I recently cruised on the Pride of Aloha with my boyfriend. I am 29 years old and he is 31 years old. We flew from Boston to L.A. and then on to Honolulu on United Airlines. I booked the air with the NCL and I think it is better to do it this way because it is then NCLs responsibility to get you to the port in time etc. So, if there are any delays etc., you dont need to worry and they are responsible.

As soon as we arrived at the Honolulu airport, we saw a representative from NCL waiting for us. We got our bags and there was a bus waiting to take us to the pier. The airport is very close to the pier, so it only took a few minutes. There was a slightly long line to board the boat, but it moved fairly quickly. There, we finally got a lei to wear!

Even though we booked the cheapest cabin, we were upgraded a few notches and ended up on deck 10, inside cabin. For people who have cruised before, you will find the rooms very small. The bathroom are also small, but always hot hot water and great water pressure (which is important). Our steward was very friendly and we always had clean towels. The room was clean in my opinion, although I have to agree that they should have more Hawaiian themed artwork hanging. In the hallways, its all Hawaiian pictures, but in our cabin we had a one picture of Hawaii and the other of the Louisiana Herring birda tad bizarre. The small cabin didnt bother us, as we were hardly in the cabin. Read more