I recently returned from this cruise with my mother (65) and daughter (11). The islands were beautiful and shouldn't be missed, but if there were any other cruise line with a similar itinerary, I would choose it over this one. We have sailed 2 times on Royal Caribbean and NCL didn't come close. The trip was filled with extreme wonders on the island but extreme boredom on the ship. See below for details.
Embarkation/Debarkation - about the only compliment I can give this ship - absolutely outstanding in both speed and ease. We had a post-cruise stay at the Marriott Waikiki and debarkation was wonderful (although they lost part of our luggage -- the only one with clean clothes in it!).
Food - Absolutely horrible! I, at least, expected reasonable edible food. This NEVER occurred in the main dining room (except for Steak and Lobster night). My mom and daughter are very picky but I'm pretty easy to please. There were no standard fares. The steak was tough as shoe leather. The service was so slow it was maddening. We finally decided to try the steakhouse (specialty restaurant $20 each) because we were starving at night. That was much better. Too bad by the time we found out the food was terrible in the "free" places, all the reservations were booked up in all the specialty restaurants. Apparently, that's the only place you can get even reasonable food. This was a complete disappointment after the excellent dining we have experienced on Royal Caribbean Voyager and Explorer of the Seas.