Cruised to Hawaii on the Golden Princess as it seemed to be the cruise with the best overall Hawaiian experience. Thanks to Elua it was!

We booked adjoining balcony cabins near the stern of the ship, due to the location with easy access to the terrace pool and Horizon Court. I would recommend the location, even though there was more movement than amidships. The cabin was spacious, and, as our daughter and son-in-law were in the next cabin, we arranged for the adjoining balcony divider to be left open.

We chose traditional dining in the Canaletto dining room, as we find it is a good way to make new friends. The food was reasonable (mass catering) but well presented. I cannot speak too highly of our waiter, Stephen and his assistant, Made, who helped make our cruise the excellent experience that it was. We were disappointed in the Horizon buffet and other deckside buffets, but enjoyed the burger & pizza bars. We had dinner one night in the Crown Grill, which we would thoroughly recommend. Read more