Hawaii cruise

Pride of America Cruise Review to Hawaii

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 41

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
Pride of America

7 Night Hawaii (Honolulu Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 09, 2019

Ship: Pride of America

Cabin number: 9450

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Overall a pleasant and comfortable cruise. Interesting ports, great shopping and places to see. Recommend the cruise.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Signage could be better so first time folks can be better informed where they need to go.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
All dining rooms were comfortable and clean. Food was very good. The specialty restaurants where excellent with one exception, East meets West needs to provide a menu with greater variety. It was disappointing, give it a miss. Jefferson’s pick of the bunch.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Pools were surprisingly warm, not refreshing. Fitness centre has all you need. Plenty of room for stretching and yoga.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Shows where very good, plenty of seating available.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Wait and bar staff were very good and attentive. Our room steward was excellent, efficient and discreet.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
We were pleased with the cleanliness of all aspects of the ship. Restrooms were always clean and operational except for one on one day.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Extra large balcony was worth the extra cost. Two lounges as well as two chairs and two tables, p,entry of room and very private.

Ship tip

Pack light, you wil not use all you pack.

Ports of call

Honolulu, Oahu

4 out of 5
Great shopping and very clean beaches.Beaches are not as sandy as I expected.

Kahului, Maui

5 out of 5
Our favourite. Great beaches, restaurants, retail stores and the scenery is spectacular. Take a helicopter ride, it will be memorable.

Hilo, Hawaii

4 out of 5
Did some shopping and took an excursion around that part of the island.

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

5 out of 5
Liked Kona very much, took a short excursion around the area. Worth a return visit.

Nawiliwili, Kauai

5 out of 5
Great natural scenery, did not take an excursion but explored the town.

Cruise Napali Coast, Kauai Did not visit port

Ships intenary changed due to maintenance issues, we missed the coast

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Quick and easy
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4 Comments

MountainMama08    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

66gt350ps    4 years ago

LT is right on. The cruise is about Hawaii not casinos and open ocean on board water slides, gocarts, etc. Enjoy zhawaii with the scenery, legends and its uniqueness. It is so much more than beaches and surfing. Going on POA again #7. Great staff, good food.

NJCruiseGuy    4 years ago

Glad you enjoyed it. I see many complaints about this ship not being up to the standards of newer ships. Some don’t seem to do any research before booking and don’t realize this cruise is primarily about the itinerary and not the latest / greatest ship. I could be happy on a tug boat if cruising in Hawaii and don’t understand how some seem to have such a miserable time while in a beautiful place on vacation.

cruisereckoning    4 years ago

Sounds great, one that is on my bucket list.

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