6 of the days were fantastic ... the one alternate day at sea was not. I like this cruise because it does not have any full days at sea.

Item: Pride of America
Rating: 3.7
Author: Abballcoach

Pride of America Cruise Review to Hawaii

Abballcoach

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 26

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5

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7 Night Hawaii (Honolulu Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 15, 2023

Ship: Pride of America

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9174

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

We took this same cruise 12 years ago and the ease of getting a car rental at every island was fantastic. In addition, the ability to have the car in a secure parking lot near the ship was very good and efficient. 12 years later it is anything but that. The only port that was organized for your onboard customers was in Kauai where at least the car rental agencies had a shuttle like 12 years ago. In addition, we had the ability to leave the car overnight close by. The way you run this part of the trip now is not good & not set up for your customers on the ship. The trip & time on each island is short already. Why is is not managed like it was on my prior NCL cruise makes no sense. How management accepts going backwards for its customers on total time on the islands makes no sense to me.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Fine however; I don't understand why the cruise line does not have a shuttle to and from the airport or car rental agencies

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Not great unfortunately the alternate day at sea exposes the weakness of the on board amenities of this cruise. Most of the customers are like me ... they just want a place to eat dinner as late as possible, eat breakfast & get on the island and enjoy.

Entertainment

only participated in it at the day at sea & that was not very good. The best part of the day at sea was the view of the coast line of the Napoli coast however; that is part of the cruise anyway prior to going back to Honolulu

Children's Programs

Again we had 3 kids under the age of 3 and those programs don't apply to that age group

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ship tip

Make sure you have good weather

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Ports of call

Honolulu, Oahu

4 out of 5

Kahului, Maui

4 out of 5

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

4 out of 5

Nawiliwili, Kauai

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5

The chaos once off the ship is not good and or setup for your customer. Why in the world you don't hire a shuttle company to take your customers to the airport or car rental agencies makes no sense to me. Instead of having 200 Uber & Taxi drivers all at once why not manage the departures like an airport with hotel, car rental shuttles to eliminate 80% of the chaos. Most of the hotel & car rental agencies provide shuttles to & from the hotels & airports.

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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javawoody 1 year ago

Appreciate your input

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Itspeace4me 1 year ago

Thank you for sharing.

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Appreciate your feedback.

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

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