Summary
This was a fun way to get a quick visit to each of the major islands, while having a constant home base. Food was good but not amazing. Staff was generally very friendly and helpful. Cabin was as expected.
Pre-Cruise
We booked through Norwegian Directly, and they were very good about emailing with updates and things. One thing I didn't love was that I wasn't able to get an idea ...
This was my second cruise (1 before kids)and was sceptical about going on the POA as I heard a lot of bad reviews .
So I thought I would not listen to any of them and just book my family on to their first cruise
Well we had a ball the staff couldn’t do enough.
Yes I paid extra and got a Penthouse suite as my husband would not go on a ship unless it had a balcony lol
It was worth every ...
We four women went on this cruise "because we could". No occasion, just hadn't been to Hawaii. Our inner cabin had adequate space including the bathroom. We did not plan to nor did we spend much time there beyond sleeping. We explored each island in one way or another. The two craft classes I attended were fun and interesting. The luau was definitely the highlight entertainment for me. ...
We chose this cruise because we had never been to Hawaii before and thought it would be a great way to see several islands. I'm glad we did and if we go back, we would go to the islands we liked best which happen to be Kauai, Maui, and the Big Island. We had a balcony room on the 11th floor, which we found to be a great location. It was close to the pool, stairs and elevators, and the buffet. The ...
We were told by experienced cruisers that the itinerary was great but the ship was not, they were right.
The 3 first nights, we couldn't sleep. The ship had obviously engine problems and our cabin was right on top of it. Loud noise, big vibration, mechanical sounds, etc. You get the picture.
We asked for a change of room, but we were told the ship was full. On the fourth day, by a miracle ...
Spent our first night at the Hilton Garden Inn at Waikiki Beach. Just a 5 minute walk to the beach to take in a true Hawaiian sunset. The next day we boarded the ship and headed straight to the Aloha buffet to feast on all the wonderful food. The milk shakes at the Cadillac diner was great and dinning in the Liberty dining room was a nice experience for the kids and grandkids. Our daughter was ...
To celebrate the holidays, we wanted to visit Hawai'i ! We chose that cruise because of the itinerary. As cruisers, it was our first time with NCL. It's the only ship who goes to the hawaiian islands we wanted to visit. So, this review is based only on our experience of the ship "Pride of America" (!).
Professionnals, in our mid-forthies, we did many cruises in the last five years, mostly with ...
This was our 3rd cruise on Norwegian and will be our last. Being a Christmas cruise we paid premium price and received the worse experience. The ship had a technical malfunction of their evaporation system from day one, but didn't inform the passengers until the next to last day. That's when they informed us that a change to the itinerary had to be made. We could have told them there was a ...
Just came back from a 7 day Hawaiian cruise with the Pride of America, here are my comments....
- Embarkation, I tried to check in around 12:30; yet, the staff insisted on carrying my luggage to my room while I refused. They insisted and I let them at the end. But as I walked up to my cabin, it wasn't ready yet. The staff could have mentioned it as the reason, perhaps?
- Dinning room - I ...
We chose this ship and date because we had several friends who were also cruising at this time, and we have never been to Hawaii during the winter. This was our fourth trip to Hawaii, but the first time cruising. I really liked the ship because we found it very personable. We had a problem with the toilet backing up, however the staff was very attentive to the situation and eventually resolved ...