My wife and I sailed on the Pride of America from July 7 through 14. Overall, I can say that our experience mirrored the observations reported by the Cruise Critic expert reviewer. If you haven't already done so, you should read that review for a realistic overview of what you can expect. Nevertheless, I will add a few personal comments.

I would agree with others who have wondered if this experience really counts as as "cruise." It is perhaps better categorized as a cost-effective way to visit the Hawaiian Islands on a floating 4-star hotel with excellent food and very comfortable accommodations.

I was surprised to see that our balcony (we were in stateroom 10184, Aft-Facing Large Balcony) was almost the same size as the stateroom itself. You could easily place a king-sized bed and two night tables out there. I would have preferred if some of that over-sized balcony had been allocated to the cabin area itself: it was a little cramped, but still comfortable. I don't know if the TV stations were closed-circuit or televised live via satellite but, either way, it was nice to watch television at night before falling asleep, even if it was an old analog 19" unit. Read more