Cruise quality mediocre, yet great way to get from island to island

Item: Pride of America
Rating: 3
Author: redmancarol

Pride of America Cruise Review to Hawaii

redmancarol

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 16

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Hawaii (Honolulu Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 18, 2023

Ship: Pride of America

Cabin number: 4054

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Mediocre cruise, yet a great way to explore island to island

Embarkation

5 out of 5

We arrived late to the ship, quick and easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Mediocre food quality, and mediocre restaurant service

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

No night shows except comedian and musician -- lame claim it's because of covid

Entertainment

1 out of 5

THERE WERE NO STAGE SHOWS, and other activities all stopped at 9 pm

Children's Programs

1 out of 5

Always closed or not available

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

99% of the time no soap in public restrooms!!!!!!!

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5

What I bought through is NOT the cabin I got

Ship tip

Great means of getting from island to island, mediocre cruise

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Ports of call

Honolulu, Oahu

5 out of 5

Loved staying at Waikiki Beach before and after the cruise, rented car and explored the Island

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Kahului, Maui

5 out of 5

Hilo, Hawaii

1 out of 5

Volcanoes tour is a waste of time and money

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Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

4 out of 5

Good for shopping

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Nawiliwili, Kauai

5 out of 5

Beautiful island, private Teo hour tour

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Cruise Napali Coast, Kauai

5 out of 5

Absolutely beautiful!!!

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Disembarkation

2 out of 5

We waited until the end which worked well -- do NOT do Easy Walk Off with your luggage

5 Comments

willwork4cruz 1 year ago

You nailed it with the description of the cruise ship experience. It's not very good. This cruise is all about the itinerary. What was wrong with the volcano excursion? Which one did you do? Please add enough info to help out the next guy.

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javawoody 1 year ago

Thanks for the review

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Appreciate your feedback. Sorry this cruise didn’t quite meet your expectations. Details about your cabin situation would have been helpful.

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Agree, thanks

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RetiredRay 1 year ago

Problem with certain phone booking agents is you can get moved since their parent company buys up blocks of rooms and then shuffles folks around to maximize profit. But also, what type of booking did they do? Guarantee or selected? Love reviewers who give bad marks but no or specious comments to justify them.

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