Would not recommend the pride of America. It is extremely overrated.

Item: Pride of America
Rating: 2.5
Author: lvickinovac

Pride of America Cruise Review to Hawaii

lvickinovac

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 4

Helpful Votes: 254

Overall rating:

2.5 out of 5

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7 Night Hawaii (Honolulu Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 22, 2020

Ship: Pride of America

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 4602

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

The excursions in the islands that we visited off and outside of the ship were beautiful the overall ship experience was not. It is overrated. The staff were lazy, the food was lousy.

Embarkation

2 out of 5

Lines were very long; no seating for the elderly

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

My mushroom allergy was not addressed properly. In fact I had to constantly remind the workers and ask lots of questions and avoid foods I would have wanted because of mushrooms. I was never offered to have a dish made without the mushrooms.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

N/A

Entertainment

Did not attend the shows

Children's Programs

No children

Service and Staff

1 out of 5

The waiters and waitresses in all of the eating establishments were lazy uninformed and unwilling to meet the needs of a customers. The food had no taste there was nothing exciting about any of the food. We often ate off of the ship.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5

Cabin was to small. When I asked our room Stewart why we didn’t receive any little chocolates at night or animals made out of towels, we were told that they are not permitted to do that on deck 4, only the upper decks! I’m sorry, but the last time I checked I think that a $6000 fee to cruise on the ship would have warranted a animal made out of towels and a few little chocolates!

Ports of call

Honolulu, Oahu

4 out of 5

Kahului, Maui

5 out of 5

We did an excursion but we did not do it through the ship.

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Hilo, Hawaii

3 out of 5

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

4 out of 5

Nawiliwili, Kauai

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

2 out of 5

Very long lines that were very slow moving to exit the ship.

4 Comments

MountainMama08 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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queenb12702 4 years ago

Food allergies are serious but did you address this issue only during meal time? I agree that paying for the trip can be expensive but the crew works extremely hard for next to nothing. I always show gratitude by tipping for service (excluding prepaid gratuities) which generally means the service is exceptional. Just something to think about for your next vacation.

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Cruiserike0322 4 years ago

Thanks for your review

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cruisereckoning 4 years ago

Thanks for the review.

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