Pride of Hawaii

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Pride of Hawaii
Status:	Operating
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:	United States

The Pride of Hawaii

Pride of Hawaii is a cruise ship for Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL America) inaugurated May 22, 2006 at the San Pedro Pier in Los Angeles, California, USA.

The third in a series of U.S. flagged cruise ships, operated by NCL America for the Hawaii market. The Panamax-class ship was built at Meyer Werft, Germany, registers just over 93,500 gross tons and can carry over 2,400 passengers. Costing over half a billion U.S. dollars, Pride of Hawaii is the largest and most expensive U.S. flagged passenger ship ever built.

[edit] History

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.

[edit] Amenities

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 Teppenyaki)
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.