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Cruises
Diamond Head and the famous
Waikiki Beach on Oahu are just the beginning of what you will see on your Hawaii
cruise. You'll see Maui, Kuaii and Hawaii, the big island. Maui has Mt. Haleakula
which is over 10,000 feet high and you can drive to the top and take a bicycle
(or drive) down the mountain. The view from the top is spectacular. You can
see the other Hawaiin islands sometimes with snow covered volcano peaks. Kauai
is the garden isle and many think it is the most beautiful. It is not as populated
and has its own Grand Canyon (Wiamea Canyon). Hawaii is also awesome with Volcanoes
National Park and the oportunity to get a close as anyone should ever get to
an active volcano. The cruise usually tries to sail by the Kiluuea.the most
active volcano in the world so you can see the glowing red lava spilling into
the sea increasing the size of Hawaii.
Prices quoted are for cruise-only rates per person based on
double occupancy for the least expensive inside cabin. Airfare and port taxes
are extra. Quoted rates are subject to availability. Third and fourth passengers
per cabin usually cruise for less. See our Cruise Price Estimator for
more information.
Hawaii Cruises
NCL is the only cruise linethat operates roundtrip from Hawaii
but we don't recommend NCL wich recently rated at the bottom of all major U.S.
operating cruise lines in their food. Service is also a trouble spot. One of
our clients called their "freestyle" dining "no style" dining.
There are a several wonderful 14 or 15-day Hawaii cruises in the spring, fall
& winter sailings from Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, Princess and Holland
America which eliminate the expensive airfare across the Pacific to Hawaii and
as a result are very competitive to the price for an NCL 7-night cruise from
Honolulu when airfare is included in the total cost. Some people also much prefer
the 4 relaxing days at sea compared to an 8 to 12 hour flight. It is the civilized
way to travel - in my opinion.
Our recommended way to cruise Hawaii is to take a 14 or 15-night
cruise from Los Angeles or San Diego. At least four different cruiselines offer
this option.
Celebrity Summit
or Infinity:
These
are our top choice for a 14-night Hawaii Cruise roundtrip from Los Angeles or
San Diego (just a few sailings). These 5+ star beauties are our top rated premium
class cruise ships. They hold only 1950 people (double occupancy) and have about
the same high space ratio per person as the top luxury lines like Crystal. In
fact, the CondeNast Traveler's readers survey for ranked Celebrity as the top
premium class cruise line with 6 of the top 10 slots for large cruise ships.
Ships rated #1 to #4 include both the Summit and Infinity and their two other
identical twins Constellation and Millennium. The only ships nicer than these
are luxury class ships which sometimes offer one or two Hawaii cruises a year.
Please ask for this option. Celebrity has currently pulled out of the Hawaii
market but we expect them to return at some date, and hope they are available
when you decide to go.
Royal Caribbean
Radiance
and Serenade of the Sea do cruises to
Hawaii in the spring, winter and fall. These are beautiful ships and a past client
favorite. We love the Viking Crown lounge with 360 degreeviews and the Windjammer
restaurant up front which provides incredible 180 degree views while dining. These
ships are very similar to Celebrity Summit and Infinity but have more to do for
active guests like rock climbing walls and gyro leveled pool tables. They have
more cabins that hold 3 and 4 guests and Roayl Caribbean has the best children's
program at sea. We rate them tops for families.
For the latest
Hawaii
and other destination specials see our Great
Deals page which is updated frequently.
Holland America
ms Zaandam does a 15-day
Circle Hawaii cruises roundtrip from San Diego monthly from October to April.
The Zaandam is an outstanding 5-star ship that sails to Haawaii and returns
after visiting Hilo, Honolulu, Kauai, Maui, and Kona for great shore excursion
options every day. She is a mid-sized ship of about 63,000 tons that holds about
1500 people. She is a premium class ship that has an older average age passenger
and generally cost more than the other choices to Hawaii.
Princess
Princess has also started offering 15-night Hawaii cruises
roundtrip from Los Angels to Hawaii and also between Hawaii and Tahiti twice
a year. We rate these cruises below those from Celebrity, Royal Caribbean and
Holland America as food and service are just not as good. We also dislike the
fact they have no observatin lounges on their ships.
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