Hawaii Cruise Reviews

Had a good time and met lots of new friends that I will likely stay in touch with.

Overall we had a great time on our cruise. Service in the dining room could be a bit faster but we enjoyed the family time. Our cabin was clean and beds comfortable. The islands were all beautiful!

I would recommend researching all excursions. Feel free to take off on your own on days with no All Aboard, use your time wisely

Overall, I was not impressed with Hawaii, except for Pearl Harbor and the Maui Gold pineapple plantation. The 5 days out and back was wonderful. I enjoyed being on the ship. The ocean was consistently very rough the whole time and a number of guests fell during the cruise. The staff was exhausted but pleasant. Many of the staff were going home from San Diego. They got restaffed before the next cruise.

This was really the best trip we have taken to Hawaii. Very relaxing and enjoyable. Cabin was in the back of the ship and it was so quiet all the time. Would get this room again if we go.

Perfect sized ship for such a perfect vacation. Everything from embarkation to disembarkation went smoothly. Ports here are amazing whether you choose your own adventure or use one of the ship excursions. Luau in Nawiliwili is a MUST and just puts the icing on the perfect cruise cake.

Over-all Experience was average at best. Best Items: Food was very good Room was nice Worst Items; Internet did not work.... Should have asked for refund of over $350 I was told to use cell since we were in port every day. Ship was much too cold! Tropical climate and freezing on the inside. Purchased sweaters etc. to keep warm Ship is just old and not being maintained well. Sink stopper broken in room and they did not fix it. just took it out. shower not working at pool area the entire cruise.. Signs of wear and tear in many places Cruise was very expensive compared to most (No value for money other than transportation to islands). Shore excursions were ridiculously expensive. $700-800 for a dinner lua for two! $600 fir a bus tour? Cruise director was just a marketing person always pushing the expensive activities every day. He became annoying after awhile. Some good entertainment (comic and pink bar) but who does a movie for the primary entertainment? That was sad. 20% tip on everything plus $40/day on room is excessive. Signing slips all week for coffee, drinks etc. is annoying. Just roll the cost into the cruise and pay your workers a living wage. Don't have the passengers help subsidize the employees when NCL should be doing it!!!! At least you call it a service charge and not a tip anymore since that would be discretionary. I would not recommend this cruise If you want an incredible ship, I would recommend the Celebrity Edge class ships, Incredible in every aspect! We just loved it....

We enjoyed this cruise very much, loved traveling at night and had days to explore many places.

This cruise has one unique advantage, in that (I believe) it is the only major line that goes to Hawaii without having first to sail from another country. If you don't want to spend several days in a row at sea getting to Hawaii this is a huge advantage, and the reason we chose to take it. The price you pay is that it also has to pay American wages since there are no international stops, which would allow for lower wages. So you pay a higher price for this convenience. Going in, we knew that this was not a high level cruise ship; in fact it had less to offer than any of the other 14 cruises we have taken on other lines. But overall it was worth it to us to fly in and out of Honolulu, and have 2 days on each island, rather than just one.

We are experienced travelers with many cruises and other trips. Do not want to cruise on mainstream cruise,one again. You get what you pay for.

This was our fourth Princess cruise. The software for the website and medallion apps need a lot of work. Prior to getting on the ship and dealing with the documentation isn’t user friendly and getting help is even more difficult. I’d fire ever IT person if they worked for me and find more qualified people to remake the application and protect the brand.

We love the sea days, plenty to do. Very relaxing, nice to meet many new people.

This cruise is the best way to see all of the islands of Hawaii. The cruise line does not cruise the coast on the final day so be aware of this issue. After speaking with other cruisers we realized rental cars are the way to go. So if you plan correctly renting cars will afford you the best opportunity to see the islands at your pace. The road to Hana was driven at our pace and after speaking with cruisers that took the tours they were somewhat disappointed that not all stops happened. We choose the Volcano Park and only saw a small portion. Again cruisers that rented cars talked about seeing a ton more than we did. Best advice I can give is book an aft cabin and rent cars at every stop that is available and plan accordingly and it will be a trip of a lifetime.

Room was great, food was okay, people were wonderful.

Great cruise but over priced. Did not get good or even average service. Had to wait too long for a drink. Had to wait in line at the bar then treated horribly by the overworked bartenders.

This cruise was amazing! Hawaii, Oahu and Kauai were some of the most beautiful places I've ever seen! HAL was a good cruise line, but it was God's magnificent creations that made this trip wonderful! Don't go with divas or party-poopers who only want to stare at their phones though, you'll seriously regret wasting your time and money! Go with upbeat people who can appreciate God's handiwork and want to unplug for a bit and just bask in the breathtaking beauty. Trust me, and have fun!

I was way disappointed in loosing two Hawaii days port of call on Maui. I understand why but I thing RC should have tried a little bit harder to make that up in Hawaii. We live near both Seattle and Victoria so they were not a interest to us.

Great Cruise. Everything went smoothly. The crew was great from our room steward to the wait staff. Food and entertainment was good, could have had more variety of shows. Plenty of opportunities to shop and activities to choose from. All around a great vacation and cruise. Would highly recommended Royal Caribbean and for their service and quality.

Overall a good cruise, the weather was bad the first 3.5 days but it got much better as we got closer to the islands.

We would have no hesitation to going on this cruise again. It was very nice even with the cabin issue.