One Way Cruising

[Takyla]

In October 2010, we are traveling to Hawaii and spending one week on the Big Island (Hawaii) and one week on Kauai. We were wondering if it's possible to book a one way cruise from the Islands back to Los Angeles. If anyone knows the answer and what cruise lines that might accomodate us, I'd appreciate knowing.

Takyla

[fann1sh]

I'm sorry, but you won't find a cruise like that. Because of U.S. law, it's not possible to transport passengers between two U.S. ports without visiting a remote foreign country in between.

[Sir PMP]

In October 2010, we are traveling to Hawaii and spending one week on the Big Island (Hawaii) and one week on Kauai. We were wondering if it's possible to book a one way cruise from the Islands back to Los Angeles. If anyone knows the answer and what cruise lines that might accomodate us, I'd appreciate knowing.

Takyla

 

You can get one way as long as you pay for the whole cruise;)

[navybankerteacher]

I'm sorry, but you won't find a cruise like that. Because of U.S. law, it's not possible to transport passengers between two U.S. ports without visiting a remote foreign country in between.

HAL cruises stop at Ensenada, Mexico on the way back from Hawaii to San Diego -- for just that reason - having sailed from San Diego, they must call at some foreign port. HAL might sell aone way ifthe ship were not full --- check with them.

[BaumD]

Do a search on any TA site. There are many cruises that start in Hawaii and end in either Ensenada or Vancouver. They need to do this to comply with US laws. Not sure about Oct 2010 availability.

[paul929207]

You can get one way as long as you pay for the whole cruise;)

Actually, that is incorrect. Even if you pay for the round trip cruise you cannot debark in Hawaii.

[ab0si]

Actually, that is incorrect. Even if you pay for the round trip cruise you cannot debark in Hawaii.

 

Actually, you can. Forcing you to stay on would be kidnapping. :)

Of course, you would have to pay the substantial fine the cruise line would incur for a violation of federal law.. but, that is a civil, not criminal, problem.

[wrp96]

HAL cruises stop at Ensenada, Mexico on the way back from Hawaii to San Diego -- for just that reason - having sailed from San Diego, they must call at some foreign port. HAL might sell aone way ifthe ship were not full --- check with them.

 

 

The HAL cruises won't work for them. As they are the HAL cruises are fine with the Ensenada stop because they are roundtrip (the PVSA only requires a foreign port stop on roundtrip cruises). But if the OP boarded the ship in Hawaii and got off in San Diego, they would violate the PVSA because their cruise would be a one way between two different US ports and that would require a distant foreign port stop, and Ensenada isn't a distant foreign port under the PVSA.

 

The OP might be able to find some one way cruises from Honolulu to Ensenada. As ships are repositioning back from Alaska some cruiselines will do a one way Vancouver to Honolulu followed by another one way cruise Honolulu to Ensenada, but October is a little late for that, as usually those happen in September. At this point though, most cruiselines have not released itineraries for that far out so they will need to wait a few months to see what their options. Typically you see these one ways on Carnival and RCCL but occasionally Princess and Celebrity have offered this type of itinerary as well.

[DEL67]

Several of the cruiselines have one-way cruises to/from Hawaii, mostly at the beginning to end of the Alaskan season as the ships reposition back to the Caribbean.

 

Due to the Jones Act, however, they must stop at a foreign port (Ensenada) because no foreign flagged ship is allowed to start and end at a US port without going to a foreign port. That's why NCL's ships that circle Hawaii are US flagged.

[greatam]

Carnival Spirit has a one way cruise only slightly out of your time frame. Leave HNL on September 26, arrive Ensenada October 8. 12 days total

[Sir PMP]

Actually, that is incorrect. Even if you pay for the round trip cruise you cannot debark in Hawaii.

 

 

Wrong, last cruise in sept. to New Zealand, a couple had paid for 2 cabins, for a 33 day cruise out of L.A., they boarded in L.A., daughter and husb. boarded in Honolulu.

[wrp96]

Wrong, last cruise in sept. to New Zealand, a couple had paid for 2 cabins, for a 33 day cruise out of L.A., they boarded in L.A., daughter and husb. boarded in Honolulu.

 

 

What you are talking about is very different. Because your cruise went to New Zealand, the daughter and husband didn't violate the PVSA (New Zealand counts as a distant foreign port under the PVSA). But most of HAL's Hawaii cruises are only 14 or 15 night roundtrip Hawaii cruises where the foreign port stop is Ensenada Mexico. If you boarded in Hawaii on those cruises, it would violate the PVSA because there would be no distant foreign port stop (Ensenada does not count).