I have to start out by saying that all the negative reviews of this cruise had me somewhat concerned about doing it, but figured it was a great way to easily see the islands with limited time available. It never ceases to amaze me that someone can have such an completely opposite experience, but that is why we all have our opinions I guess, and you can never rely on other people's reviews alone to decide whether or not to do something.

To give you some background, this cruise was myself and my husband. We are 33 and 55. This would be my third cruise and DH's 2nd. All previous cruises have been on NCL.

Our cruise was embarking from Honolulu on February 23, 2013. We wanted to spend a couple of days in Waikiki before the cruise. We had been there a couple of years before and had a wonderful land vacation, so figured it was a great add-on to our vacation. Read more