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Hawaii Cruise

A trip from July 07, 2007 to July 14, 2007, travelling to Honolulu, Hilo, Maui, Wailuku, Lahaina …
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Our Hawaii Trip 2007

ImageMy husband and I decided on a whim to go to Hawaii after coming across a deal to go on a 7 day cruise including airfare for $999.00 each. We were going to be in San Francisco, so instead of spending 8 days driving the PCH, we decided to go to Hawaii.

This was our first trip to Hawaii and I think cruising is a great way to see paradise.

We sailed on NCL, the Pride of America, Freestyle cruising. I want to speak a little about Freestyle cruising in case you would consider taking this trip. If you have never cruised before, you might never cruise again. Freestyle is kind of a way of saying we will serve the customer if we feel like it. If we don't you're on your own.

The upside of sailing NCL over other cruise lines is you start in Hawaii unlike other lines who start in California. You spend several days on the water before you see land. The accomodations are okay, the food is average (except for the fruit - pineapple, papaya, cantalope, honey dew melon are fantastic & you can certainly survive the week on that if nothing else is edible).  ImageThe other thing you should know about NCL is you will be charged $10.00 per person per day to tip your staff. I guess they figure with their service the way it is, you may not tip at the end of the week.

By traveling on a whim, we had no time in Honolulu, thus we did not see any of the sites of Oahu, except, the airport & ship terminal. We booked our airfare thru NCL because of the special. When we called to try to change to an earlier flight, they were going to charge us $300 each just to change plus a higher airfare, so we decided we would just go another time for that price.  I have a few photos of Honolulu from the ship, but this is all we saw of it.

 

 


 
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HOW MUCH WOULD MY AIR FARE FROM LEXINGTON KENTUCKY AND A NICE HOTEL COST 2 PEOPLE WITH THIS TRIP PLAN IF U CAN GIVE ME A GOOD DEAL AND SOME PICS THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
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I don't know about from Lexington, Ky, but from Texas it's about $500 to $800 depending on when you go and how far in advance you book. We booked the cruise and airfare together for $999, but that was a deal I got off Travel Zoo. You might check there.
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Jeannie Lee Martinez (View Jeannie Lee Martinez's trips)
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we have the same cruise planned for sept. thanks for your input. we would like to read more from other hawaii travlers. we are also renting a car on kauai and going back to the big island for 4 days with a car after the cruise. thanks
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In spite of some of the issues with the cruise line & the car rental, this is a great way to see Hawaii. I hope you enjoy your trip. We would take this trip again.
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Hello, We are going to Hawaii on this same trip for our honeymoon. I was curious about the car rental... Did you book it all through the car rental agency before your trip? How did you get to the car rental place on most islands from the port? I noticed NCL offered car rental service at 39.00 per day but I am assuming that is per person which would end up costing us 78.00 for both of us but I'm not sure. Thanks for any input you can give me. I loved the trip tips, etc.. thanks so much!
Melinda
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I booked our rental cars through the rental car agency directly. The rental agency had shuttles at every stop except Kona. I called the 800 number. I rented through Thrifty, but I believe all the major companies had shuttles there, again except Kona. I called the 800 number to book instead of online. I hope you guys have a great time. You will certainly enjoy the scenery.
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how much would it be for four people from tulsa,oklahoma?
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The price is going to be contingent upon when you go and what type of cabin you choose - be it an inside cabin, oceanview, veranda or suite. We took an inside cabin. The deal we got was on travel zoo and the cost was $1299 per person including airfare. We booked in April & traveled in July.
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Several of us couples are planning a trip to Hawaii and do the cruise on the American Cruise Line. We would like to know how much was the total package. We live in San Antonio Area in Texas and I saw that you were from Texas, where did you travel from and what airlines did you use.
Cecil :-)
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Sat 07/07/07 (day 1) - Honolulu
Sun 07/08/07 (day 2) - Hilo
City
Mon 07/09/07 (day 3) - Maui
Island
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Tue 07/10/07 (day 4) - Wailuku, Lahaina
Wed 07/11/07 (day 5) - Kailua Kona, Kealakekua
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Thu 07/12/07 (day 6) - Kauai, Kekaha, Koloa/ Kauai
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