Islands: Great. Ship: Good. Food: Disappointing

Item: Pride of America
Rating: 3.3
Author: pljohnsn

Pride of America Cruise Review to Hawaii

pljohnsn

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 13

Overall rating:

3.3 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Hawaii (Honolulu Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 24, 2024

Ship: Pride of America

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8020

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 months ago

Review summary

The islands are the stars of this show and the Pride gets you to four of them conveniently. If we did this again we'd downgrade the stateroom and pass on the specialty restaurant option.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Fast and Efficient

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

The buffet had a wide variety of tasty food. The dining rooms and specialty restaurants were disappointing. Food was cold and tasteless. Meats were tough and overcooked.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

The ship doesn't need a lot of activities since you have the Hawaiian Islands to explore every day.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

The large balcony sounds better than it is. The view is narrower than standard balconies.

Ship tip

Pass on the specialty restaurant package ...

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Ports of call

Honolulu, Oahu

4 out of 5

Waikiki and Pearl Harbor were fun and interesting.

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Kahului, Maui

4 out of 5

Rented a car to explore on our own. Beautiful.

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Hilo, Hawaii

3 out of 5

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

4 out of 5

Big raft snorkel was fun.

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Nawiliwili, Kauai

5 out of 5

Gorgeous and lush island. Fantastic. Arranged helicopter tour independent of ship.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Fast and efficient.

9 Comments

RC2cruises 2 months ago

Glad that you enjoyed your Hawaiian cruise

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Gwbigdog 2 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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ElizabethOregon 2 months ago

*Continental US

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ElizabethOregon 2 months ago

Agree this is the best Hawaii itinerary, so much more time in Hawaii than the trips coming from the US!

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TiffyTaffy 2 months ago

Itinerary looks wonderful

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BnCTcruising 2 months ago

Thanks for the review. Been thinking about doing this cruise in a couple years.

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HeavySeas 2 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience

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bubbles60 2 months ago

It is a wonderful way to visit the islands

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cruising2004 2 months ago

Sorry the food was a disappointment on this trip. Thank you for your review.

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