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Thank you for sharing your experience. We hope your next bucket list adventure is a good one.

Sounds like you are getting a great trip planned. We hope you have a great time! Maybe someday we'll do a cruise from the West Coast to Hawaii but this one from NCL that focused on just Hawaii was great.

Glad it was helpful!

We were on deck nine. Toward the aft (rear) of the ship, there are a group of rooms that are shifted out a bit from the middle rooms. They are 9666-9696. These rooms have easy access to stairs and elevators. In addition to a great view, these rooms seemed pretty quiet. On deck 9, you have staterooms above and below. Since they are aft of the stairs you are less likely to have people walking in the hallway outside your room. Hope that helps.

@@traveltrailsail great. Im booked in this same block of rooms. EXCITED!

Appreciate the feedback and the request. We try to share accessibility information and will work to get better at it. On this review, we pointed out the tight bathroom entry but failed to mention that there is an accessible bathroom nearby. In addition to the pool lift, what kinds of things do you find most helpful to know?

Thanks for the question. Short answer - I think Uber would work for your ride to the port. Longer answer. We had arranged shuttles & taxis for our transportation between the airport, hotels, and cruise terminal. Those generally worked well. However, we did have a few issues. When we ran into an issue with our shuttle from the port to Aulani, we used Lyft and it worked great. And, the Lyft ride, similar to Uber, ended up being less expensive than the transportation we had arranged. Since you asked specifically about Uber, you may want to check out this article from Uber on transportation in Honolulu. www.uber.com/global/en/r/cities/honolulu-hi-us/ Hope that helps.

We hope you have a great cruise! We thought a balcony was a great option. We entered ports early in the morning and the balcony enabled us to enjoy watching the view of the islands and port before heading to breakfast. Either side is probably OK. You'll often have a view of working ports meaning you may see containers and shipping activity. In Kuai, the port side seemed to have a much better view. We also selected port so that we could better enjoy the Na Pali coast. However, on our cruise, we left later port later in the day and did not get to experience that view.

@traveltrailsail Thanks so much for your reply. Your video popped up on my recommendations and I really found all your videos on your cruise very helpful and enjoyable. Hope you make it back to Hawaii soon.

Oh, and I subscribed to your channel so I don't miss your newest adventures.

Thank you. We appreciate the feedback and support.

Thanks. Good call out. Nice to see those lines also fly the US flag. Maybe we'll have to try a cruise on one of them someday.

Sounds tasty. Good luck with the roasting.

Glad it was helpful. We hope you enjoy your trip! And...Go Tigers!

Thanks for the feedback. We hope you enjoy your cruise and visit to Hawaii.

Appreciate the feedback. Glad it was helpful.

Thank you so much. We are glad you enjoyed it.

I wish I had a clear answer for you. We didn't leave the ship at night. However, I'm pretty sure I have heard that you can come and go from the ship anytime during the two overnight port stays in Maui and Kauai. Unfortunately, like you, I wasn't able to find an official confirmation. I checked through out Freestyle Daily's, too, but they didn't provide anything specific. We hope you enjoy your cruise.

@@traveltrailsail I have totally enjoyed you videos. Booked a car and we are going for sunrise! Mahalo

Good luck with the sunrise. Sounds great! We'd love to hear how it goes.

Good luck. Hope your job on the Pride of America is fantastic.

We had three nights in Waikiki, seven nights on the cruise, and then two nights at Aulani. We highly recommend arriving 2-3 nights before the cruise if you are travelling from a long distance. The post-cruise stay was a nice addition and gave us a chance to see a different part of the island. Keep in mind that travel time may add to the total time you need for your vacation. Hope that helps.

Thank you so much for all of this help!! I have written down so many things from your videos. We are going to check out the exact hotels y'all used even.

Glad the information we shared was helpful. Did you book your trip? We can't wait to hear about it. Hope you have a great vacation!

The rate for the Waikiki Beach Marriott is just listed as "Ocean View King Room with Breakfast". The breakfast was great. We also used the resort's beach chair program which allowed us to use two Tommy Bahama beach chairs for our day at the beach. Overall, we really liked our stay here. A few additional things to consider. In addition to the room rate and taxes, this hotel does have a daily resort fee. Our room was booked by our travel agent when she booked the cruise. Unfortunately, the way it was booked meant we did not earn Marriott points for our stay. You may want to consider booking it on your own if you frequently stay at Marriott hotels.

Great information -thank you very much!!

Thanks for your questions. We appreciate it. Free at Sea is a promotional rate offered by NCL. We found it worked well for us as the things it included were things were a good fit for us. On prior cruises, we would typically have a bill for things like gratuities, dining, and beverages. While we likely didn't get the maximum value out of all of the perks, it was great to have no surprise bill at the end of the cruise. The alternative is to book a basic cruise. NCL calls that a sailaway rate. It appears that with that rate, you may get the lowest fare but you may not be able to select your stateroom. To find out how much Free at Sea costs, I guess the best thing would be to price out the cruise two ways. Once with selecting your room and including Free at Sea. Then try it a second time with the basic rate plus gratuities. To that, add on things you are likely to do such as purchase water, soda, a glass of wine with dinner, etc. While that isn't an easy answer to how much it costs, I hope that helps.

This is the perfect answer. Thank you so much!

Absolutely. It is a great spot to camp by the water.

Yes. The creek we hiked along was on property.

Glad you enjoyed it. What is your favorite state park?

This was our first time in Hawaii. We opted to do excursions for most of our adventures. It worked great - we had good guides who explained things we likely would have missed. We did rent a car one day in Kauai which gave us a bit more flexibility and enabled us to spend more time at Waimea Canyon. If we are lucky enough to go again, we'll likely use a mix of excursions and exploring on our own. As the ship is in port overnight in Maui and Kuai, exploring on your own there might be an option. If you want to see what we did, check out our NCL Pride of America Excursions video.

You aren't alone. It can be pretty frustrating to figure out why you aren't getting a connection only to realize that you have to turn on your lights. The automatic light setting won't power on the camera.

Glad you found it helpful. I am pretty sure any cable would work. However, the one that came with our dash cam has a 90 degree angle on the end that connects to the camera. That might be better than a straight cable as it could direct it down toward the plug.

Bet you are looking forward to your upcoming cruise. We hope it is a good one. Thanks for the questions. We'll try to answer them. What can I do when I first get on board? There are so many options and it really depends on what you enjoy doing. You'll likely have a few hours before your stateroom is available. You could head to the pool. If you want shade, be sure to head there early. If you prefer some quiet time, there is a large library. We saw a few people enjoying a book in the library after boarding the ship. If you are eager to try out the drink package included with Free at Sea, you might had to Pink's Champaign Bar. If you are hungry, maybe check out the main dining room which is open and available to serve a full three-course meal. At around 5:30, you'll be able to enjoy the sail away celebration with musicians and hula dancing. It was a nice show. For solo travelers, they do offer solo traveler meet-ups. On our cruise, that was offered at 7:00. According to NCL "this is the best chance to connect with like-minded individuals who are also exploring the vessel on their own". When in port, you'll exit the ship on deck 3. Once off the ship, you'll walk to an area where the excursions start. There will be ship staff available to provide directions. In Kona, rather than walking off the ship, you'll have to take a tender boat to the excursion area. You may be directed to gather in a waiting area designated for your excursion. Excursions are often on small or large busses. Each should have a sign indicating the excursion. The driver or guide for your excursion will greet you and get you checked in. As for wi-fi, we had the basic package included with Free at Sea. The package provides a number of minutes of wi-fi for you to use. Each time you want to access wi-fi, you'll need to sign in. After you are done, you'll need to remember to sign out. We had a bit if difficulty with the technology used for that sign-in and sign-out process. In the end, we didn't use the wi-fi much on this cruise. Instead, we just used our phones with cell service on land for our communication needs. However, there is a person available at the internet cafe on deck 6 who can assist you with wi-fi if needed. Hope that answers your questions. Looking forward to hearing about your cruise.

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it. We did our cruise in October 2023.

Pride of America is a US-based cruise visiting only islands within the state of Hawaii. If you are a US resident and stay within the US, you would not need a passport. Residents of other countries need a passport. Be sure to follow the latest guidelines for travel. It sounds like starting in May of 2025, the requirement to have a Real ID drivers license or passport for air travel will go into effect. Hope that helps.

@@traveltrailsail Awesome! Thank you.

You are welcome. Glad you enjoyed it.

Gad it was helpful. We hope you have a great trip to Hawaii!

You are welcome. Hope the video was helpful.

Glad the videos have been helpful. We hope you have a great trip!

Glad you found it helpful. The box lunches we had were provided as part of the shore excursions. Overall, they were pretty good. Usually a sandwich and chips. Hope you have a fantastic trip!

You are welcome. Glad it was helpful.

Awesome! We hope you have a great trip.

Welcome ! It’s stunning! I moved to Kauai in 1999

Me and my mom are currently in the beginning stages of planning for our return trip there in 2026 (no concrete dates yet). We first went there last year in August 2023, but got waylaid by the Maui Fires & hurricane winds unfortunately 😔.

We were on the Pride of America cruise in October 2023. The weather was beautiful. While your experience might differ, we had mostly sunny weather & warm weather - perfect for shorts and t-shirts. Well, except when we watched the sunset at Haleakala where it was pretty chilly.

That is really cool. Glad you enjoyed the video. Wishing you a great adventure and that your upcoming performances go well.

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Thank you. Glad you found it helpful.

Thank you. We appreciate the feedback. Hope your upcoming cruise is fantastic!

Thanks for the great question. I'm sure you are looking forward to your cruise in Hawaii. Great that you are doing some research and planning ahead. While the ship does pretty much the same itinerary every week, it could be that there are some schedule variations. If I remember, when signed in to your cruise planner, the NCL website showed which excursions were available for each day. Here was the schedule for Maui. The ship arrived the first day at about 8:00 am. We had time on our own until the Haleakala Sunset excursion departed at 3:00. We arrived back to ship around 9:00 pm. The next day, our Road to Hana excursion left early, at 7:00 am. It was a 9.5 hour round trip which got us back to the ship around 4:30 in the afternoon. All aboard time that day was 5:30 so we got back with time to spare. One of the reasons we usually book excursions is that the ship is supposed to wait if your excursion is delayed. If you are on your own, you might miss the ship if something happens. Hope that helps with your planning and that you have an amazing trip.

Thank you! I was worried about my second day in Maui because I read it departs at 3pm, but you’re right if I take the excursion with NCL it shouldn’t leave us behind 😅

We just rented a car the one day in Kauai. You can pick up your rental car at the airport which is about 3 miles away from where the cruise ship docks. There are several car rental companies available.

Thanks for the questions. I bet you are looking forward to October. We hope you have a great cruise! We empathize with everyone impacted by the wildfires. Our cruise was several weeks after the fires. Our itinerary was not adjusted. We did not visit Lahaina which was the area most impacted. However, on the drive to Haleakala, our guide pointed out some areas that had been damaged by the fires. We are hoping for safety for everyone impacted and a good recovery for the area. Your second question is around bar closing times. They vary. Here are the times as listed in the Freestyle Daily from our cruise. Aloha Lanai Bar 7:00am-9:00am, noon-2:00pm, and 4:00-9:30pm Gold Rush Saloon 7:00am-11:00pm John Adams Coffee Bar 6:00am-10:00pm Key West Bar 1:00-6:30pm Mardi Gras Lounge 7:00pm-close (doesn't specify when close is) Napa Wine Bar 4:00-10:00pm Ocean Drive Bar 8:00am-7:00pm Pink's Champaign Bar 5:00-midnight Waikiki Bar 10:00am-11:00pm

@@traveltrailsail thank you so much. I really appreciate your response