I read the previous reviews of this ship before booking. Now that I have experienced it, I am happy to report that my experience was not bad.
What I have to say will probably not influence many people, since the Pride of Aloha is being re-branded and moved to Asia. However, I want to give some positive feedback, since so much negative feedback has been voiced here.
I have sailed on two ...
We just got back from our 3/26/08 cruise on Pride of Aloha. I realize this ship doesn't have many days left, but I thought I would pass on some information on our trip that may prove beneficial to others.
We started out on March 25th, by flying in from Dallas / Fort Worth Texas. We arrived in Honolulu without incident at 3:30pm (direct flight with American Airlines), although eight hours is a ...
We took this trip for our 25th Wedding Anniversary. My husband and I have never cruised before and we chose this cruise due to the itinerary and plus we got a great deal at the time of booking.
We flew out of Buffalo early in the morning amidst a snow storm. Arrived in Chicago and left there for a 9 1/2 hour plane ride. Very long. We would definitely break the trip up more so your not sitting so ...
We just returned from a 10 day cruise on the Pride of Aloha which stood out as one of best cruises we have ever taken. We travelled with a group of 17 friends aging from 50 - 60. This was our 7th cruise and first with NCL. We chose this cruise because of it's itinerary and the 3 overnight stops in Honolulu, Kauai and Maui. We arrived 2 days early which I would recommend if you are travelling any ...
Just back from Pride of Aloha 11 day cruise - wanted to give a bit back to these boards since I obtained so much valuable info from them....
Flew Continental from Newark to Honolulu Friday afternoon - was fed lunch and two snacks.....Long but uneventful flight ....
Arrived Honolulu at around 8:30pm - was able to get a mini bus for the 10 of us to take us to Marriott for our one night ...
Just arrived home from our 11-night Cruise to Hawaii / Fanning Island aboard the Pride of Aloha.
First things first - I am well aware of all of the negative things that have been said / written about this ship regarding service levels, etc. and let me say this - while they were not as high as you may find on an international cruise, the crew on board this ship were as helpful, friendly and ...
It all started back in May of '07, after just returning from the STAR, Mexican Rivera... We found a great deal on a Hawaii cruise on the NCL site and booked it, then after looking at airfares thought WOW, it was nearly as expensive to fly over there. After all was said and done, the airfare was cheap, the ship was great and the Hawaiian Islands, truly one of the trips of a lifetime! We flew DELTA, ...
I found this site so helpful when we were preparing for our trip so I purposely kept a journal just so that I could write a review to help out the next group! The one thing I found was that most travelers were all adults so I found it hard to decide what to do when you are traveling with kids! Our group of 16 were onboard the Pride of Aloha from Nov 10 - 21, 2007. The ages ranged from grandparents ...
While it may seem odd for someone who lives in Hawaii to take a circle Hawaii cruise it is actually done by a lot of us "locals" as a very cost effective way to travel between islands. I took the Pride Of Aloha because it offered a great schedule... hitting all the islands, including 4 days at sea, sailing 1200 miles south of Hilo to the tropical atolls of Kiribati... Now, I have read a lot of ...
Trip Review - Pride of Aloha, October 10-20, 2007 This was a wonderful vacation for my family - DW, DS(10) DD(6) and myself. A hearty Mahalo nui loa to the CC community and the Ports of Call - Hawaii group in particular for sharing their advice and experiences. I also used the AAA Hawaii Tourbook, Hawaii by Cruise Ship and Frommers Guide to Hawaii with Kids. This made the planning that much more ...