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Pride of America Cruise Review to Hawaii

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4.5 out of 5
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Pride of America

7 Night Hawaii (Honolulu Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 13, 2024

Ship: Pride of America

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8032

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 months ago

Review summary

If you want to visit and see some highlights of all the islands this is a great way to do it. Approaching from the sea is lovely. The cruise is fine but not spectacular. For the price it should be better. But it is Hawaii!!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Great; efficient

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Good food; on par with other cruises

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Nice fitness center; onboard activities were much more limited than on other cruises since there were no sea days. Should have more beginning mid afternoon.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
The quality of the two performers (a comedian and an illusionist) were good but the comedian performed 3 nights and the illusionist performed 2 nights. There should be more variety of programs. Seemed to be a low priority for the ship. The duo that sang Hawaii songs every afternoon was excellent.

Children's Programs

no children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
High marks to the waiters and room stewards. They worked very hard to please, especially when our cruise broke down and many customers were unhappy.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Clean and comparable to other cruises. There were no free tv programs or news channels. The only thing available were pay to view movies. A little news or sports would be nice.

Ship tip

If you want a good steak and don't care about the Steakhouse ambiance, the complementary dining room offers steaks from the Steakhouse for a modest upcharge ($20 for a filet mignon). Same steak for far less money.

Ports of call

Honolulu, Oahu

5 out of 5

Kahului, Maui

5 out of 5

Hilo, Hawaii

5 out of 5

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii Did not visit port

Ship suffered a mechanical problem and we were delayed in Hilo for two additional nights. Kona visit was cancelled.

Nawiliwili, Kauai

5 out of 5
One was there one day vice the two scheduled due to mechanical breakdown in Hilo.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Quick but rather chaotic.
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2 Comments

2tedmonds     7 months ago

Did you receive any compensation for missed days at ports?

Gwbigdog     7 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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