want to start off by saying that I read many reviews about this cruise prior to going. We had a Family & Friends Hawaii Cruise. There were 14 of us. We cruised from 11/26-12/03 on Pride of America. This review is going to be a tad bit long so, that I can cover everything.

DAY 1: We arrived at the ship at about 5pm Hawaii time. We took our picture and set up some type of payment account. We missed taking the first boarding picture and lei because, of the late arrival time. We boarded the ship and off the cabin. Those rooms are the smallest rooms I have ever seen on any ship. We were in cabin 4508, an ocean view room. There were 3 of us in that room. They said that 4 people could stay in that room but, I don't know where the 4Th person would have slept. It was really hard for 3 people to get around in the room. They need to make the rooms bigger. My left Honolulu at about 7:15pm. There was no party or whistle blowing to let you know that we were leaving. On other cruises I have been on they had something to let you know that you were on your way but, not Pride of America. I was unable to eat anything that night because, let me tell you this ship rocked more than any other ship I have been on. It rocked from being to end. I did make it to the Skyline for dinner but, with rocking and smells of food I got really sick and could not eat a thing. I went to the front desk to get some Sea Calm (motion sickness medicine). I took that and went to bed.

DAY 2: I woke up in Maui feeling refreshed and much better. I was starving to say the least. We processed to the Aloha Cafe for breakfast. They plenty of variety and 3 omelet stations. Breakfast was great! We suppose to do a Sunset Cocktail cruise but, it was cancelled due to water conditions. We just participated in the ship activities. On this day there wasn't much to do but, we did attend the "Aloha Polynesia Show". That was really nice. Earlier in the day my mother & I went to the "Gold Rush" to watch some football. We were going to have dinner in the Liberty Dining Room but, my shorts were above my knee. We went back to the Skyline which is the downstairs part of the Liberty. They have the same exact menu. I heard from other people in our party that they service in Liberty was horrible but, I don't know personally. Read more