Maui Sunset Luau Dinner Cruise from Ma'alaea Harbor aboard Pride of Maui

Aloha Jennifer, Thank You for touching on some of the most important components of what makes our Maui Sunset Luau Dinner Cruise a 5 star experience. The food is great because it is prepared with care in our own commercial kitchen just minutes from the harbor, following chef Tania’s recipes and sauces developed over the past 20 years. James and Jodi are a beautiful Hawaiian couple whose passion for sharing their culture through Polynesian song and dance is as genuine as their Aloha spirit. Pride of Maui is the largest Maxi Power Catamaran on Maui and the only tour boat which operates at just 60% of our Coast Guard capacity. We know our guests prefer to be aboard a spacious and stable yacht, offering much more space to comfortably move around and enjoy her sprawling open spaces. Operating with a lot fewer passengers than the other charter boats, allows us to provide an unmatched level of guest service at a very relaxed pace. The sunset views of our beautiful island from offshore are stunning. Thank You for sharing.

Aloha and thank you for your kind words about our amazing and talented crew. We appreciate your comments about the excellent food as well. The views of our beautiful island, from offshore are second to none. I am glad my skipper was able to accommodate you, when you showed up on the wrong evening. We are all about going the extra mile for our guests and appreciate you commenting about it. James and Jodi do such an excellent job at making our guests feel welcomed, and it's great that you participated in the Polynesian warrior dance. It truly is a fun cruise. Thanks again for joining us.

Aloha, There are custom tables built throughout the entire boat both upstairs and downstairs in the cabin below. If you allow your meal to sit too long in the open evening air, yes it will cool down. It definitely is not served cold, and in fact is kept warm on a buffet food service table over flame, until served. We serve delicious comfort food, including fall off the bone baby back ribs, oven roasted chicken, a medley of fresh roasted vegetables, Molokai coconut sweet potato, cheese and artisan cracker platters, and for dessert, a beautiful mango-lilikoi cheesecake. Sounds like you may have had an expectation which could have been more realistic, had you visited our website to view the menu and as such would have known ours is hearty and delicious comfort food, served with a premium open bar and wonderful entertainment, in a casual atmosphere with the option to eat at the stand-up tables, or upstairs where seated dining is provided. Thankfully, there are many other guests who know what to expect because they visited our website at prideofmaui.com for information about the tour, like the guests who attended the same evening as you, and gave us 5 stars, and a great review, including the food, which they described as delicious.

Aloha, Yes, Maka and Kimo treat our guests on an unforgettable cultural journey, through Polynesian music, hula, chants and story telling. Their genuine Aloha Spirit and pride in the local culture drives their performance, and is at the core of who they are. In fact, all of my guys deliver an unmatched level of personalized guest service and we appreciate you sharing your amazing experience.

The reason we don’t have bottled water, is because it’s contained in a plastic bottle. Our goal is to do all we can to minimize our footprint on the environment. Which is why, at the bar downstairs we have 2 large water dispensers that contain osmosis filtered drinking water served in eco friendly biodegradable cups made from sugar cane. Maka and Kimo love for our guests to join in on singing happy birthday, and my experience is that many usually have a lot of fun with it. I bet you didn’t jump in and join in from the sound of it I’m glad the important components of the cruise, such as the boat, delicious food, premium bar, entertainment, guest service and beautiful sunset met or exceeded your expectations.Thanks for joining us.

Thank You for sharing your experience. This is the first time we’ve read that too many folks were standing up and posing for the sunset, or were blocking the views of the sunset. I know the Captain is cognizant of the importance of positioning the vessel for the best views of the sunset. We will take a closer look and if there is a recurring problem with so many standing up on one side of the very large observation deck that others can’t see the sunset, we could make an announcement requesting they be considerate of the other guests, though since this is the first time we’ve heard this, I suspect there were an unusually large number of unaware guests on this particular cruise. Thank You for letting us know and we will take a closer look at this. I’m happy your experience was great otherwise!

We all love wonderful packages! I’m glad you felt that everything was excellent! In these times, it’s also great to know our guests feel they received a great value as well!

Aloha, We feel two hours on the ocean to enjoy a beautiful sunset and Polynesian dinner show, is the right amount of time. You are right that this is not a booze cruise, and the emphasis is on the quality of our exceptional service, delicious food, professional entertainment, cleanliness of our spacious and stable yacht, and cultural immersion. The premium bar featuring a wide variety of nice labels is open and cocktails flow for more than an hour of the total two hours, and the intervals when the bar is unattended during performances allows time to finish your last cocktail. We want you to enjoy the premium open bar, and keep your glass topped off, just not so many that you might be seriously impaired while driving back to your resort at the end of the evening.

Wonderful, amazing and great are some of our favorite words to read! Thank you for sharing your wonderful experience and appreciating the unmatched level of service we provide to our guests. All of us strive to provide the very best food, drink, yacht, entertainment, safety and comfort, so that all you have to do is relax and enjoy!

Wow! Great review. I’m so happy you chose to spend the evening of your 50th anniversary with us. That mother with her calf may be the last two animals left this late in the season. I’m so happy you got to see them on your very special evening. Glad you enjoyed our dinner premium open bar, dancers and my awesome crew. Perfect night says it all.