Kailua-Kona, Hawaii Port Reviews

Once again small beaches , not a lot to do. Volcanoes were interesting, while the botanical gardens were okay not what I expected

So beautiful! Enjoyed our tour around the island

This was a tender port, but still worth getting off and visiting. Lots of shops and restaurants in walking distance of the tender dock. Get your tender tickets early. There is also a small beach near the tender dock, but it gets pretty busy.

Would rather have had 1 less day on the Big Island to have 1 day at a port in Maui. There were plenty of sights to see plus it would have helped the Maui economy.

We walked into town and just looked around for a few hours - very nice time

Whale watching. Saw a few tail flops and a baby breach but was overall disappointed we didn't see more whales and breaches.

Took the volcano national park excursion. The park was nice, but then we were brought back to Hilo to visit Rainbow Falls, after everyone on tour bus said they had seen it in Hilo tour.

Lovely town, just not enough time in port to do much.

Again we hired a car and found a lovely beach area where we finally got the chance to swim. Again the landscape is lava rock and very lush most of the time.

This stop was a last minute add on due to the unfortunate fire at our original stop. Therefore, most shore excursions were sold out quickly and we missed out on a tour. We ended up walking around the port area--there is a small beach right off the ship as well as incredible tourist shopping and so many wonderful restaurants. Loved this stop and hope to do it again!