Pride of America Review

Good cruise, but beware of noise on deck 7 forward!

Review for Hawaii Cruise on Pride of America
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Ballzee
First Time Cruiser • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Aug 2009

Having lived on the West Coast of the mainland for 40 years and never seen Hawaii, this cruise seemed like the perfect way for my wife and I to get a look at several of the islands. We've cruised once before with Carnival years ago, not a good experience, and several times since with Holland America. HAL is a great line until the last trip, where we felt there was a noticeable reduction in service. In addition, we wanted to try a line that was generally closer to our age group and a little more informal. I am happy to say NCL fit the bill in those terms.

Arrived HNL just after noon on Friday. We were going to get a car and go up for a quick tour of the North Shore, but decided we wanted to relax and headed for the hotel and adjoining beach.

Stayed one night at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Resort, which was nothing short of amazing. Great grounds, beaches, rooms are nice. Not cheap, but would definitely stay there again. On Friday night at 8, there were fireworks right outside the room.

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DO NOT STAY IN CABIN 7516 OR ANYWHERE OVER THE MARDI GRAS LOUNGE UNLESS YOU PLAN TO BE AT THE LOUNGE UNTIL THE MUSIC IS OVER.

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