Pearl Harbor Question

[beachin']

(Also, I know it's a quibble, but as tix aren't "sold" I think it's more accurate to say that the day's tix might be "gone" or "out." That way there won't be any confusion.)

 

beachchick

You're right - I must have been snoozing because as I look over my post, not only did I omit the "out" part as in "sold out", but it should have been worded differently to connotate not available.

[Giantfan13]

I also posted that when we were there, the people working at Pearl said that in recent weeks, there wasn't much of an afternoon crowd. they didn't understand why, but it just was that way. Still, do you want to get to Pearl in the afternoon and be told that there are no more tours available??. Makes no sense. Just go in the AM, get your ticket and enjoy it. always better to play it safe and accomplish what needs to get doen.

[Moets]

We will visit Pearl Harbor & Arizona Memorial. Do you have the adress where we can buy the tickets? What is the website?

[spleen93]

Website is here: http://www.nps.gov/usar

 

You cannot buy (get, really, since it's free) tickets beforehand. Tickets are handed out first come-first served at the Memorial. One ticket per person lined up.

 

Spleen

[poorsusan]

Does any one know where the memorial for the 45 subs that did not return is on Pearl Harbor? A former shipmate of my husbands says it is in Pearl Harbor.

[lambs2]

Don't know for sure..but think it is here at USS Bowfin Park: http://www.bowfin.org/website/index.cfm

 

They commemorate all 52 of the subs lost in WWII at that park. There is an admission fee.

[beachin']

I also posted that when we were there, the people working at Pearl said that in recent weeks, there wasn't much of an afternoon crowd. they didn't understand why, but it just was that way. Still, do you want to get to Pearl in the afternoon and be told that there are no more tours available??. Makes no sense. Just go in the AM, get your ticket and enjoy it. always better to play it safe and accomplish what needs to get doen.

I don't know - I think that not getting up at the crack of dawn on vacation and waiting in lines for (quite possibly) hours (with kids) to get tickets and then more wait time for the actual tour makes sense to me. Especially in our case, doing a land vacation allowed us flexibility to come back another day if tickets were no longer available on a particular day, and there were plenty of other things to do in the area if that were the case. I'm not advising for or against any time strategy - just sharing my own experience and what worked for us. Also I'm sure it depends on your vacation plan priorities. Although we most definitely wanted to go to Pearl Harbor, it was not a "reason for going to Hawaii" priority.

[Moets]

Pearl Harbour and the Arizona Memorial are they on the same location/entrance?

[CruiseAddict58]

You must must get there early, they only have a limited number of tickets for each day and once they have been allocated that's it.

 

We were there for 6.45am and by the time the ticket desk opened at 7.30 the queue was miles long.

What about booking an excursion through NCL for going to Pearl Harbor, etc. the day our ship (POH) returns to Honolulu? Our flights home will not be leaving until late at night, so we are really considering the excursion that does all this in addition to the Polynesian Cultural Center. If you purchase through NCL, will we still have long lines, etc.?

[Ine]

Pearl Harbour and the Arizona Memorial are they on the same location/entrance?

 

The Arizona Memorial is in the bay of Pearl Harbor, check:

http://www.nps.gov/usar

The only way to get tickets is to go there, stay in line and get them.

(And hope you have to wait less then 2 hrs before it is your turn to see the movie and board the shuttle to the memorial)

No pre-ordering in any way, no specials if you are in a group.

[CruiseAddict58]

The Arizona Memorial is in the bay of Pearl Harbor, check:

http://www.nps.gov/usar

The only way to get tickets is to go there, stay in line and get them.

(And hope you have to wait less then 2 hrs before it is your turn to see the movie and board the shuttle to the memorial)

No pre-ordering in any way, no specials if you are in a group.

Thank Ine for the link....I've bookmarked it and will read it later today! Wonder if we go there on an excursion how they get everyone in and out at the same time?

[Moets]

Thank you Ine. Bedankt Ine.

 

We will stay after our cruise a couple of days on Oahu and we will visit Pearl Harbour on our own and this link will help us further.

[beachchick]

Thank Ine for the link....I've bookmarked it and will read it later today! Wonder if we go there on an excursion how they get everyone in and out at the same time?

 

Well the best they can do is get everyone in line at the same time. Other than that, they can't do anything. They cannot guarantee that you'll get a specific tour time or that everyone will be on the same tour. There are no exceptions for anyone for any reason. Period. (Okay, I'm going to guess that Pearl Harbor survivors would be given an exception, but that's it.)

 

beachchick

[poorsusan]

Do you know where the memorial is to the submariners? A Navy friend said it was in Pearl Harbor but I haven't seen any thing on it yet.

[OptimusPrime]

We were there this past wednesday, showed up at 7:30. Line was what seemed to be a mile long. Once the counter opened though, it moved quickly, we got tickets for an 8:30 showing and were out by about 11. (we did hang out by the museum and check out the store after getting back from the USS Arizona).

[theduffys]

We will be trying to visit the memorial on Fri. Dec. 29. We will have been docked overnight and our rental car will (hopefully) be parked in a garage fairly close to the cruise ship terminal. That means that we can be up and at'em as early as we want so, since it is a holiday week, how early should we get started? I HATE to get up early but, I'm willing to do it ,if I have to, for this once in a lifetime excursion.

Also, does anyone know how close we can park our rental to the pier?

[kluv2cruz]

Is it possible to walk from the cruise ship pier to pearl harbour or is it too far? Thanks...

[bobsydney]

kluv2cruz, depends whether you think around 8 miles is too far to walk ... I certainly do!

 

If you don't want to hire car or go on a coach tour, The Bus, Honolulu's public transit bus system, can take you from near Aloha Tower to the Visitors Centre in a little over 30 min on Routes 20 or 42 (those are the ones I know about, but may be more - see www.thebus.org