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Pride of Aloha - Hawaii

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arizonagirl
First Time Cruiser • Age 80s

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Sail Date: Apr 2007
Cabin: Oceanview Porthole Window

My husband and I sailed on the Pride of Aloha 4/15/07 and had a wonderful week in spite of a few shortcomings on the ship. We made our own travel arrangements flying Hawaiian the same day as sailing. We found a shuttle to the pier for only $5 per person (go out to the center island and wait there outside baggage claim). For some reason returning from pier to airport was $9 each. Embarkation was a breeze at the time we arrived around 1 p.m. We carried on our own 22" rollaboard bags so no wait for luggage.

Our outside cabin was a little compact, but OK except we really wanted more drawer space. There were just 3 very small ones. Closet space was just fine. There was a refrigerator where we put bottled water we bought on shore. The mattress was very, very firm. Our room steward did a good job making up the room each day and bringing fresh ice.

The Hukilau Cafe which has the buffet was just OK, because frequently there were bottlenecks when you walk in, and there was often a lack of tables once you got your tray of food. The best thing was to go all the way to the back to what they call the Lanai, which also had buffet lines and fewer people. We enjoyed the food in the two dining rooms, Crossings and Palace. The menus had a lot of imaginative, unusual things which we enjoyed trying instead of just your basics. We had fish or seafood 5 nights and found it delicious. Service in the dining rooms was generally good, except one waitress who was unfriendly and one night when we left after an hour and a half without desert coming. We never felt the need to try the 3 specialty restaurants. Freestyle dining worked well for us. We ate at 5:30 and always were able to get a table for two as we prefer with hardly any waiting.

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Oceanview Porthole Window

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