NCL Pride of America Cruise | Day 1 - Embarkation Day and Exploring the Ship | Honolulu, Hawaii

We had an amazing stay the The Royal Hawaiian, a Luxury Collection Resort on Waikiki Beach. If you missed my last episode I highlighted our stay here and showed a sneak peek into a couple of the rooms.
After checking out, we ordered a taxi and we were on our way to Pier 2, which is the main cruise terminal in Honolulu, Hawaii, to check in for our cruise on Norwegian Cruise Line's Pride of America.
After we received our leis, we checked in at the priority desk and received our cruise cards and our Boarding Card “A”. I will say that this sailing we were hosted on was on May 14th, 2022, so please keep in mind things and requirements might have already changed by the time this video has been posted. They had everyone seated socially distanced and masks were required in the terminal at the time of our sailing.
I also really enjoyed the live entertainment of the Hawaiian music. By 11:30am, we were able to board the ship!
It was then time for lunch on the Pride of America! We grabbed a table out at the very aft of the ship, outside to enjoy the fresh air and views.
Unfortunately some of the speciality restaurants, such as Moderno's which is the Brazilian restaurant on board the Pride of America was closed for our sailing.
The buffet was called “Aloha Cafe” and it had some good choices and it was self service. Here they also had water, juices, tea and coffee stations.
Skyline Restaurant on Deck 5 and Liberty Restaurant on Deck 6 are the main dining rooms on board the NCL Pride of America located at the aft of the ship.
Jefferson's Bistro or better known as Le Bistro on other Norwegian Cruise Line ships is one of the speciality restaurants and is located on Deck 5 and serves delicious French cuisine.
It was then time to check out our cabin! We had cabin 9630 which is a balcony cabin on the Pride of America. We did have to ask our room steward to make the queen bed into two twin beds as I had brought my aunt along with me on this sailing. But it's no trouble for them at all. The room was quite spacious with a separate small couch. The balcony was also a decent size with the chairs having leg rests which were a plus. There was a fair bit of storage, a mini fridge, including a safe which was on the smaller size and did not fit my laptop. The outlets in the room were also all North American outlets and a few USB outlets by the bed in the lamps. The bathroom was also a decent size, the corner mirror also opened which provided some additional storage which was handy. The shower was great, however it was a shower curtain and not a door.
It was then time to explore Norwegian Cruise Line's Pride of America. We headed up to Deck 12 for views of the Ocean Drive Bar and two main pools below.
Pulse Fitness Center is located at the aft of Deck 12.
Afterwards we did a quick spa tour of the Mandara Spa & Salon at the aft of Deck 12, next to the fitness center. I was able to take a peek into the Thermal Suite which included a sauna, steam room and of course a few heated loungers.
We then explored more of the aft of the Pride of America outdoors, where there is another hot tub with more comfortable lounge chairs.
The Waikiki Bar on Deck 13 which overlooked the Oasis Pool on Deck 12.
It was then time for our very special sail away party!
As we passed by the night lights of Waikiki Beach, it was time for dinner at Jefferson's Bistro, or Le Bistro.
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