Food, Food, Food! Tons of options, some included, some part of the specialty dining package. Overall, lots of choices. I enjoyed every one and highly recommend Cagney's Steak House and Moderno Churrascaria. Aloha Cafe had a Puseortuguese beef stew that tasted like my Mom's!
Personnel - mostly friendly, helpful folks. Housekeeping staff were especially nice. Did have a couple of bad ...
Leading up to our 7 day Hawaiian cruise on NCL's Pride of America, I did a LOT of research. I read most of the reviews posted on this site plus every other piece of information I could find online. I did this because I had been responsible for arranging the cruise for my four friends and I and overall the reviews I found here and elsewhere were not very positive. I was therefore nervous that I was ...
We booked this cruise last minute and got a great deal. We travelled with extended family and had a large party for evening meals, but didn't have any difficulty booking dinners. Despite what others stated, we found the food to be great in the main dining room and didn't feel the need to book at any of the speciality restaurants. We had breakfast each day at the buffet where there was a variety ...
This was our first visit to Hawaii and so we wanted to make sure we were able to check out the big 4 islands and subsequently come back to the specific island we would love the most. Very happy to say that overall we were very happy with most aspects - in terms of embarkation, disembarkation, cabin, ship condition, most service employees. The ship pretty much was bang on target in terms of docking ...
We loved the NCL Pride of America cruise. This is the perfect way to see Hawaii, and be able to see all of the islands. We preplanned our shore excursions, and speciality dining to celebrate our anniversary. The best part was coming on board, and just enjoying your time.
We had several shore excursions- We went on the Road to Hanna. We explored the waterfalls, black sand beaches, and ...
This was our first cruise and we live in Alaska. It was our 25th Wedding Anniversary. We renewed our vows on top of the ship, everyone involved was the greatest.
The pre-departure overnight hotel was really nice as the room was wonderful and the bed was so comfortable. Buses brought us to the ship the next morning. Embarkation and Disembarkation was smooth and seamless. No problems leaving or ...
AVOID THIS CRUISE AT ALL COSTS!!! Especially if you are a seasoned cruiser. I have been on six prior cruises (Royal Caribbean and one Carnival). This was my first experience with Norwegian and I was very disappointed. The food was TERRIBLE. And the service in the Skyline dining room was awful. It took two hours for my family of five to eat dinner. The waiters were not personable and did not try to ...
We chose this cruise because the Pride is the only cruise ship that cruises the Hawaiian Islands. A Norwegian ship would not have been our first choice.
The Good:
1. The itinerary was excellent! The captain also sailed near the erupting volcano on the Big Island and that was cool to see.
2. Embarkation/check in was a breeze!
3. The 2 ship excursions I did alone were pricey but ...
My husband and I chose this cruise as an anniversary celebration with our entire family (two children, plus their spouses and children), and we had traveled with Regent and Oceania multiple times before. NCL is a "sister" company, so we looked forward to a cruise giving us similar experiences. That simply is not the case with Norwegian. We won't be cruising with NCL ever again; we are already ...
The Pride of America is an old ship and a small one. Compared to the beautiful Hawaiian Islands this ship definitely did not compare. The crew does their very best to make the most of what they have to work with however, the food and on board activities need to be stepped up.
I have no complaints with embarkation and disembarkation - it was fast and efficient. We did have to wait a couple of ...