Pride of Hawaii

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The Pride of Hawaii in Papenburg, Germany
Status: In Service
Entered Service: 2006
Tonnage: 93,558 gross tons
Length: 965 feet
Beam: 106 feet
Draft: 27 feet
Decks: 15
Complement: 2,224 passengers, 1,100 crew
Registry: Flag of the United States United States

Pride of Hawaii is a cruise ship for Norwegian Cruise Line's, NCL America division. She was christened in a ceremony at the San Pedro Pier in Los Angeles, California on May 22, 2006. She represents the third in a series of U.S. flagged cruise ships, operated by NCL America for the Hawaii market.

This Panamax-class ship was built at Meyer Werft Shipyard, in Papenburg, Germany, and registers at just over 93,500 gross tons. At a cost of over half a billion U.S. dollars, Pride of Hawaii is the largest and most expensive U.S. flagged passenger ship ever built.

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Pride of Hawaii is the second of NCL's four Jewel Class ships. She was preceded in 2005 by Norwegian Jewel, then followed in 2006 by Norwegian Pearl, and in 2007 by Norwegian Gem. Each ship has unique amenities, but has a similar exterior and interior design.

Pride of Hawaii has a similar exterior appearance to NCL's Libra Class ships, the Norwegian Star, which entered service in 2001, and the Norwegian Dawn, which entered service in 2002. The interior design and amenities, however, are significantly different and merit Pride of Hawaii having a Jewel Class designation. [1]

Pride of Hawaii's hull art consists of colorful Hibiscus flowers with a Hula Dancer on the port side and a Conch Blower on the starboard .

Pride of Hawaii was originally planned as a sister ship to the Pride of America, utilizing parts from the Northrop Grumman Shipyard and the failed Project America series of ships. Later NCL America decided that it would be better to enlarge the Pride of Hawaii and make her a sister ship to the Norwegian Jewel. After delivery to NCL, she joined the Pride of America and Pride of Aloha as the final ship in the NCL America fleet.

On April 11, 2007 NCL announced that Pride of Hawaii would be withdrawn from the Hawaiian market in February, 2008 and subsequently redeployed to Europe for the summer. In a press release, NCL's CEO, Colin Veitch, cited substantial 2006 losses that had been caused by downward pricing pressure in the Hawaii market following the addition of Pride of Hawaii to the fleet, as well as an increase in the amount of foreign flagged competition entering the Hawaii market from the west coast as the reason for the vessels redeployment. NCL did not commit to sending Pride of Hawaii back to Hawaii until the other NCL America vessels reach an acceptable level of profitability.[1]

Before sailing for Europe, Pride of Hawaii will be put into wet dock in Honolulu where she will receive a casino, new hull art, and a new name, Norwegian Jade. She will also be re-flagged in the Bahamas and staffed with an international crew.[2]

There are 10 restaurants on board the ship.

  • Le Bistro French Restaurant - cover charge
  • Cagney's Steak House - cover charge
  • Grand Pacific Main Restaurant
  • Alizar Main Restaurant
  • Paniolo Tapas Bar & Restaurant (Tex Mex style)
  • Aloha Nui Cafe (Buffet style restaurant)
  • Jasmine Garden Asian Restaurant - cover charge (consists of main restaurant, sushi bar and Teppanyaki)
  • Papa's Italian Kitchen
  • Blue Lagoon ("24" hour service, only closed during main dinner hours)

The ship also houses 12 bars and lounges including the Stardust Theater.

Since her delivery to NCL, Pride of Hawaii has sailed 7-day Hawaiian itineraries, which visit all four major islands.

  1. ^ "Building Boom Ushers in New Class System", Cruise Travel, Jan 01, 2001. Retrieved on 2007-10-06. 
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