Century is a classic. An old friend. We sailed with her in 2006, right before her dry dock refurb. She still looks good, with newer looking carpets, nice lounge areas, beautiful dining room- that's why I don't understand why some of the previous reviews have been so negative. Does she have rust? Yes, but you can see the crew hard at work scrapping and painting. There are a few areas in the back which might need to be addressed next year when Century goes back for another refurb- but meanwhile, the crew works very hard to keep the ship looking great. The trip we took to Hawaii was a great value and a wonderful experience.

DH and I chose this 15 night Hawaii Circle Cruise because we had never been to Hawaii and we also liked the idea of a long, relaxing voyage which included as many sea days as possible. We got that! We took the train into San Diego a day early. San Diego is a great port with lots to do including the Duck Tour, the USS Midway, Balboa Park, and lots of shops and restaurants downtown. You can even go to a baseball game during the summer.

Day one We boarded around noon. There was a line to get to the port personnel for clearance, after that it was smooth sailing. There was only a short wait in the Select/Elite line and then we were onboard. We only had to wait ten minutes for the announcement that the cabins were ready. We dropped off our luggage and left our four free items to be pressed on the bed and started to explore the ship. We had a brief muster drill at 4:15 and then got ready for main seating in the MDR at 5:30. We had requested a table for two when we booked the cruise, and we were thrilled to see our request had been fulfilled. Our waiter, Menino, and assn't waiter, Evgenia, were very nice, as was our assn't maitre d, Jerry. The assn't waiter who was a last minute replacement one night did a great job on his first assignment there! Read more