EAST VS WEST

[vadersprincess12]

Hello Everyone ~ wondering how the sailing is from the West Coast (LAX, SF) going to Hawaii.  Most of our cruises are along the East Coast and into the Caribbean so looking for a comparison.  TIA.

[CruiserBruce]

In what way?

 

If you look around here, or the Hawaii board, you will see many comments on seas ...can be a bit rougher the first 48 hours, smoothing out as you approach Hawaii. Possibly the same roughness as you approach the West Coast on the return. But, to reinforce my consistent advisory that seas can be rough anything, anywhere, there was a "Live from" thread on the Holland America board in the middle of February, where the poster reported rough seas just about every day of their cruise, as, well, its winter time on the West Coast, and the West Coast was getting by storm after storm originating near Hawaii.

[julia]

5 hours ago, vadersprincess12 said:

Hello Everyone ~ wondering how the sailing is from the West Coast (LAX, SF) going to Hawaii.  Most of our cruises are along the East Coast and into the Caribbean so looking for a comparison.  TIA.

You cannot compare an East Coast or Caribbean cruise with a West Coast... two completely different oceans (well, three actually), totally different weather, ocean currents, different vibe  But, experiencing Hawaii is completely different than the islands in the Caribbean. 

[KeepCalmBearOn]

23 hours ago, vadersprincess12 said:

Hello Everyone ~ wondering how the sailing is from the West Coast (LAX, SF) going to Hawaii.  Most of our cruises are along the East Coast and into the Caribbean so looking for a comparison.  TIA.

 

There is no comparison. Hawaii is close to 3,000 miles from the Mainland, 5 sea days going, 5 sea days coming back and 5 days at ports in the middle.

 

The Hawaiian islands are the tops of a volcanic mountain range. Mauna Kea is the tallest mountain in the world, base to top, at over 10,000m (33,500 ft). If you do it in winter/early spring you can see whales.

 

The water is different, the beaches are different, the people are different and the food is different.

[Eric from San Diego]

Sailing from San Diego, Vancouver and San Francisco are the easiest.  Ships leave from downtown piers with many hotels nearby.   Long Beach is next to the Queen Mary with some hotels and activities nearby.   San Pedro is in a industrialized container port that is not near to much of anything that you would normally think of as part of Los Angeles proper.   Both of LA ports are far from the airport with inconvenient transport.