KeepCalmBearOn

For someone who presumably wants to have their comments taken seriously, despite some possibly not credible statements; you do not extend much grace to another's experience or comments. If cabins cleaned 3-4 times a day is hard to believe, isn't cabins never cleaned equally hard to believe?

I think it is SO AWESOME that this topic has added so many, VERY experienced cruisers to CruiseCritic; 52 cruises, 30 cruises, etc so many different lines! I look forward to their many helpful, future posts in these forums!

If you mean you were on the POA, it is not anything like and other NCL ship, it is a world unto itself.

The Residence Inn PC does have a two bedroom suite, but each bedroom has a king bed only and the max capacity is 5 people. The The Holiday Inn Club Vacation PC two bedroom suite has a king in one bedroom, two full beds in the other and a max capacity of 9 people.

The Holiday Inn Club Vacations Cape Canaveral Beach Resort has many 2 bedroom options.

Stay in Orlando by the airport. Saturday you could do a day at one of the Disney water parks, Universal water park or Islands of Adventure.

I hate to mention it, because it is a bit of a hidden gem, but The Elser Hotel is great, in an amazing location, with amazing views. https://www.theelserhotel.com/

I've used the Ena Road Laundromat in Waikiki. It is about three miles from the cruise port so you'd need to Uber, but you could walk around Waikiki, go to the beach, get a bite to eat, etc.

It depends on what is important to you. You can be on the beach in the Outrigger Waikiki Beach, Outrigger Reef, Moana Surfrider, almost on the beach in the Hyatt Regency (the beach is across the street, unobstructed), on the Marina in the Prince Waikiki (lovely business hotel, great dining) and Halepuna, a cheaper version of Halekulani. In the map below you can see, right to left, the octagonal twin towers of the Hyatt, then Moana Outrigger WB and a bit of the Royal Hawaiian. https://maps.app.goo.gl/AC8cYuk67f1kLAoV8 In this map are Halekulani, Halepuna and Outrigger Reef. https://maps.app.goo.gl/E2d4gMftYxjXchby5 Halekulani is where I stay usually, but I can't recall the last time I got in there for under $700 a night.

And nothing else...... The LAX area is bleak. There are very few places to eat, so unless the hotel has a restaurant you are stuck. Uber Eats might rescue you with something from the extended area.

Friday 4-7PM is as bad as LAX=LA traffic gets. I hate the LAX area but if a flight arriving at 5PM was all I could get, I'd consider staying by LAX. A flight arriving 6PM or later I'd head to San Pedro. By the time you get off a 6PM arrival, walk to baggage claim, get your luggage and get an Uber or cab, it will be late enough that traffic is decreasing.

There are no hotels at the port. Stay in Waikiki, it is only three miles.

Yes. A LOT of them. We were anchored at Lahaina in Feb 2020. Just sitting on the lanai in our stateroom we saw dozens and dozens of whales in Lahaina Roads and very close to the ship.

Princeton nailed it, nightly budget, wants and plans.

There are a couple of small, local rental places you can walk to or the Hilo Airport is about 3 miles away. All the Majors are at the airport. A taxi may be easier than an Uber.