This was our second cruise to Hawaii, the first being on the Patriot 4 years ago. The 2 ships had basically the same itineraries.
First of all we thought the POA was a very beautiful ship. I could find many small problems with this ship,but first of all we kind of expected this to begin with. This is an American flagged ship with an American crew. Most of the workers appear to be college students, either there to pay off student loans, or attempt to see the world. However the ones we dealt with were very nice and courteous, except for one young lady in the Lazy J steakhouse,who was obviously an expert on steak cooking and tried to explain to my wife, why she did not need to have her bloody, medium well, ordered, steak sent back and re cooked.
We ate in a different restaurant every evening. The Liberty and Skyline dining rooms have the same menu so it is just a matter of which one you prefer. No reservations are required, if you are a party of 2. The specialty restaurants, a reservation is needed, although we did just walk up to Little Italy one evening and were seated.