My family travelled on the Pride of America the week of July 7th. We had a group of 8 consisting of my wife and myself (early 40's), our 2 kids ( 8 & 12) and two sets of Grandparents (65-75). This was our first trip to Hawaii. In preparing to go to, everyone we spoke to had a different opinion of which island to visit so we chose the cruise, allowing us to see them all and form our own opinion. I'll try to be thorough without being exhausting just because so many of these reviews helped us plan our trip. I'll break the review down to the following sections: ship, service, dining, excursions, post/pre stays.

Ship:

We chose a family suite and an inside stateroom. The suite was fantastic and easily slept 6. Everyone loved the size of the balcony and I would recommend this type of room for anyone taking this trip. The inside stateroom was designed for 4, but we only used it for 2. It was spacious enough for the 2 people to be comfortable and have room for their belongings. Our cabin steward was fantastic. She was always available and often times anticipated what we needed before we realized it. We did have problems with our safe in both rooms and had to have maintenance fix each safe at least 2x. We also had some minor problems with the toilets not flushing. Generally, if you waited an hour it was flush again. We found the remainder of the ship to be well maintained and up-to-date. The only exception was the last day or two it became difficult to find a public restroom that was working on the main decks. Read more