Post cruise suggestions

[ladyjane550]

Our flight doesn't leave until 8:00 PM. What can we do during the day so we don't have to sit at the airport? Honolulu, Hawaii

Edited July 25, 2018 by ladyjane550
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[cccole]

There have been some recent suggestions, but my two favorites would be the Iolani Place followed by a day on a chaise in front of the Outrigger on Waikiki, or a visit to Shangri La with the Honolulu Museum of Art with a meal before or after at their restaurant, and then a last mai tai at the Banyan Court at the Moana Surfrider. There are a lot of things to do depending on your interests. Have fun, Cherie

[Beachiekeen]

You could check with your cruise line to see if they offer an excursion that will then drop you off at the airport. I know NCL offers this. I love the PP's suggestions though and am taking note of them! You can also rent a hotel room for the day at a place like Outrigger or Aston Waikiki and spend the day at the pool, have lunch, and then clean up before leaving for the airport--this is a little pricey but we have 4 people so a tour for 4 people would cost about the same as a AAA rate at the Outrigger.

 

Here's a thread about what you can do near the cruise port:

 

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2637277

Edited July 26, 2018 by Beachiekeen

[Lucky Granny]

We were on the POA and booked one of their end-of-cruise excursions. When we left the ship, we claimed our luggage and put it under the bus we were going on. Then the bus rode around all day with us enjoying having someone else doing the driving, even though we went on some roads we had traveled on our own earlier. The view is different from high up in a bus and the driver told us different information than we had learned earlier. We were dropped off at the airport later that day (the excursions are scheduled depending on flight time) with our luggage. We still had to wait a couple of hours but it was so easy to not have to worry with luggage all day. Don't plan to wait at the airport longer than you have to. We arrived about 7 pm for a 10 pm flight. Lots of stores and eating places were closed and we thought the wait was going to be miserable. But later, closer to flight times, the stores opened up. They apparently lock up when there aren't many flights and open only when crowds arrive. Wouldn't want to stay all day.