NCL Pride Of America Pt.4 - Kapalua Beach, Nakalele Blowhole, Honokowai Okazuya, Ululani's Shave Ice

[@anakerose]

You know you watch a lot of ParoDeeJay videos when you can understand Dee when she's snorkelling ❤

[@omega382009]

I just love hearing Dee talking to the fish under water. Good job Dee.

[@LaePitt]

Just getting to this series in 2024. So glad you got to visit Maui before the fire. It was emotional watching you walk thru our beautiful town. We miss it 😢. Was a little distressed about that tourist lady swimming so close to the turtle. I’m so glad you told them not to touch it.

[@jennybogue8244]

My favorite part of all your videos is when Dee talks while she's snorkling!

[@bgood424]

I want to do this cruise one day! Hawaii is definitely on my bucket list. Thank you for this great content!

[@fredsmodel3n192]

16 Day leaving from San Diego to the islands and returning to San Diego, 6 January. on Diamond Princess. Join me !!!

[@travelingon7458]

I’m going to be sad when the Hawaii series is over!

[@chelseawade4105]

My girl! I love hearing you talk and sound excited while snorkeling even tho I don't really know what you're saying!!! It just warms my heart! I love snorkeling like you do and I'm pretty sure I make little noises too. I love the Hawaii state fish and I love sea turtles! What a beautiful turtle you saw 😍😍. Also I hate how people crowd the turtles! Glad you respect your honu 🐢

[@donnathurnes5120]

I am loving this series. Giving me ideas for my next big vacation. Thank you for the beautiful vlog.

[@briank7361]

It makes me feel all warm inside to see how excited she is to see turtles 🐢 🥹

[@NauticalNurseNancy]

We loved Maui!!! That turtle was so cute! And the shave ice you got looked so yummy. I remember the long, LONG walk to town; we walked to that Queen Ka'ahumanu Center mall and then caught the public bus to ride to Lahaina, where we saw WHALES on a very spontaneous whale watching adventure. SO COOL to see! I loved watching your adventures and Dee seeing so many wonderful and colorful fish! Keep up the good work! #bottom ;)

[@blkmamba]

I have really enjoyed the Hawaii cruise blog. I did not think I'd like Maui but these vlogs have changed my mind a little.

[@priscillapd]

Loving the Hawaii series. In 2012 we spent a week in Maui and took a kayak and snorkel tour. We saw about 30 turtles all by one cave area. In September we are taking our very frist cruise from Vancouver to Hilo, and Kona, Maui, and Oahu on Celebrity. Your series is getting us all excited and we are learning a lot! Btw, the music playing off the ship when you returned was, " Nothings gonna change my love for you", by Glen Medeiros, a Hawaiian singer from the 80s( could have had a crush)🤣

[@Pantherjonvideos]

So much fun!! So happy Dee was able to 'commune' with her favorite of favorites a turtle!! One day, one day, hopefully soon we will be making the trek to do this Hawaii cruise dealy thingy..The hard part is getting there from Florida.LOL Rock on you two! Eagerly awaiting to see the rest of this epic adventure!!

[@mommunson]

I am so happy you found a turtle 🐢. Thanks for sharing your adventures 🤙🤟🥰🤘🤘🤘

[@deadmeat1240]

I've missed snorkel Dee and her "Charlie Brown's Teacher" impression. ;-)

[@idapeterkin2687]

Absolutely beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@judithwilliams502]

Loving this series!! I want to go to Maui!! Great videos esp of the snorkeling . Your lunch looks delicious. Love loco moco. As for shaved ice on Oahu I prefer Waiola over Matsumotos. Born and raised in Oahu and traveled to Kauai. Thank you for ALL your videos! Have a great time in Alaska. Can’t wait to watch those . Went to Alaska last month and it was amazing !

[@barbarap5278]

What an awesome video!!! Beautiful colorful fish & the Turtle!!!

[@barbarashuster9029]

That's was deep water where the turtle was!!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@KevinPodsaidMusicProductions]

I swear you guys have the best luck with, seeing nature!

[@HICARO]

I love Maui, see it almost every day from where I live on Oahu but haven’t been back for at least 15 years. $29 inter island flights so maybe this will be the year. I’m glad you got to swim with the turtle 😊 and I always love hearing you talk to the fish when you are snorkeling.

[@judithmiddleton8996]

I really enjoyed watching your day in Maui. I loved watching the turtle and all the beautiful colored fish you seen snorkeling. I snorkeled there a few years ago. It was just as amazing! Thank you for the wonderful video.

[@AlwaysontheMoove]

Oh wow… loved the turtle clip! Not sure id like the buffet but the pizza looked good.

[@phylliswestervelt8964]

The turtle 🐢 made it perfect live your videos...great job

[@kaynelson3798]

Reliving our trips to Hawaii thru you guys! We love Hawaii! Can’t wait till you snorkel in Big Island, Dee! Sooooooo many gorgeous fish in Kona! But in 11 trips to Hawaii, we’ve never had Shave Ice! How did we miss that? Now we have to go back😊

[@catherinekayne1071]

I so want to go back to Maui. Loved it. Back in 1994 there was a restaurant built into a rock called the Crouching Lion. The best coconut shrimp I ever had.

[@bettertogether6499]

I love hearing Dee talking to all the little fish

[@meganabbott6177]

Video hasn’t started yet but this is what I needed today !!! 🤘🏼❤️

[@ruthiepalmer5943]

Port petting zoo and penitentiary, I laughed so loud.

[@judycohentx]

My friend and I were in Maui for an employee recognition trip (back when companies were allowed to do that). Two 50-ish women in a rented Jeep Wrangler. We drove that road around the north side of Maui. 😬 Mostly one lane wide, two way, drop off on the ocean side. 😬😬 A man set up his drugs stand beside the road. We met a box truck coming the other direction. 😬😬😬. It was interesting passing each other on that narrow of a road. Beautiful, though.

[@Maximama512]

Enjoying this series!

[@raymondplodzien7459]

What a great series. So much want to do this trip!

[@beccaj7978]

They are really good

[@junenelligan1729]

Just amazing - thank you for sharing.

[@cyndimeade3828]

Good morning, We are looking into going on the cruise on Pride of America for the Hawaii cruise. How did you rent a car in Maui and have the gypsy Guide? I am watching your videos now. When did you do the cruise? I saw in your videos that some of the items were closed on the ship? We are looking later on this fall, (Aug, Sept, Oct or Nov) did you see any whales?

[@parodeejay]

Both are via apps, the Turo app for cars and the GyPSy Guide app for our touring. We went in June 2022 and didn’t see any whales. They’re typically in Alaska for the summer, Hawaii for the winter.

[@cyndimeade3828]

Do you recommend renting a car and doing the islands by yourself vs excursions from the ship? Can you give me an idea how you rented the car on each island and did you do that before you got to the ports? Did you have the same car on Maui?

[@fredsmodel3n192]

Great Video guys, make sure not to touch Fire Coral, it’s a reddish rust color coral, it will burn and leave blisters. Lots of it there in Hawaii. Stay safe Fred San Diego.

[@MsAutie]

Hi! We are taking this cruise in 2024. Did I see that you got a rental car on Maui? This is what we would prefer to do. Can you tell me how far from the cruise ship the rental business was and where did you park your car overnight since you were on Maui for two days?

[@parodeejay]

We rented all our vehicles in Hawaii through an app called Turo, which we refer to as sort of an "AirBNB" for car rentals where you rent from private owners. You would arrange the pickup spot and overnight parking options with the host, but ours allowed us to pick the vehicle up just outside the cruise port, which was awesome!! :D

[@ahota84]

Do you prefer the Hawaiian islands over the Caribbean islands? Do you have a preference after spending so much time in either?

[@parodeejay]

We love them both, but Hawaii definitely became a favorite overall!! :P

[@pam7313]

Your video was great! I don't know if I want to do a cruise or just fly to ohau and maui. So exciting!

[@carmenharris4715]

Wonderful 🤗.

[@burgersatsea3763]

Hello guys. Great videos from Hawaii :-). I don’t know if you mentioned this but what is the app you were using on your phone when you are driving around the islands? That is really cool and informative.

[@parodeejay]

We did indeed, and linked it in the description of every video! GyPSy Guide!! :D

[@debbief2882]

Maui is fabulous, so is shaved ice 🍧!

[@MargaretGmerek-tg6dt]

Did you go through the cruise excursions or did you just go on your own?

[@parodeejay]

We did everything independently.

[@estherramax6330]

Did you rent the snorkeling equipment or did you take your own ?

[@parodeejay]

We travel with our own, since Dee snorkels at just about every beach!! :D

[@MaudePoison]

No Jay Walking @1:51 Jay!!! But you're a rebel!!!

[@burgersatsea3763]

Great video! Question for you guys…Seems like every island you are on your own to explore the island, so does NCL offer excursions at each island?

[@parodeejay]

They do! The pricing was too high for our blood, plus we enjoyed the freedom of being able to do whatever we wanted for as long as we wanted!! :P

[@burgersatsea3763]

@@parodeejay Thanks. Yah I bet the prices were crazy.,

[@anne-marievr5710]

Have you considered going to Alaska on Princess or Holland America so you can do Glacier Bay?

[@parodeejay]

We’ve done Glacier Bay once, back in 2019. It’s still our favorite and we’re hoping to try Princess to Alaska next year so we can see it again!! :D

[@kated2847]

I would suggest Royal Princess on July 15th…hint hint.

[@conniejohnson9393]

Maui is beautiful isn't it. Next time you are there try for breakfast at the Gazebo. Lots of turtles on the beach there. That could be what you called Turtle beach, I'm not sure. We were there a few times when we were there. Of course we were there for 10 days, but still not long enough.

[@mikeleitter9304]

Hey kiddos love all of the content. I was just wondering, the itinerary shoes that you are in Maui and another island for 2 days. You guys boarded the ship early on your first day. Were you required to board early? Is there a curphew for the overnight ports? Can you stay on the island for the night?

[@parodeejay]

No curfew, and you can stay overnight on the island if you like, sure!! :D

[@mikeleitter9304]

@@parodeejay thank you so much for responding. Btw Dee don't feel bad about crying. I cry every single time I see a mountain or a beautiful body of water. I want to meet you guys so badly I hope one day we end up on a ship together.

[@cyndimeade3828]

Do you have a checklist for items to take with you to Hawaii vs other ports and ships? How were the beds? What kind of cabin do you recommend? I would like the balcony, but my husband is like save some money and do interior for this ship because the cruise is more expensive than other cruises. What airline do you recommend? Do you go through NCL for your booking?

[@parodeejay]

No, we don’t have any particular packing lists, as that varies so much from person to person. The beds were fairly nice, and cabin location is up to your personal preference and budget. Interior is a “smarter” way to go, I’d agree, ha ha. We never book airfare through NCL as their air program is pretty awful in terms of having any choice of airlines or flight times. We always book air directly with the airline when cruising NCL!! :P

[@cyndimeade3828]

@@parodeejay how did you rent the cars from each port? I am guessing they give you directions from the rental car place? Have you stay in an interior room on NCL? How did you do an upgrade on the cabin?

[@cyndimeade3828]

@@parodeejay so you do recommend a backpack and water bottle? Did you bring your snorkel equipment?

[@cyndimeade3828]

What airline do you recommend? We are flying from Georgia?

[@cyndimeade3828]

Did you like your cabin location? Did you hear any noise?

[@joannewhitman313]

Did you park the rental car at the drug store? I am going in September and only booked a car for the first day but think I should change it for 2 days.

[@kathyhendrix3786]

Where did you rent the car from and where did you park it at night? Our trip is next year and I have read horror stories of people having their rental cars towed at night.

[@fredsmodel3n192]

For the person that asked about Turo insurance: Hi Kevin, I used Turo last year in Kauai because back then, there were no rentals, during the rental process, there are 3 insurance you can add to your rental, the first one was Basic and it was either recommended or it was an automatic add on. You will see it when you apply. Check with your insurance company to see if they cover rentals or even Turo as most do.

[@jimpearson9175]

Trying to figure out where in Maui the ship will dock to rent a car from Turo. Would Kalului Harbor work?

[@parodeejay]

Check your itinerary because sometimes you dock in Kahului, sometimes you tender into Lahaina. Pride Of America typically uses Kahului Harbor, yes.

[@jimpearson9175]

@@parodeejay thanks again. My itinerary is saying Kalului Dock.

[@parodeejay]

Perfect! Our host met us in the parking lot of the Long’s Drugs across the street from the port entrance. But we put the port address as our requested pickup spot when we booked.

[@jimpearson9175]

Thanks for your help and your You Tubes.

[@yogerke]

Had some friends who were recently on pride and they were disappointed in service and said lots of bars were closed on ship. Did you experience that too?

[@parodeejay]

Service was fantastic overall, but about half the bars were closed due to staffing issues, true.

[@theresaskwara4021]

Love this video!!!

[@jennybogue8244]

Dee, what shoes do you wear while on excursions?

[@parodeejay]

The black & pink water shoes worn on most beach days are Skechers H2Go.

[@michelealkins616]

Thank you! Love your videos! We go next month- btw how long was the show (these guys)?

[@parodeejay]

They went for a good 45 minutes or an hour, I’d say!!

[@sevenoaksbrewing]

Where did you park your rental car overnight when you were in Maui?

[@parodeejay]

The best option would be to ask your Turo host during or after the booking process where they’re comfortable with it being parked overnight, as different hosts might have different ideas of what’s safe for their vehicle!! :D

[@ChrisAmysOzarkLiving]

where did u park your rental car overnight in maui & kuai?

[@parodeejay]

We always recommend checking with your specific host for guidance of where they are comfortable with you parking their vehicle overnight. What works for one host might not work for another host!!

[@ChrisAmysOzarkLiving]

@@parodeejay Do u recommend Turro over brand name companies that u pick up at the airport? We are doing the same cruise in March 2025 for my daughter’s highschool Grad trip so I have been watching all of your Hawaii series & EECC Hawaii series and it has been great because even though you were all there at the same time, its very different from each others videos with completely different adventures! its has really helped me plan out our trip! Loving the Gypsy guide idea :) Thanks again!

[@anitaroddy7279]

I love your shirt Dee!

[@katherinemohr2833]

The water is so beautiful there! Question: did you have the same rental car as the day before, or was it a new one? We haven’t tried Turo yet, but are interested for the future.

[@katherinemohr2833]

I also loved how the kitty from yesterday said goodbye to you! That was soooo cute.

[@dianekupper1252]

Too bad you didn't have time to take the ferry over to Lanai. There is a cat sanctuary there, and for cat lovers, it's heaven!!

[@parodeejay]

Ohhhhh, something to add to the list for next time, ha ha!! :P

[@bpthegreatt]

Hello Jay I’m a new creator, the footage you had when dee got out of the water was beautiful, what camera were you using.

[@parodeejay]

Thankee! All of our water footage is GoPro Hero 9 Black as of right now!! :D

[@emilyfagan7088]

I really love how you break up the videos with sections and titles

[@waynejohns752]

Was the water cold or warm?

[@parodeejay]

Surprisingly chilly, but it didn’t take long to get used to. We thought it would be warmer in the summer, ha ha!! :P

[@yvettejohnson6639]

Yay!

[@estherramax6330]

I love your videos. I also get emotional every time I go to Hawaii. I am getting on the NCL pride of America right now . Doing that same 7 day cruise. Came with my hubby and 2 teenagers. I have a question. How did you book the Turo cars? I mean what location did you put so the turo owner would know where to meet you for Maui and Kauai ? Please let me know as soon as you can. Thank you 😊

[@parodeejay]

We googled the physical address of the cruise port and entered that, then made sure to message the host to ask the closest pickup spot to the cruise port. It’s typically some location across the street once you exit the secure area, but just make sure you message and agree on the same area.

[@estherramax6330]

@@parodeejay I booked a Turo and informed them that I was on the ship and if they can pick me up close to ship. The guy told me it would be an additional $25 to drop off car and to pick it up. Was there that extra fee when you got your car ?

[@parodeejay]

@estherramax6330 Some Turo hosts do charge an extra fee for delivery and pickup, yes. We used the search filters to find hosts that didn’t charge a fee, as far as I recall. But if the price of the actual rental is decent, it may well be worth the delivery fee.

[@estherramax6330]

@@parodeejay Hi again 😊. Do you happen to Remember what location or store you put for the Turo pick up/drop off, when you went to Kauai ?

[@parodeejay]

@estherramax6330 Funny, the official port address doesn't have a street number and is simply "Kanoa Rd, Lihue, HI 96766" but our Turo host met us in the parking lot of the Anchor Cove Shopping Center, which is 3416 Rice St, Lihue, HI 96766.

[@helenwood3199]

Dee, is it hard to see snorkeling with out your glasses? 🤓

[@parodeejay]

We have a prescription snorkel mask!! :D

[@chirstinegarcia8866]

Great day

[@joannewhitman313]

Did you park the car at the drug store near the port overnight? I also love the tshirt Dee.

[@CashMopar]

I did drive around 340. It was terrifying.

[@brentseizer1019]

When Dee is snorkeling there is a rattling sound. It sounds like someone is shaking a can of spray paint.

[@parodeejay]

It’s the water interfering with the GoPro microphone. One of the banes of Editing Jay’s existence, really!! :P

[@cherylrucinski1386]

I got the survey at the same time as you. It was a long survey and I of tired filling it out.

[@ohio4197]

Where is your dress from Dee?

[@parodeejay]

A random find on Poshmark!! :P

[@VITRAVELINGTHEWORLD]

The red sea animal at time stamp 8:40 did you ask Matt what it was

[@yoladee]

Pretty