Guess I'm not a "more than 50% of cruise at sea" person

Sapphire Princess Cruise Review to Hawaii

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 4
Helpful Votes: 32

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
Sapphire Princess

14 Night Hawaii (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 17, 2011

Ship: Sapphire Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

So the main reason for this cruise was the simple fact that my mother refuses to fly. Soooooo....the only way to get to Pearl Harbor was by an extremely long boat ride. We decided to make a holiday trip out of it by going over the xmas time, which was nice with the way that Princess decorates the ship. There was absolutely nothing wrong with the ship, staff, or food..just too many sea days. My whole reason for cruising is to do reconnaissance on where I'd like to visit again. But nine days at sea with only four days in port was not an efficient way to accomplish anything. Maybe never going back to Maui, which was just too touristy for me. I'll take north shore Oahu any day. We did miss seeing Kauai due to extreme winds across the bow, so that was disappointing, but I realize that safety is paramount.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ports of call

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

3 out of 5

Hilo, Hawaii

4 out of 5

Honolulu, Oahu

5 out of 5

Lahaina, Maui

3 out of 5

Ensenada, Mexico

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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8 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

cruisellama    5 years ago

Kristine0721    6 years ago

I think since I have this trip under my belt, if I did another long sea day cruise I'll have a different outlook on it, like you PanamaDee....great for relaxing.

deboftheseas    6 years ago

I totally agree, there are repositioning cruises in stead, fly to Hawaii, cruise islands and then cruise home, or reverse

piratejane    6 years ago

A little bit too long then, have to say looking forward to 1st September to get on board

SammyAddison    6 years ago

Cool 😎

PanamaDee    6 years ago

We did the 15 night round trip from LA to Hawaii & back & loved it! But then again, we love being on the ship on sea days. It is a time to relax & enjoy the sea air. We have also done the transatlantic to Spain & love it. I guess it is just a matter of preference. We love cruising! Hope your next cruise is better! 😎

JonasJonasson    6 years ago

Thanks for rivew. Me and wife did think to make a transatlantic tripp some time, but maybe think again 🙄

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