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Pride of Aloha - Hawaii

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Sail Date: Jul 2006
Cabin: Mid-Ship Balcony

We sailed on the POA in late July. We had lots of rain from Hurricane David, but we still had a wonderful time. We boarded the ship at noon on Friday in Maui. Check in was a breeze, 15 minutes and we were on the ship. Our room wasnt ready until 2:30, so they had us sit in the Stardust Lounge for an orientation meeting. After waiting for an hour we got bored and went upstairs to the buffet. We found the food in the cafe to be cafeteria style food. The dining rooms are closed for lunch, so you have to eat in the buffet. Our room was on the 10th floor with a balcony.

We found the room to be adequate in size. The bathroom was bigger than other ships we had been on. The bed was King size, with a firm mattress. The balcony was small, but it was workable. There was a pool of water on the balcony (from the rain.) Apparently there is no drainage system, as it was there all week. The A/C wasnt working due to a clogged air vent (looked like it hadnt been cleaned in months), but it was fixed in a couple of hours. We read from another review to bring a strip plug and it was very useful as there is only 1 outlet in the room. We waited until 5PM but our luggage still hadnt arrived yet. So we took our rental car to Lahina, and had a wonderful time at the Old Lahina Luau (highly recommended). The next day we were supposed to bike down the Haleakala Crater, but it was raining, so we drove the road to Hana. Very long winding road, but lots of waterfalls.

Sunday we took the public bus ($2) to Pearl Harbor. The Ship charges $80 and it is free to get in. We found that we could do all the tours the ship offered in port at a much cheaper price on our own. Sunday night they finally had the bon voyage party. It seemed anti-climatic, as we had been on the ship for 3 days. Half the ship boards in Maui, and the rest in Honolulu.

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Mid-Ship Balcony

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