Hubby and I (we are both around 50 and active) will be on Carnival Radiance Feb 2025. Our stops: Kahului, Maui 10am-11pm - Honolulu Oahu 9am-11pm, Nawiliwili, Kauni 7am- 4pm and Hilo, Hawaii 9am-6pm. I have done some reading on the boards as well as looked at what Carnival offers as excursions and I just don't know what to pick! This is a retirement cruise for my hubby and something he has wanted to do for sometime. We are familiar with cruising just not Hawaii.
I would love to do a luau and we have 2 late ports: Kahului(Friday) and Honolulu(Saturday). I have done some searching on the web but seem to be more confused then before. Seems a lot of them don't offer luaus on Saturdays? And seems the ones in Kahulu are to far from port? Any thoughts or ideas here would be appreciated!
I know we want to see The volcano national park in Hilo, I'm wondering if this being a good distance from port if it would be better to use a ship excursion or if someone could recommend a tour group?
I don't think we would be interested in renting a car and driving our selfs. We could potently do a private tour with a guide, or a group tour if someone had recommendations?
I think this will be a one and done trip for us and I just want to make the most of our times in port. Any ideas, suggestions would be appreciated!