Hawaii Pride of America Hawaii Cruise Reviews

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I felt the Pride

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cruiseconcious
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We started early with a 3 night add-on from NCL in Honolulu. That was very economical and we saw a lot of things we wouldn’t have otherwise. It included going to the Polynesian Cultural Center, but it did not include staying there for the dinner and extremely excellent show, Ha: Breath Of Life. We bought tickets direct from PCC and they had a bus ride back to the hotel. You will want to this or ...
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Sail Date: October 2023



Perfect for us

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Trialjeff
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

We loved this cruise. This is the best way to get in as many islands as you can in one shot. The ship is on the smallish side, but that was fine for us. It's beautiful, well maintained and chock full of Americana. The food is cruise food, nothing stellar, nothing terrible. The ports are amazing and they give you the luxury of overnights in Maui and Kauai. Don't let the bad reviews dissuade ...
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Sail Date: October 2023

Traveled with disabled person


Set Your Expectations, Do Your Research, and Don't Be Afraid

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NellieVA
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

We sailed on POA at the end of September in 2023. I poured over reviews on this site and will admit that I had my expectations set very low from the consistently harsh reviews on here. This will not be such a review. We had an absolute wonderful vacation in Hawaii. Is this a traditional cruise? Absolutely not. If you go in thinking you're going to be doing activities all over the ship during ...
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Sail Date: September 2023

Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Balcony


Overall Poor Ship

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Dab1951
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

Good itinerary but unfortunate the ship is very dated, well past its best, a lot of wasted space, ie a huge library, card room , art gallery/ shop all barely used. Food is average at best and often poor. Speciality restaurants are no better. Entertainment, is sparse and is worse than amateurish, at times very embarrassing. Singers with backing tracks rather than live musicians. ...
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Sail Date: September 2023

Cabin Type: Penthouse with Large Balcony


Great cruise - different to other NCL ships

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cbowls30
10+ Cruises • Age 40s

We were bit concerned about the ship after seeing negative reviews but we had no issues. Ship is small but has plenty of bars and more places to eat then you can actually do in a week! No sewage smells like others have reported. All crew we met were great, always had a smile on their faces and we're great fun. Cabins are on the small side but there is plenty of storage and it's such a ...
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Sail Date: September 2023

Cabin Type: Aft-Facing Large Balcony


Best way to see Hawaii!!!

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dkenne
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

I sailed on Pride of America on their September 16-23 of 2023 sailing and loved getting to see 4 islands and not having to unpack. This was my 10th cruise and first on Norwegian Cruise line. Will definitely sail with them again. We were informed beforehand that they no longer sail around the Napali coastline due to fuel cost and we did a small airplane ride by air adventures in Kauai instead ...
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Sail Date: September 2023


Works well as a floating hotel

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GansterAndMol
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

We chose this Cruise to get to see more of the Hawaiian Islands and that happened ok. Having read the good and bad reviews of the Pride of America I can confirm both. Just depends upon what you want. It wasn’t a relaxing cruise with plenty of on board activities. It was a trip around the islands doing plenty of activities. NCL activities are expensive and we heard from others that they could be ...
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Sail Date: September 2023

Cabin Type: Inside


Very Disappointed

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sryoung44dd
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

We experienced most of what the other low rated reviewers experienced. Mostly the balcony room was so small that I had to fold a 35 pound wheel chair and carry it over the bed to the only area where there was room. Every time we wanted to open the safe or go on the balcony the wheel chair had to be moved. Another viewer said it best, a very expensive ferry ride. Entertainment was mostly non ...
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Sail Date: September 2023

Traveled with disabled person


Only Ship that cruises around the islands

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Traveler22993
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We selected this cruise because Son-in-law has never been to Hawaii. We thought it would be good to see multiple islands. We've cruised 4-times with NCL, but NCL refused to accept our old room card as proof. We had read many cruisecritic reviews and set our bar very low. We were relieved the Maui stop was cancelled and we able to spend more time in the other islands. The ship is a beautiful ...
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Sail Date: August 2023

Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Balcony


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