We had rough weather on the 15 day cruise to the Hawaiian Islands from San Francisco and it was unpleasant. The pools, work out area, and Promenade Deck were closed for safety. About the only activity left was to go to the center of the ship where it was more stable and read for five days. We will never take a Trans-anything cruise again.

The ship has been renovated and the carpets were clean and looked new. The elevators worked. Overall the ship is well maintained. Our cabin, aft with a balcony, was very clean. All the staff were cheerful, hard working, and pleasant.

The food was very mediocre. The meat was lower grade and tough. The desserts often were a variation of whipped cream and cake in different flavors. They finally made a delicious peach pie and it was very popular. We enjoyed the chocolate soft cones after lunch. I have trouble with salt and I gained ten pounds from water retention. My husband did not gain weight. The head waiter tried to help select dinners for me that were low in sodium but their food has salt, lots of sauces and gravies on everything. I also suspect the desalinated water has sodium. So this will be my last cruise for health reasons. I would safely say that ninety percent of the passengers are obese and I would blame it on a combination of overeating and the amounts of sodium in the food and water. Plus the limited amount of exercise we could do because of the high waves and wind. Read more