Pride of America Review
Pride of America is beautiful and Hawaii is the Star of this Cruise!
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This cruise was to celebrate my 50th Birthday at the end of May 2014, it was in the planning stages for over 18 months. We stayed 2 days pre-cruise at the Pacific Beach Hotel right on Waikiki beach - booked it ourselves.
Embarkation went swiftly for us because we were suite guests and did not have to stand in the monster of a check-in line.. otherwise, it would have been quite a wait.
This is a great cruise for someone who wants to see the Hawaiian Islands - because it is not your typical cruise. There are no sea days; there no casinos on board; everyone goes to bed early because they get up early to go play on shore. The staff is very friendly and warm. Loved our cabin steward Jonathan, we were never without tons and tons of fresh, clean towels and a squeaky clean cabin/suite. He was very polite and friendly and we felt like we made a new friend at the end of the cruise.
Cabin Review
Suite was nice size at 500' square feet, with another 490' for the balcony; but be aware that this room doesn't have 2 bedrooms, just a curtain that pulls around the king size bed. The double murphy bed, when down, blocked dresser drawers making it difficult to use them for much of anything. Not sure what size the sofa-bed was, we did not use it, but the murphy was just a double, making it questionable for "sleeping 6" (unless 3-4 of them are small children). The bathroom was huge.. with a double vanity, shower stall, toilet stall and fancy spa tub. All of the glass, however is clear and not frosted so get past any modesty in a hurry if 2 people need to be in the bathroom at the same time. 2 closets for clothes, but 1 is mostly filled with life vests... bath robes, slippers and other things we did not use. Big, big deck with lots of patio furniture which was great, as this suite is port-side and you get a fabulous view of the Na'Pali coastline on Friday evening.