Pride of Aloha or Pride of America???

[sjkabak]

My sister has asked me to book her on a Hawaii cruise for her tenth anniversary and I do not know which cruise to choose. They are both so similiar that I am not sure it makes a big difference. Of course the Pride of America is a newer ship, but not sure that is a deciding factor. I would love to hear from anyone who knows about these ships and/or have been on them. They completely trust me and will book what I recommend so I do not want to disappoint them.

 

Thanks!

Steven

[bankofdad]

My sister has asked me to book her on a Hawaii cruise for her tenth anniversary and I do not know which cruise to choose. They are both so similiar that I am not sure it makes a big difference. Of course the Pride of America is a newer ship, but not sure that is a deciding factor. I would love to hear from anyone who knows about these ships and/or have been on them. They completely trust me and will book what I recommend so I do not want to disappoint them.

 

Thanks!

Steven

 

I sailed on POAloha last year, and here's what I thought http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=93997&highlight=10%2F17-24.

 

I'm sailing on POAmerica in about two weeks, and will post a review when I return.

[ERAMP76]

We sailed on Pride of Aloha in May of this year. We had a blast! We are in our early 50ties, and have cruised before. We are pretty laid back, and so we did not nit-pick every detail of the ship. We thought the crew had a great attitude and went out of their way to make sure we were pleased. We would do it all over again the same way.

[Kapuna]

We have sailed on both and noticed some differences . The cabins on the Aloha seemed a little bigger but the America has a lot more balcony cabins . The passenger density is about the same , so I would check to see which ship offers the better deal for the dates you want .

[Quincella]

I sailed on POAloha last year, and here's what I thought http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=93997&highlight=10%2F17-24.

 

I'm sailing on POAmerica in about two weeks, and will post a review when I return.

 

BankofDad - I'll wave at you as you're getting off the ship! I'm FINALLY taking my POAloha trip on 10/23, but we'll be on Oahu by 10/21. I'll be sure to post a review when we get back, and since a lot of what we're doing is a result of your recommendations, I'm sure it will sound quite familiar!

 

Have a great cruise!

[bankofdad]

Have a great cruise!

 

Thanks Qunicella, and I hope you have a great cruise too!

[Goldryder]

If you can wait til later next year, you could go aboard the new Pride of Hawaii, she is being built at the moment and is a twin sister to NCL Jewel. Speaking from personal experience, Jewel is an absolutely beautiful ship and if POH is anything like her, she will be a superb ship too.