Hawaii with Cunard?

[jax]

Has any one gone to Hawaii via Cunard? There is a 2011 voyage on Queen Victoria and need any insight that can be given.

[mezza]

what insight do you need - what is different about Cunard or Hawaiithat you are concerned about?? We are booked on the LA to Sydney sector of the QE maiden voyage - calls into 2 ports in Hawaii. we have been there before but hapy to go again coz it's the ship we want to be on :)

[southwestie]

Just go book it, we are just about to book this one as well, had a great offer in the mail today

[DKNYC]

Which one Rob? Jan or Feb . I am thinking about it as well. Maybe you could book it while on board:D

 

Denise

[DKNYC]

Jax

I don't know if Cunard has done just a Hawall voyage before. They usually stop there on World cruises.

 

Denise

[Cruiser765]

what insight do you need - what is different about Cunard or Hawaiithat you are concerned about?? We are booked on the LA to Sydney sector of the QE maiden voyage - calls into 2 ports in Hawaii. we have been there before but hapy to go again coz it's the ship we want to be on :)

 

 

Not a good answer to the OP question.

 

Chill

 

Jackie :)

[southwestie]

Jax

I don't know if Cunard has done just a Hawall voyage before. They usually stop there on World cruises.

 

Denise

 

 

looking into it, only 12 more hours till be board QV for this small cruise

[Buddy604]

Has any one gone to Hawaii via Cunard? There is a 2011 voyage on Queen Victoria and need any insight that can be given.

I can't recall Cunard doing more that pit stops on a world cruise before so the question is certainly valid when looking at it as a Hawaii-centric journey.

 

The Queen Victoria will be doing the 14 day round-trip from LA. This mean only four port stops in Hawaii, not five: Hilo (not Kona), Honolulu, Nawiliwili on Kauai and Lahaina on Maui.

 

The sights are certainly nice, but I do wish they had selected the 15 day itinerary and added Kona to the end of the islands. Hilo is very nice, close to the Volcanoes national park, and has a great Ukulele store, but frankly it's a bit wet. Rainiest city in the United States in fact.

 

Princess also dropped Kona when they switched from 15 to 14 days, but I believe HAL is still offering a 15 day journey.

 

I'd say my only other personal hesitation with Cunard's plans would be the weather in January & February. To my great surprise I discovered how much it rains, especially in Hilo, Nawiliwili and Lahaina. I was there at the end of March so that would account for a bit more spring showers, though the actual climate rainfall avereage are close to the same in March and April as for January and February.

[David2115]

I can't recall Cunard doing more that pit stops on a world cruise before so the question is certainly valid when looking at it as a Hawaii-centric journey.

 

The Queen Victoria will be doing the 14 day round-trip from LA. This mean only four port stops in Hawaii, not five: Hilo (not Kona), Honolulu, Nawiliwili on Kauai and Lahaina on Maui.

 

The sights are certainly nice, but I do wish they had selected the 15 day itinerary and added Kona to the end of the islands. Hilo is very nice, close to the Volcanoes national park, and has a great Ukulele store, but frankly it's a bit wet. Rainiest city in the United States in fact.

 

Princess also dropped Kona when they switched from 15 to 14 days, but I believe HAL is still offering a 15 day journey.

 

I'd say my only other personal hesitation with Cunard's plans would be the weather in January & February. To my great surprise I discovered how much it rains, especially in Hilo, Nawiliwili and Lahaina. I was there at the end of March so that would account for a bit more spring showers, though the actual climate rainfall avereage are close to the same in March and April as for January and February.

 

Now that is a helpful post and is exactly what the Op was after i guess, some people on this board are not very helpful