This was my husbands and my fifth cruise (first with NCL) our local travel agent put together a package for this Hawaiian cruise with ten couples signing up. We selected this trip because this was the only way, which allows you to see more than one island in seven days having to unpack once.

EMBARKATION: Went quickly, but our tour group were about the last to embark at 6:30PM (This was poorly planned by our travel agent, traveling over twelve hours arriving late afternoon in Honolulu) If planning this trip arrive at least a day or two before your cruise to somewhat adjust to the time difference. Not a good idea to travel so many hours, arrive so late in the day in Honolulu, then embark last. We were cheated out of a part of the cruise I look forward to getting on the ship early giving one the opportunity to explore the ship, make reservations, and people watch. On a positive note there was no line to embark on the ship we were greeted with beautiful leis and our bags were waiting for us by our cabin door.

CABIN: Very happy with our balcony cabin. We were given a handicapped cabin (we are not handicapped), which was a bonus for us because they are the size of a basic hotel room, which is huge for a ships cabin. The bed was very comfortable. We saw our travel companions cabin and they are comparable to Carnivals balcony cabins. Read more