Pride of America Review

4.5 / 5.0
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Pride Of America was wonderful.

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Kowalrt
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Oct 2014
Cabin: Mid-Ship Balcony

My wife and I plus four friends are frequent cruisers and wanted experience a Hawaiian Island cruise, When we did our research we found that unless you wanted to sail from the west coast of the US the only available ship was NCL Pride of America which is a US Flagged Ship. We had heard and read mixed reviews on the ship due to the predominate American crew 75%+. I won't spend time raving about the places we visited but I will tell you about the outstanding service we received.

From our first minutes on the ship we were greeted by smiling faces and helpful personnel. We're all wine drinkers and Beyonce was working the John Adams Coffee Bar and she helped us understand the value of the Wine Package, very nice selection. As we toured the ship we stopped in the various watering holes (Gold Rush Saloon and Key West Bar) to sample the ships beers also a great value by the bucket. In addition to the crew the real surprise on the Pride Of America is the food it's the best any of us ever had on a cruise ship. We had our first dinner at Cagney's Steakhouse. What a great venue and the food was awesome. There were six of us dinning together and everyone's food was served together and as requested. The steaks were cooked to perfection and the side dishes were delicious. We enjoyed almost every one of the specialty venues on the ship. The highlight was the night we dined at the Chef's table. We were schedule to attend a Luau that night but cancelled because had just attend one the night before we boarded the ship. As luck would have it the ships Maitre d Dustin whom we got to know the first night on the ship inquired if we had plans for Thursday evening. Dustin said they had some cancellation for the Chef's table and he know we liked to have good time. Knowing the quality of the food on the ship we all jumped at the opportunity. It was an amazing meal prepared by Errol the Executive Chef, 9 courses over 3 hours with wine pairings, dessert and after drink.

Even though our cruise was interrupted by Tropical Storm Ana we had an awesome time on the cruise, Interacting with the crew and meeting crew members from our local area was a real treat. I would highly recommend NCL Pride of America to anyone wanting to tour the Hawaiian Islands. Great value, Great Service, Awesome food.

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Mid-Ship Balcony

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The cabin was a little smaller than on some of the larger ships but it was well appointed and suited our needs just great. Plenty of storage under the bed to hold the suitcase once emptied.

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