I chose this cruise because of the ports - Fiji, Hawaii and French Polynesia. Firstly Suva was quietly dropped off our schedule and the passengers informed at embarkation. The reason given, the ship had to travel slowly because of the maintenance. Sure we were given $100 fully refundable onboard credit. But I was very disappointed to miss this port.

At Pago Pago we were late docking because another Princess ship was in Port and Pago Pago only has 1 pilot and 1 tug. The reason for going to Pago Pago, so the entertainers could swap ships!

Hawaii Islands were great, the Captain tried to make up for some of our disappointments by taking us the wrong way around the big island of Hawaii (called Hawaii) so we could see the lava flow. I think all the passengers appreciated that gesture. Read more