Tropical Topicals - or How We Spent 11 Great Days on the Pride of Aloha December 1 -12, 2007
Our Travel Background: We have been on NCL/NCLA 3 times now, though this was our first on NCLA. This was our second trip on this itinerary, and third in Hawai'i, and number 11 overall. We have at least 2 more scheduled with NCL/NCLA. We traveled with my brother (hereafter DB) and sister-in-law (DSIL or is it DSiL??), both of whom have cruised before, though not to Hawai'i and not on NCL. They have both been to Hawai'i before as well. We booked with an agent I found on Cruise Compete, Jean Farmer. We got a great deal at the time of booking, and I never found a lower price in my on-line research over the six months from booking to departure. We did not get any up-sell offers.
Air Arrangements: We booked air ourselves through Delta. Again, I feel we got the best deal available as I checked regularly from purchase through departure. We flew Northwest to Hawai'i and Delta on the return. The return flight was special since they served a hot dinner soon after takeoff and a breakfast snack shortly before landing in Atlanta. All food/snacks were free, not for sale! We had a flashback to the way airlines used to treat passengers!!