Pride of America Review

Great way to see Hawaii for the first time, but...

Review for Hawaii Cruise on Pride of America
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Sail Date: Feb 2014

Preface:  This is the absolute best way to see Hawaii for the first time. You get quality time to spend on each of the 4 islands and depending on what excursions you take get to see quite a bit. The Hawaiian Islands are all markedly different from each other in lots of ways. We accomplished our goal of scoping out areas for an extended island stay at some point in the future. If you are an experienced cruiser, I would suggest that you lower your expectations as far as the ship is concerned as you will find below.

Pre-cruise arrival:

We opted to fly to Honolulu 3 days before the cruise. While 3 days in Honolulu is way too much, it did allow us to relax a bit before the cruise and also visit Pearl Harbor. We stayed at the Waikiki Marriott Resort and Spa which is an average hotel. This hotel also has the Norwegian Customer Service desk which was a huge help in getting pre-checked in and booking pre-cruise excursions.

Cabin Review

We were in cabin 9020 which is forward on the starboard side. It is category B6 and has a very large covered balcony with 2 chairs, a small table, and 2 lounge chairs. The cabin is very small, but we found it adequate after unpacking and stowing the suitcases under the bed. Bathroom is the standard small, 1 sink, shower, toilet only space. It does have a mirror cabinet for storage. The in room safe is very small and there is a mini bar refrigerator. There was no mattress pad on the mattress. We had no issues with any of the cabin systems during the whole week.We expected the cabin to be spotless given the Noro cleaning by the crew, but that was not the case. While it was moderately clean, it was very dusty. Fortunately our practice is to do our own Noro wipe down whenever we first occupy a cabin, so it was cleaner than when we found it when we finished our cleaning.

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