This was my 10th cruise. I have been on Princess, Holland America, Carnival, Celebrity, and Royal Caribbean. I thought the staff on POA was very polite and energetic. They always had a smile on their face.
We arrived two nights early and stayed at the Embassy Suites Waikiki Beach Walk. We were coming from Florida and wanted to adjust to the time change. We rented a car and toured around Oahu. Embassy Suites was a great location to see the shops/restaurants of Waikiki beach.
While in Oahu we went to Pearl Harbor. We arrived at 8:15 am and got a tour ticket for the 8:45 am tour. This gave us time to look at the exhibit before the tour started. Leave all bags in purses in your trunk. They are not allowed at Pearl Harbor. When we left Pearl Harbor at 10am it was much busier because the tour busses had arrived.