Le Pappy

Thanks everyone! All great information. We had been recommended to this cruise by friends who had toured Hawaii twice, both as a land visit and by Pride of America. Certainly, we plan to use the ship as our base and it's attractive because we don't like flying small puddle jumper type planes. All of the recent reviews and Youtube videos appear to show the ship is in great shape for its age. We're planning on spending a couple of days touring in California prior to flying over to Honolulu and tour a couple of days there prior to departure. This is a retirement celebration trip, and will complete our quest to visit all 50 states. We understand the ship is older and smaller. We really don't care about entertainment. I guess my only other question is other than the my time dining, what will surprise us about NCL after having completed approximately 20 cruises on RCL and half a dozen on Carnival. If the answer is "very little", that is great. Thanks again to everyone. We're really looking forward to the trip!

We're Diamond members of Royal Caribbean, and we're set to take our first NCL cruise on Pride of America. We've heard it is the best way to see multiple islands. Any tips for experienced cruisers sailing NCL for the first time would be appreciated. We plan to do all of our excursions through the cruise line, but we are completely unfamiliar with how things work on NCL, and POA specifically. Thanks!