No Hawaiian music aboard the Island Princess, no decor indicating she was called the Island Princess and no Hawaiian food. That should have been our first clue that this was going to be on ordinary cruise.

We had been looking forward to our first trip to Hawaii with our friends. After four days at sea, very rough sea, I might add, we approached the island of Kauai. We were informed, by Capt. Manfuso that the sea was too rough to get into port via the tenders and oh by the way we're heading to Honolulu because we have a medical/casualty emergency. Okay, we could handle that, but that meant our tour that included renewal of our vows was cancelled too. Disappointed, yes, but it couldn't be helped. Or could it? No one would tell us.

The next stop was to be Lahaina, Maui...guess what, the Capt. got on the PA and cancelled this stop too. Hazardous harbour conditions for tendering operations. There went the snorkeling we had booked. Disappointed, yes. Again, no one would tell us anything about the decision. Read more