This was a family trip chosen by other family. After reading reviews I was optimistically hopeful and for my second time in Hawaii, I thought it was a great way to see as much as possible. Day 1: The Welcome is everything you expect of a cruise ship, smiling, friendly faces all happy to have you aboard. Day 2: That's all over, you're now a captive audience and have no where to go and service is ...
Going to Hawaii was on our bucket list and chose Pride of America because it had more time at some of the islands than other cruise ships and less sea days. We ate mostly at the buffet and enjoyed the variety of different foods- we only tried the dining room once and wasn't really impressed so we stayed with the buffet- must have been an off night for our waiter in the dining room as we felt ...
Our trip to Hawaii was the first for both of us. We chose the cruise tour to get the best bang for the buck! NCL pre and post cruise info was smooth. Be sure to go to the Skyline and Liberty for breakfast and dinner, so nice to sit down and be waited on! We booked excursions at every port, drivers of buses kept us informed. Leo was the first driver we had in Honolulu, he was great! Outstanding was ...
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Food in the dining rooms was very good, especially liked the Liberty. Also dined at Teppanyaki, Jefferson Bistro and Cagney’s. Only did the Specialty dining because it came with our purchase at Costco. The Specialty dining was good, but the Aloha(morning buffet), Skyline and Liberty completely met our needs. Coffee is available early at 0530 ...
We chose this cruise for the itinerary.
Cabin (138 sq ft) was way too small; balcony was big, but the dividers were solid right to the rail, so had to lean out for a view ... which was less than ideal.
Dining - Food was outstanding in the free dining rooms! Great selection. Delicious. Also went to the Japanese restaurant and it was very good too ... but not better than the free dining ...
We thought this was the best way to see the islands and we were not disappointed. Our balcony stateroom was great. Very clean and our steward, Putu was very accommodating. The food was great in all the restaurants was great. The staff was very friendly and there a lot of great activities. Jamie, the cruise director and her staff were fabulous. We could not of asked for anything better. Our ...
This is only cruise I have been on (out of at least 10 cruises) that you could stave to death. Always running out of food. Very hard/impossible to find coffee for breakfast! Recommend Cadillac diner for breakfast (open 24/7) - they have coffee and refill your cups! Jerry was a great waiter.
Easy on/ easy off; ship well maintained. Entertainment/shows standard ship stuff. Crew show was ...
if u can't afford a balcony don't cruise. smallest cabins of any cruise line. smaller than holland america or princess inside cabin. bed 6" from wall. i am not claustraphobic. but when i entered cabin i ran and opened balcony doors to enlarge room. luckily there were abundant hangers in closet and a coffee maker
embarkation chaotic: lined up for luggage tags; lined up to stow luggage. ...
So I was really nervous after reading the reviews about this cruise. It was booked, and we were going, but I was getting increasingly worried that it was not going to be a good, or even tolerable cruise, based on the scathing reviews. Glad I tried it out for myself.
This was my first time with NCL. I have been on 5 other cruises with Royal and Carnival. We did an 11am transfer arranged by NCL ...
I just returned from a 7 day cruise with my family on NCL Pride of America. It was a wonderful experience overall - our stateroom was clean and larger than expected, the staff were friendly and the shore excursions were well organised and very interesting (we did Haleakala Crater and Journey to Waimea Canyon).
However, from my perspective, one of the most surprising and exciting aspects of the ...