Pride of America Cruise Reviews - Reviews

Buyer beware!!!  Don't book with !  They will rip off your promotion from Norwegian.  I thought I selected prepaid gratuities when I booked.  No record of it.   says I was supposed to call to select my promotion even though I booked entirely online.  I booked a 7 day Hawaiian cruise for two people and did not get my promised promotion.  Neither Norwegian nor would do anything about it.  Feels like Bait and Switch to me!  Will never use either company again!

We had a wonderful time.  Everything was great.  The food, entertainment, the ports, all were excellent.  I will be recommending this to others.  The staff were all friendly and helpful.  Every port offered something to see.  I would highly recommend the Seahorse Factory at Kona.  It was very informative and interesting.  That was one of the highlights of our trip.

Main dining food portions were a joke, and service was extremely slow. Ate in the buffet most of the time. Food there was good, and the service very friendly. Charging for "premium" meals" in the main dining room was also a joke! NCL charges a fee or gratuity for almost everything. Probably will not take another NCL cruise. Teen club was dominated by older teenage boys with a lot of cussing, and nothing was done about it. Our two younger teenagers decided they didn't want to go to the teen club because of this. This ship had the most cramped staterooms of any ship we've been on (8 cruises total). We had a "partial ocean view" room. A lifeboat outside the window totally obstructed any view of the ocean! This stateroom was no better than an inside cabin with no window. The shore excursions were fine.

everything was perfect as always with NCL i wouldn't change anything our cabin steward was always available for anything we needed cabin was a little smaller than I'm used to. size of shower was the only negative it was so small than showering with a friend was a little dificult

This cruise was average.

My husband and I are vegetarian and we were disappointed with the limited choice of vegetarian food on the ship.

We booked all of our excursion with the cruise and they just provided mainly sandwiches on an 8 sometimes 10 hours of excursion.

We had a buffet meal on one of the excursions and the salad was just lettuce and one choice of pasta for the main lunch.

I heard so many things about Hawaii's fish and basically we did not have a good fish on the ship. 

I had a very good experience in Hawaii, onboard in Pride of America vessel.

Amazing dinners, breakfast, lunch. Very good entertainment. Very easy access to all the ports visited.

My only disappointments were that was not easy to find available chairs in the pool deck depending on the time and that the vessel shake a lot during the cruise. People who is sensitive to seasickness may have a hard time.

Stayed in family suite. Having breakfast in private restaurant for suite guests is very nice. All crew members were very friendly and accommodating. Speciality restaurants were very good. Entertainment was decent. Ship was filled to capacity but it never felt crowded.

Best way to see a lot of Hawaii in 7 days.  Great size ship for the itinerary.  Refurbishment of ship very well done and looks like a new ship.  Service was a bit spotty in some of the restaurants but other than that a great vacation.   Plenty of time in port to explore.

I loved our private balcony. I did not like food choices in our restaurants so we went more to eat at the buffet. My friend who was with us is vegeatarian and not much choices for her,so improvement is needed there.

I would have liked my room to be cleaner. the shelves were dusty and not vaccumed under the bed either. That's where they want you to put your luggage for storage so can't help but see dust bunnies and lint there.

The staff was helpful and pleasant. The buffet was excellent. Entertainment was good as well.

Our favorite part of the cruise were the excursions.  They showed us a big part of each island.  The ship simply transported us safely between ports.

Excursion times seemed to change daily.  It is hard to plan activities such as specialty dining and port shopping when the excursion times change often.

Specialty dining was very good on the ship.  We purchased the 5-day pakage before sailing.  We wanted to try all of the specialty dining options but on the second day we found out that the Japanese Tepanyaki grill was booked for the entire cruise! Passengers should not be able to hoard one dining room.

food was poor, even when you pay (full price) for specialty restaurants. Everything cost extra i.e. you want to txt others onboard while traveling, you buy an app to communicate, plus you will need the wifi package .. so that is also extra. I never opted in to text or wifi, I just waited until we got to shore. If you don't mind paying the corking fee (I suggest you pay it) bring a bottle of wine each day onboard you will get better wine, even with the fee it is cheaper than what you get on the ship. Remember that all tips are included in any receipt so no need to tip extra (unless you give cash for exceptional service)... don't forget they charge a daily fee that also is supposed to be part of the workers tip

Food quality is poor.

Favorite part was audience participation in a variety of games, competitions, and dancing.

Not enough shuttles were provided once getting off the boat at each disembarkation.

This is a buisy Cruise, we were always on the go. Very beautiful landscapes. Plan a couple days at least before the cruise to explore Ohau and then plan a week to relax  in Nawiliwili. 

We had a great time and everyone was very friendly and helpful. Everyone! At breakfast the woman bussing our table gave us great advice on beaches on Kilua'i.  Our waiter at East-West restaurant put out a spread for our group. Bartender at Pink bar makes a fabulous Lavendrr Bliss. 

Learning about the ship and its people; the little-known, yet very important history of Hawaii and its inhabitants ("Water, Wind and Waves"; the influence of volcanoes and the immense, nearly incomprehensible passage of time during their evolution; the level of dependence today on importation . . .).  The Pearl Harbor excursion is noteworthy and profound.  It should not be missed nor short-changed.  Overall, it would be less hectic and more pleasurable to have fewer destinations per excursion, in order to more deeply and thoroughly enjoy and learn about each stop.  In short, "less is more" in most vacation-related cases, contrary to the pace of daily life.

we had a wonderful time! The flight was a little long but nice. We visited the ports, shopped till we dropped, sightsees were nice. The pool was great & there was plenty of chairs. the weather was nice. The staff was very friendly. The cabin was nice. The entertainment was out of this world! I enjoyed the trivia and other games, etc. Food was really good & we ate & ate & ate.

Thoroughly enjoyed using the Pride of America to see all the Islands.  Being on all the islands on just these 7 days this was the way to go.  POA amenities and staff were all great.  I had some reservations reading other reviews about surly AMERICAN staff, but I found every one to be as good or better than on other cruises we have done.

Everything was well planned, the activities, the tours the schedules were all on time. the food was good and the staff were friendly and helpful. It was a beautiful ship, and a great experience. I would to do it again.

As a first-time cruiser, I had a number of misconceptions. As an initial impression, the Pride of America was huge, but by week's end I had been forward to aft a number of times.

Eating was my main occupation aboard the vessel. I failed to gain the five pounds I was certain that I would. I tried all the restaurants aboard the ship. I met some interesting people. I may or may not cruise again.

It is expensive and not as luxurious as I had expected. The staterooms are smaller than my bedroom at home. But it was lovely to have a steward tidy up daily. Ours, Grey, was very nice.

I attended an auction, a 60s concert and some less memorable events. I had hoped to find a bridge group aboard to sharpen my skills, but alas, the card room was never really occupied. I did truly enjoy the comedian whose show I attended twice.

Everything went as planned from boarding, excursions to disembarking. Staff were pleasant (esp Jerry our house keeper) and willing to help when needed. All excursions were as advertised...awesome. The islands are beautiful as is the deep blue water. The only drawback was that I forgot my passport and I believe I left it in the safe. I know that the staff will do their best to find it. Lovely trip.  Dave