So So Hawaiian cruise

Pride of America Cruise Review

orchid22

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 2

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

7 Night Hawaii (Honolulu Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 23, 2024

Ship: Pride of America

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 months ago

Review summary

Ship in need of refurbishment and update. WIFI should be available for NCL app while on board to check schedule and activity. Needs More entertainment and shows.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Embarkation was smooth, quick and easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Main dining room food was ok. Aloha Cafe Buffet was better. East meets west awful, Everything was way to salty. Cadillac Diner was good.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Really thought Pride OF America would have had better shows. I've been on other NCL cruises and their shows left a very good impression. Very disappointed with this one. Also, They need to do a sounds system update! The sounds for their dj and musician sounded very poor. The band played well just the sound system needs work.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Service from our waiters, room stewards was good.

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

Ship really needs to be updated! Some decks constantly smelled like sewer!! The crew tried their best on maintaince.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

cabin was ok. Bath shower water constantly leaked out of shower. Had to get extra towels to soak up water. Poor design.

Ship tip

Do your own research. Hawaii is expensive overall. Don't expect Pride of America to be the same as Caribbean cruises! No casinos since gambling is prohibited in Hawaii, no alcohol sold in giftshops, no fancy production shows. Definetly Cannot be compared to Caribbean cruises.

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Ports of call

Hilo, Hawaii

4 out of 5

Kahului, Maui

4 out of 5

Honolulu, Oahu

4 out of 5

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

4 out of 5

Nawiliwili, Kauai

4 out of 5

Wish they would sail along the napali coast again. Going that far and not sailing along the most beautiful piece of the island is a big disappointment!

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Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Disembakation went quick and smooth

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