Pride of America 7 day cruise Hawaii

Pride of America Cruise Review

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Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 70

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
Pride of America

7 Night Hawaii (Honolulu Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 14, 2023

Ship: Pride of America

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10662

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Enjoyed our trip , a little disappointed in activities , and that to enjoy a lot or see a lot you have to spend extra money on excursions or Lyfts, taxi or renting cars to get out of the industrial area to towns . Loved our room, service and staff . Food is just ok. But editable

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Was easy to get checked in and a picture before getting on the boat , we waited in line 20 mins after receiving our shell lai. Got out on boarding picture done . Which my sister has those pics so o can’t post it

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Food what can I say , if you don’t go in expecting a lot then you aren’t disappointed, food was average at buffets food was Luke warm , bacon is hard and over done , scrambled eggs are undercooked. Went to liberty dinning was nice and skyline for breakfast which was good . Went to 1 specialty steak house but really wasn’t impressed with the side choices meat were good though catalliac dinner was good but 2nd day was not as good

Skyline Restaurant

5 out of 5

This is the only dining room that has breakfast , you do not need reservation for any meals in the dining room . We had a great breakfast here , servers were good and no long waits .

Liberty Restaurant

5 out of 5

We had a great server she was very informative as well for excursions. Dinner was good . No reservations needed just show up and they seat you .

Mardi Gras Cabaret Lounge & Nightclub

3 out of 5

So you think this would be a busy night life place , very disappointed . We had some shows in here which were fun , laua making class, but the evening music or dancing didn’t exist DJ was back there playing music but only 5 ppl even in the Mardi Gras . A lot older crowd who i think had bedtimes lol . I’m 51 and I stay up later but it is what it is . They had a band the wav but no one wanted to dance and everyone just sat around . Even the activity ppl were out dancing on floor trying to get ppl to interact , and only got 3 ppl out there .

Key West Bar & Grill

1 out of 5

This bar we had a few problems with tried to get drink lady server there right in front of us but she kept doing orders all around us and would never meet my sister with eye contact and when we got her attention she said she can’t make drinks , umm why are you behind the bar if you can’t make a drink . Just real rude . We never went back there again . We are polite ppl and patient but even we could tell she had a problem . So avoid here if you want good service . Or maybe she might be in a better mood when your on ship and get better service .

Aloha Café

3 out of 5

This is a hit and miss , food was like warm, so many ppl on here and I’m going to say if your a polite person , be prepared to run into the impolite ppl and entitled here. I met more rude ppl then polite and respectful . Not meaning workers they were all awesome and very helpful , I’m speaking of passengers .

Dolce Gelato

2 out of 5

This place runs out of ice within the first 2-3 hours they open so if you want a shaved ice get it first thing when they open , it’s was a big disappointment to run out of ice ,

Moderno Churrascaria

3 out of 5

Ok this was our specialty dining , so this is a first salad bar , but really didn’t have stuck we eat on our salads so we didn’t try the stuff except lettuce and cucumbers. Then you flip over your coaster and they come with every meat in the place and cut slivers off for you , you can have as much as you want but be prepare most of these are bloody meats if you like it a little more cooked you will need to ask them

Cadillac Diner

4 out of 5

Food good but 2nd time not as good very busy in here so expect a wait . Milk shakes are good you do have to pay 4$ for them

John Adam's Coffee Bar

5 out of 5

So this was our bar of choice the bar tenders were awesome , attentive and you never sat long with a empty glass , if you love coffee the is a expresso martini you need to try , my sister was hooked , hits with a punch but alert due to the expresso. Amaretto sours were great.

Gold Rush Saloon

5 out of 5

Drinks were great and 9p-11pm karaoke was awesome

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
We did go swimming , got in hot tub for a little bit , ppl do put there towels out and take up all the seats especially if there is a cancellation at a port, we attended 2 lai making classes , and a couple new wed games , they did have 3 shows on 3 different night we went to.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
See above comments

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Overall service was good and staff very friendly and helpful

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Most of the ship seem cleaned but the sewage smell on deck 5-6 were bad . Hated to go on those floors but we had to walk that hallway to get to theater, mardi gras and our favorite bar James adams . So had to tolerates walking through those hallways

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Our cabin was amazing. Big enough for us 2 . bathroom are kind of small , balcony is small but big enough to enjoy this was first time trying AFT cabin on side of ship , and I liked it alot next time I will go with a cabin on aft in the direct back to see how great that is

Ship tip

Make this all about relaxation or do excursions at every port. This is as they say a floating hotel with food included but not alot of activities but if you like laying around at pool and on balcony or even napping it’s good , but for 5000$ each person , it should have more just my opinion.

Ports of call

Nawiliwili, Kauai

5 out of 5
Loved this island . Wish we had done more here

Honolulu, Oahu

5 out of 5
Enjoyed our stay at holiday express Inn had a beautiful view of ocean and Friday night fireworks , love that you can walk to a lot of places and to the beach

Hilo, Hawaii

2 out of 5
Not real impressed . Went to a little town called paia but it was a run down town waste of time , we had been told by guest service it was a good place to shop ……NOT

Kahului, Maui

3 out of 5
Not a lot of fun unless you booked excursions and rented cars or paid money out to Lyfts or taxi drivers ,

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
We carried our luggage off the ship so it went smooth. Not sure how it goes if let them take your luggage off

Traveler Photos

Balcony Our deliveries when we arrived
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7 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     4 months ago

Thanks for sharing

riesstern21    1 year ago

We sailed in January 2023 on Pride of America & we looked at it transportation and hotel between the islands. We enjoyed our first cruise. Sorry to hear that it did not meet your expectations.

davidemorris2    1 year ago

This cruise is about the port calls, not activities on board.

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed and informative review. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

cruising2004    1 year ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise to Hawaii. Thank you for your detailed review.

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for the review

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