After hearing about amazing cruise trips from friends and family over the years we decided to insert a 7 day cruise into the middle of our wedding trip. Our original plan was to get married on board and add a few days in Oahu at the beginning and end. What a mistake !

We were very lucky that before our trip I had decided to hire an outside group to arrange a wedding on the beach while overnighting in Maui. They were absolutely perfect, I won't mention the company's name here because they don't deserve to be associated with this tub.

Ok, first we arrive on board and notice that everything looks worn and dirty. The cabins are very tiny and look like a ferry I commuted on for quite some time. There was no hot water in our cabin and it took a trip to reception and long lineups at the desk to get it fixed. We had asked for an upgrade as suggested as we were getting married on board and was told nothing would be available. There was absolutely no acknowledgement during the entire cruise that we were there for our wedding/honeymoon as others had received on other ships. Read more