Great way to see the Islands

Item: Pride of America
Rating: 4.3
Author: 804JandJ

Pride of America Cruise Review

804JandJ

Contributor Level: Third Mate

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Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 31

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

7 Night Hawaii (Honolulu Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 02, 2019

Ship: Pride of America

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9676

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

I would call this the Buffet of Hawaii. You can try a little bit of each island and really get a feel for each. We found we didn’t like Oahu as much as Maui and Kawaii.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Embarkation was super easy. Port was not crowded. Just had a small wait to get the room keys.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Food in Le Bistro(Jefferson’s Bistro) was great. Buffet layout was very odd. I would recommend only going there is you really need something quick and don’t care about the quality.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Staff were great but they were short staffed. Maybe NCL needs to rethink their schedules in this ship to retain quality staff.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Ship was smaller than other NCL ships. There are areas you can’t easily access from the same deck. Like the liberty restaurant. They are AFT and you have to either go outside or use the AFT staircase.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Room was on the smaller side. It had plenty of storage for 2 people. You got amazing views from the balcony of the coast as you sailed by at sunset.

Ship tip

If you enjoy self guided tours grab you a rental car at some of the ports and explore. Best excursions were had this way!

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Ports of call

Nawiliwili, Kauai

5 out of 5

Cruise Napali Coast, Kauai

5 out of 5

Hilo, Hawaii

5 out of 5

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

5 out of 5

Kahului, Maui

5 out of 5

Honolulu, Oahu

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Super easy. Picked the earliest tags and my bags were waiting when I finally decided to leave. Normally we do walk off and haul or luggage down the stairs.

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