I’ve created a new category for our cruise-related articles. You can find those posts in  Cruising Hawaii sub-category of General Hawaii posts.. I hope that make it easier to find all our cruise articles for readers planning a Hawaii cruise vacation. Within this new category, you’ll find time-saver tips, ideas for DIY island tours and more. Have you cruised Hawaii? What ... Read More »

Per this news article, there’s a new trend for destination weddings organized by cruise ships. So, I wanted to pass along this wedding idea for our readers that are soon-to-be brides and grooms. From the article, several cruise lines offer complete wedding packages and do all the organizing for you. These cruise wedding packages that include flowers, cake, officiant and ... Read More »

Norwegian Cruise Line announced plans to revitalize their ship that’s currently dedicated to a continuous 7-day Hawaii itinerary. The Pride of America will enter dry dock for 14 days starting March 23, 2013. The $30million investment will include improvements like: - Addition of 24 ultra-luxurious suites (Ultra-luxurious, you say? Oh my, do tell me more!) - Addition of 4 studio ... Read More »

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I recently received the following question from a reader who’ll be on a cruise around the Hawaiian islands: We are planning a trip this September to the islands. We will be on a NCL cruise. Do you have any suggestions or pointers about car rentals at the various ports? Are there shuttles that provide transportation to the car rentals from ... Read More »

Via TravelZoo, I was just alerted to an excellent seven-night Hawaii cruise deal available through Travelocity. The special offer is $999 per person for a balcony room plus $200 onboard ship credit. You can find more details on this deal plus other nice looking rates by clicking here. Here are the points worth mentioning: 7-night cruise on Norwegian Cruise Line’s ... Read More »

Taking a cruise around Hawaii is a great way to see the best of all the major islands in one week.  The only downside to a cruise is that you really only get to scratch the surface of what each island has to offer as your time is very limited on each island.  So, you really need to make the ... Read More »

Hawaii’s Big Island is truly big and much too large to see the island’s highlights in a days time.  As there are two major airports and cruise ship stops on the Big Island – one in Kona and one in Hilo – I’m creating two separate one day sight-seeing itineraries for the Big Island. We’ve already looked at my recommendations ... Read More »

Today, we continue the series of what to see on each Hawaiian island in one day. The Big Island is big indeed and there is so much to see. This island even has two major airports – one in Kona and one in Hilo. Since there are two major airports and since cruise ships usually have a day assigned to ... Read More »

Let’s continue the series of one day Hawaii itineraries with a visit to Maui. So, what would I plan to see with only one day on Maui? I’d most definitely spend my time on the road to Hana. This drive is arguably the most beautiful drive in Hawaii. I remember my first trip to Maui, I drove the road to ... Read More »