Arrival Time at Port

[PCruzer]

We will be arriving in Honolulu on a Tuesday in January. The brochure says the arrival is at 8:00 am. There are also ship shore excursions listed that leave at 8:00 am. I want to do an independent tour. The tour operator will pick me up at the ship at 8:30 am. Do you think this is cutting it too close? If the brochure says arrival at 8:00 am, does that mean you can be off the ship by that time?

[gregdude]

Most of the time, yes. In the event that the ship is late your tour operator will obviously see that there is no ship and will wait. Honolulu is a very easy port stop, wonderful new facility right in the middle of town.

[PCruzer]

Most of the time, yes. In the event that the ship is late your tour operator will obviously see that there is no ship and will wait. Honolulu is a very easy port stop, wonderful new facility right in the middle of town.

Thanks for the reply. I spoke to the tour operator, Hawaiian Escapades. (They do tours of the filming locations for the TV show LOST.) He seemed somewhat concerned about the 8:30 am pickup. I assume that I would be the first pickup and then they pick up at various hotels before starting the actual tour. If there are ship shore excursions listed as departing at 8:00 am, do you think there is a good chance that we will be in Honolulu well before that time and I could make an 8:30 am independent departure?