Pride of Aloha sails from Kona to Maui
Pride of Aloha sails from Kona to Maui
- 2004-06-28 - Pacific Business News (Honolulu)
The Pride of Aloha, a five-year-old cruise ship formerly known as the Norwegian Sky, has arrived in the Hawaiian Islands for permanent service on interisland cruises, bearing passengers from San Francisco.
They will be the last to board the Aloha anywhere but in Hawaii for a long time. The former Bahamian-flagged ship is now U.S.-flagged, has a mostly Hawaii-resident crew, and will be deployed here for cruises that pay port calls only in Hawaii.
The Aloha arrived in Hilo on schedule Saturday, and Sunday visited Kailua-Kona, where there is no dock big enough for cruise ships so passengers are ferried ashore by launch. This week it will visit Kahului, Maui, and Nawiliwili, Kauai, before doubling back to Honolulu.
A brief cruise originally planned for late in the week has been called off to give the crew some time to rest. Instead the Aloha will be christened and launched on its first interisland cruise July 4, taking the place of the Pride of America, which isn't ready.
A lengthened and modernized version of an incomplete vessel commissioned by American Classic Voyages before that company collapsed into bankruptcy after 9/11, the Pride of America was nearly ready to sail when it sank in a gale at the shipyard dock in Bremerhaven, Germany, this past winter. The water at the dock was so shallow that only the bottom three decks were submerged, but they contained the engines and much of the electrical wiring. The repairs, including a great deal of custom work, will not be done until spring of next year.
The Pride of Aloha is plan B. It was originally scheduled to enter service this fall as a second vessel in interisland service. When the Pride of America became unavailable, NCL moved up the timetable. The 853-foot ship has six restaurants and a wedding chapel.
It is roughly tied with Hilton Hawaiian Village for the title of biggest hotel in the state.
- 2004-06-28 - Pacific Business News (Honolulu)
The Pride of Aloha, a five-year-old cruise ship formerly known as the Norwegian Sky, has arrived in the Hawaiian Islands for permanent service on interisland cruises, bearing passengers from San Francisco.
They will be the last to board the Aloha anywhere but in Hawaii for a long time. The former Bahamian-flagged ship is now U.S.-flagged, has a mostly Hawaii-resident crew, and will be deployed here for cruises that pay port calls only in Hawaii.
The Aloha arrived in Hilo on schedule Saturday, and Sunday visited Kailua-Kona, where there is no dock big enough for cruise ships so passengers are ferried ashore by launch. This week it will visit Kahului, Maui, and Nawiliwili, Kauai, before doubling back to Honolulu.
A brief cruise originally planned for late in the week has been called off to give the crew some time to rest. Instead the Aloha will be christened and launched on its first interisland cruise July 4, taking the place of the Pride of America, which isn't ready.
A lengthened and modernized version of an incomplete vessel commissioned by American Classic Voyages before that company collapsed into bankruptcy after 9/11, the Pride of America was nearly ready to sail when it sank in a gale at the shipyard dock in Bremerhaven, Germany, this past winter. The water at the dock was so shallow that only the bottom three decks were submerged, but they contained the engines and much of the electrical wiring. The repairs, including a great deal of custom work, will not be done until spring of next year.
The Pride of Aloha is plan B. It was originally scheduled to enter service this fall as a second vessel in interisland service. When the Pride of America became unavailable, NCL moved up the timetable. The 853-foot ship has six restaurants and a wedding chapel.
It is roughly tied with Hilton Hawaiian Village for the title of biggest hotel in the state.
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