Pride of America Review
4.5 / 5.0
Great Cruise, My Advice on Excursions based on Experience
Review for Hawaii Cruise on Pride of America
WadeInTheWater
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s
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Sail Date: Jul 2016
Cabin: Balcony
We chose this cruise because this was our first trip to Hawaii and we wanted to experience as much as we could in 7 days. We had done a 12-night Mediterranean cruise with NCL a couple years ago, and found it to be a great way to see a lot in little time. No need to spend time during the day travelling to your next destination when you can go by boat and travel by night, not have to change hotels, pay for extra transportation, etc.
We flew from DFW to Honolulu non-stop and, leaving DFW about 11:30AM and arriving in Honolulu about 2:30PM. We had enough time to stop by Walmart on the way to the boat (which is about a half-mile off the track on the route from the airport to the cruise terminal) and pick up a case of water and sodas (saving a small fortune onboard). We saved the Honolulu excursions for the return trip.
The embarkation was about as smooth as I've ever seen. There were no crowds at all and essentially no line to board. I was almost thinking the cruise was half-empty.
Cabin Review
Balcony
Cabin BX
The cabin was very nice. We chose the "Guaranteed Balcony" option and were rewarded with a forward cabin on Deck 7 located on the port side approximately below the bridge. We've been on many cruises, but this was the first time we had a balcony. It was a great especially great on a Hawaiian cruise due to the abundance of wonderful weather and beautiful scenery both in port and on the open waters. The only negative was the size of the shower. It was very small - I would estimate 3' x 3' with a corner chopped off.
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Kona (Kailua Bay)
Best shopping option on the cruise.
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