As we were the beneficiaries of so many wonderful tips from the CC boards we wanted to share our review of the NCL POA here and give everyone our experience and insights during the trip. But I will apologize in advance for how long this will be. Before we give you thoughts and reviews we should let you know that we are active adults who enjoy travelling as well as our budget permits. We chose NCL POA because we felt it was the most efficient and cost effective way to have a taste of the most of the Hawaiian Islands.

We stayed in Oahu 3 nights prior to the cruise. We were lucky to have stayed on the North shore of Oahu at a B&B. Waikiki is not for us. Using recommendations from CC we used Thrifty Car Rental in all islands. However, we did not know that Thrifty is not directly on site at the airport in Honolulu. Not a huge deal but since we had travelled direct from the NY/NJ area 11.50 hours on a flight, it just added to the length. That being said we were thrilled with Thrifty on all the other Islands.

Also, I cannot stress strongly enough -- figure out your destinations. PACK your own GPS AND PRE-PROGRAM YOUR GPS before leaving home. This will save enormous amounts of time and frustrations with spelling Hawaiian road names. Read more