise in 2012 and staff was just fine and food was “meh”. Norwegian’s food on all ships seem to be that way.

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mango75 6 years ago

It was our first sail and our honeymoon.

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mango75 6 years ago

We took a 7 day cruise in Hawaii in 2006...on the same ship Pride of America. We had an incredible time, explored the islands on our own with a rented car. Everyone from the staff was excellent, we keep fond memories. But then again- it was 12 years ago when the ship was brand new. Sad to hear now that they somehow dropped the ball on service...

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SammyAddison 6 years ago

Cool 😎

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