jcarruthers Posted May 10, 2019 #1 Share Posted May 10, 2019 Compared to the Mediterranean and Asian cruises we are finding the Pride of America excursions very expensive. Can anybody recommend a shore excursion company in Hawaii that provides reasonably priced excursions for the seven day Hawaiian Island cruise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andlep Posted May 10, 2019 #2 Share Posted May 10, 2019 Best to post in the Hawaii thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rassa Posted May 10, 2019 #3 Share Posted May 10, 2019 Before Pride of America did the 7 day Hawaii cruise, we travelled on a Norwegian cruise and Roberts of Hawaii were at every port for excursions, especially before people embarked and they signed people up for tours. However, if they are now doing the Norwegian Cruise Line tours, they won't do private tours. I have found Norwegian cruise line charges more for excursions than other cruise lines. Try this website https://www.robertshawaii.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted May 10, 2019 #4 Share Posted May 10, 2019 We had some tours organised via the roll call (CC members) but in several ports we just walked ashore and picked up something from the venders waiting there, seemed much better value and certainly cheaper than the ship's prices. It also comes with more risk though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qbay46 Posted May 10, 2019 #5 Share Posted May 10, 2019 I have done the NCL cruise twice and both times I have rented a car in each port and did my our thing, it was very easy to do and the car rental companies meet the ship at the pier and takes you to collect the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted May 10, 2019 #6 Share Posted May 10, 2019 yes ...with the ship doing a regular weekly run , the locals have been able to gear up knowing that they have a constant market arriving... eg .... if its Tues it is Hilo . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted May 11, 2019 #7 Share Posted May 11, 2019 Better than waking up in Belgium I suppose, especially if on an Hawaiian cruise.😋 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felicityd Posted May 13, 2019 #8 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Hi, I did the POA in August/September 2017. I did the following: Maui - Road to Hana tour - https://www.tourmaui.com/ Maui day 2 - Lahaina on your own tour through NCL (didn't feel confident driving in the USA) Hilo - Mary Lou's Big Island tours (currently not operating due to a death in the family, but if they start up again, they were excellent and I definitely recommend them) Kona - took the tender ashore and wandered around the town Kauai day 1 - booked a movie tour through NCL Kauai day 2 - stayed on board On Oahu we booked a private tour through this company - http://www.privatetourshawaii.com/ - again due to not feeling confident driving in the USA Hope this is a little helpful for you. 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcarruthers Posted May 13, 2019 Author #9 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Hi felicityd That’s great. Thanks very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzaw Posted May 16, 2019 #10 Share Posted May 16, 2019 We found that apart from Lahaina , we really needed to get away from the ports. Even Laihana , while pleasant enough , is a beach (I live on the Gold Coast - Laihana could not be compared) and a main street full of touristy shops. They tended to NOT be what we expected of the Hawaiian islands. We THOROUGHLY enjoyed the cruise on Pride of America - it is a real fun ship and the entertainment starts in the big shed before you even board. It is definitely a HAWAIIAN cruise!!! BUT - the ports were a bit MEH! We did a shore tour by bus to the top of the big volcano on the big island of Hawaii - but when we got to the top at around 10,000 feet , couldn't see a thing (cloud) 🙂 The cruise was great - but Hawaii itself?? I think you need a land stay complete with car to appreciate the islands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BINDY31 Posted May 27, 2019 #11 Share Posted May 27, 2019 It’s a great cruise.... we used tourmaui.com for both days in Maui... first day, road to Hana. Second day we did their upcountry tour... we went to the Iao needle, up to the top of Haleakala, had a lovely day. They use small 12 seater buses and even provide lunch. both days on the big Island we used Marylous big island tours, but as mentioned they are not operating at the moment. On Kauai we used ?Roberts for a trip to Waimea Canyon and river cruise and the fern grotto. Second day we had a scenic flight over the island. Cheers belinda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted May 30, 2019 #12 Share Posted May 30, 2019 On 5/16/2019 at 4:58 PM, bazzaw said: We found that apart from Lahaina , we really needed to get away from the ports. Even Laihana , while pleasant enough , is a beach (I live on the Gold Coast - Laihana could not be compared) and a main street full of touristy shops. They tended to NOT be what we expected of the Hawaiian islands. We THOROUGHLY enjoyed the cruise on Pride of America - it is a real fun ship and the entertainment starts in the big shed before you even board. It is definitely a HAWAIIAN cruise!!! BUT - the ports were a bit MEH! We did a shore tour by bus to the top of the big volcano on the big island of Hawaii - but when we got to the top at around 10,000 feet , couldn't see a thing (cloud) 🙂 The cruise was great - but Hawaii itself?? I think you need a land stay complete with car to appreciate the islands I agree a land stay in Hawaii is the best way to experience the Hawaiian islands. We have visited Hawaii a number of times (en route to USA) and have visited all the islands this way. We picked three different places on each island and used these places as a base to tour that area of the island. Car hire and driving is easy in Hawaii, which is a really beautiful place to visit. Being from Queensland, I feel like I'm home as soon as I smell the tropical flowers when I get off long haul flights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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