We flew from Boston to Phoenix and Phoenix to Honolulu via US Airways. 12 hour flight. The airlines does not offer any movie or radio from Boston to Phoenix and back so bring some entertainment. There is a movie or two on flight from Phoenix to Honolulu and radio channels that have a lot of static. From Honolulu to Phoenix there was one movie because it was an 11pm flight. Food offerings were few and were for a fee. They do offer a lot of cold drinks for free and liquor for a fee. O the flight home with a very short time between flights they ran out of sandwiches and we had only a snack for 12 hours. Flights were on time and fairly smooth. The flight attendants did only there job. No real interaction with the passengers.

We were met by our tour company rep. and received a very fragrant lei greeting. Got our luggage quickly and were off to the hotel for an overnight stay.The hotel Ohana East was clean and nicely situated to the beach and shopping and restaurants. All price ranges.

The next day Sat.3/31 we went to the ship . Again met with a lei greeting and picture taking of course. Check ion was simple and we were on the ship right away. It was about 12:30 pm and we were on board and went to the Aloha Cafe for lunch. The usual buffet food but nothing outstanding. Plenty of seating. Read more