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Pride of America Cruise Review to Hawaii

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 27

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5
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Pride of America

7 Night Hawaii (Honolulu Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 06, 2023

Ship: Pride of America

Cabin number: 4020

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Most of the ports you dock in the container shipping port, so what you see is not very picturesque. Excursions are expensive.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Main dining room was chaotic at times, appeared to be understaffed with the "anytime" dining. Ate dinner the last two days at the buffet. The dining at the specialty restaurants is not worth the extra money spent, only went because it was included in the cost.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Individual singer was good, never did get to see the comedian. Service was low in the dining room so you missed most of the show.

Children's Programs

No children on the cruise

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
Waiters not up to standards, other areas were fine. Did notice a large number of dining room officers visible during dining times.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
cabin 4020 had been flooded with the carpeting wet when we arrived. Went to customer service originally with no change or help. Returned again to a different CS agent who contacted Arivn, who made the proper decision to move our room to 9102. Better room, should not have taken the time and work to get this change taken care of.

Ship tip

May want to skip dining in the dining room, service is substandard, eat the buffet instead.

Ports of call

Honolulu, Oahu

4 out of 5

Kahului, Maui

4 out of 5

Hilo, Hawaii

3 out of 5
Good port to rent a car. Drove through volcano's national park and Akaka Fall. Much cheaper than taking an excursion. Pick you up and return you to the dock.

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

5 out of 5

Nawiliwili, Kauai

3 out of 5

Cruise Napali Coast, Kauai

5 out of 5
Great highlight for the end of the trip during sunset. Breath taking.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very efficient getting off the ship.
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6 Comments

Cruiseylady    1 year ago

Totally agree. The docks are just plain ugly! Although not NCLs fault

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

davidemorris2    1 year ago

It is Hawaii!

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad you enjoyed your Hawaiian cruise.

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for the review

cruising2004    1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.