Hawaii cruise....

I'm doing the cruise on NCL as well. It was the only way we could afford Hawaii. You are saving on meals because the ship is all-inclusive. I heard going out to eat on Hawaii costs a lot of money. Plus if you planned to island hop you are saving because you get to see all 4 main islands without having to fly to each one.

We took the NCL Pride of Aloha from Oahu last year. It was a great way of seeing all the islands.

We got our flights for $575/pp (but the normal cost is about $700/pp). And the cruise was not so expensive because we booked an inside cabin (we booked too late and only inside cabins of $3000 suites were available, so we went with the inside cabin).

Instead of visiting my cousin, we decided to take Norwegian Cruise Line's 'Pride of America' cruise 2 years ago ..the whole Hawaii experience was fantastic but the cruise itself was disappointing....normally when you take a cruise (e.g. in the Caribbean) the crew are from other countries and they tend to be polite, hardworking and very attentive. But the Pride of America was the total opposite -- the crew are young americans who seemed to think they were on a vacation. They started complaining to us while we are eating our breakfast, they didn't clean our cabin and didn't change our towels until after 3 PM (when we are finally back).

Have fun!!

We did a cruise last year to hawaii from LA and back on Princess. 16 days of bliss It was actually a very good price for two weeks and seeing 5 different places. It's nice too bc you only have to fly to cali. Might even do it again for the HM and upgrade to a nicer room!

Yes...FH and I were going to do that, but changed our minds after thinking about our last two cruises. The benefits, food is included. Disadvantages, you'll have kids and elderly ppl on board w/ you, just about everywhere you go. It is a fun experience, we just wanted something more intimate. Also, the tours on cruises are A LOT more than online. If you are interested in cruising Norwegian goes there during the summer, in the fall Carnival has a cruise there. I find the best cruising deals:
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Good luck!