Well-paced itinerary with excellent onboard amenities, including freestyle dining, shopping, live performances, and help desks to plan your island excursions!
Norwegian’s Pride of America Itinerary: Norwegian’s Pride of America departs from Honolulu, Oahu, every Saturday, around 7 PM, then sails to Maui, giving you two days to explore the island of Maui – Sunday & Monday, Monday night it sails for Hilo, on the East side of the Big Island of Hawaii, after spending the entire Tuesday at Hilo, at night the cruise ship sails to Kona, the west side of the Big Island of Hawaii giving you the whole Wednesday in Kona. Wednesday night, it departs for Kauai and stays in Kauai and gives you two days at Kauai – Thursday & Friday, and then finally leaves Kauai on Friday night, reaching its final stop at Honolulu, Oahu on Saturday morning.
Norwegian’s Pride of America Staterooms: Norwegian’s Pride of America offers several stateroom options, including Studio, small, well-designed rooms with all amenities perfect for solo travelers, Inside Rooms – standard rooms for two with comfortable bedding and amenities, just that there’s no window for an ocean view, Ocean View – the rooms are pretty similar to Inside Rooms just that you have a window overlooking the ocean, Balcony – absolutely my favorite, you get a private balcony, and Suite – luxurious apartment-style rooms with all modern amenities and a balcony. With rooms being cleaned and bed made twice a day and with dedicated friendly attendants, service on Norwegian’s Pride of America is exemplary!
Norwegian’s Pride of America Dining Options: Norwegian’s Pride of America has several excellent dining options onboard and offers freestyle dining, which means you can eat whenever you want to eat in any of these complementary restaurants:
- Aloha Cafe (International Buffet)
- Cadillac Diner (American)
- East Meets West (Asian)
- Skyline and Liberty Restaurants (Main Dining)
However, reservations are needed for the specialty restaurants, and there is a cover charge or a la carte pricing in the following restaurants:
- Cagney’s Steakhouse (Steak & Seafood)
- Le Bistro (French)
- La Cucina (Italian)
- Modern Churrascaria (Brazilian BBQ)
- Teppanyaki (Japanese)
Norwegian’s Pride of America Onboard Entertainment: With so much to see on every island of Hawaii, you might not get any time to spend on the ship, but if you decide to stay back on the ship, you will have several things to do onboard – a very spacious and well-equipped gym, swimming pool, jacuzzi, spa, tennis, basketball, sundeck, shopping, library, and several activities, including origami, daily poolside games, karaoke, and a lot more.
Norwegian’s Pride of America Nightly Performances: To take onboard entertainment to the next level, Norwegian’s Pride of America features live performances every night in its Hollywood theater, including Vegas! The Show, Wonder! A Magical Experience, and several musicals & comedy shows.
Norwegian’s Pride of America Shore Excursions: Everything on the cruise is very well coordinated! Every night you will find a brochure in your stateroom with an itinerary for the next day. The booklet contains details about the upcoming island stop, things to do, and various shore excursion options, which you can book directly via the cruise line. There’s also a staffed help desk near the main reception area, where you will find all the information and help you need to plan your sightseeing tours and activities on the upcoming Hawaiian island.
Norwegian’s Pride of America Wifi & Other Technologies: There is a cost, but you will still find wifi in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Depending on your need, you can select the wifi internet packages ranging from basic browsing to high-speed video streaming. Norwegian Pride of America also uses state-of-the-art technologies to make life simple onboard, including restaurant reservations using your television and the handy NCL mobile app.
