CdrescherRBL152 Posted January 24, 2020 #1 Share Posted January 24, 2020 My first attempt at a review but he5e goes. Long hard day to San Diego. Had Tobey up at 4am. Car service pickup was at 6. Ride to Logan airport was the expected 90 minutes. Thank god for TSA precheck. Thru security in under 5 minutes. Due to my bad feet we got early boarding. Turns out that was good and bad. Took off for Phoneix on time at 9:35. Flight is 6 and a half hours (never do that again). Flight to San Diego wad a mere 55 minutes WOW. Had to call the Baymont downtown 5 times before anyone answered to send the shuttle van. Got to hotel finally at 4pm local time. Yup been up for 15 hours traveling for 13. Pizza delivery ti room and then bed. That's it for day one. More when I get more free time. We are in Honolulu on way to a luau. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grima625 Posted January 24, 2020 #2 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Great start! Some day we'll do this cruise. Probably after retirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckimion Posted January 24, 2020 #3 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Any experience with the on-board wifi? I've read reviews that say there is no connection for most of the sea days which makes me wonder if we should buy the entire trip or by the day when in range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bstel Posted January 24, 2020 #4 Share Posted January 24, 2020 50 minutes ago, Buckimion said: Any experience with the on-board wifi? I've read reviews that say there is no connection for most of the sea days which makes me wonder if we should buy the entire trip or by the day when in range. we sailed the Miracle this past May 2019. we had the social data plan and the $5 HUB app messaging. Worked just fine pretty much everywhere. Little slow in room and faster up on deck or common area decks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDPadreFan Posted January 25, 2020 #5 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Following as we have this booked for April 2021. Luckily we live in San Diego so just a drop off at the port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanDeeDee Posted January 25, 2020 #6 Share Posted January 25, 2020 2 hours ago, SDPadreFan said: Following as we have this booked for April 2021. Luckily we live in San Diego so just a drop off at the port. We are booked for April 2021 as well and will definitely be following! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordanaire Posted January 26, 2020 #7 Share Posted January 26, 2020 We did this cruise back in 2012 and it has been (so far) our favorite cruise of the 25 we've been on! We sailed aboard the Carnival Spirit. The 4 days at sea going each way were fantastic! We met several new friends and played games as a group. Had a blast! Seeing Hawaii on a cruise ship was great. I even surprised my wife with the renewal of our wedding vows on a beach on Oahu. She was totally surprised! It made this cruise so much more remarkable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckrebekah Posted January 26, 2020 #8 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Me and my husband is doing in Jan 2021 for 20th anniversary! I told him we would be the only 40 yrs old on the ship, our son is going to stay home! So no spring or fall break kinds running! Looking forward to this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannahsmum Posted January 27, 2020 #9 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Looking forward to this review as my husband and I are doing it in October. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassyredhat Posted January 27, 2020 #10 Share Posted January 27, 2020 We have sailed 5 Hawaii cruises--HAL, Princess, and the last one on CCL Splendor. We have loved each cruise. The Splendor one is because our granddaughter now sails with us. We are booked on Miracle for the Thanksgiving cruise- a 5 dayer, with 2 days in Cabo. We have a suite and are looking forward to it. Patti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VentureMan_2000 Posted January 27, 2020 #11 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Looking forward to our 16-day cruise to Hawaii out of San Francisco in September. Would love to hear more of this review. Op should be back this coming weekend, I gather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coevan Posted January 27, 2020 #12 Share Posted January 27, 2020 On 1/24/2020 at 10:57 AM, Buckimion said: I've read reviews that say there is no connection for most of the sea days it is a satellite, theoretically being in the ocean should have no affect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CdrescherRBL152 Posted February 1, 2020 Author #13 Share Posted February 1, 2020 0kay now were back waiting at San Diego Airport. On last bit on our hotel they said they had a free shuttle to the cruise port. You could sign up the day before you cruise. We got to the hotel at 3:30 check in was 3:00. We were told first available shuttle was 2pm. Ol we are taking a cab. 9:15 called for a cab he was there at 9:25 at 9:35 we are inside the waiting area at the terminal. 10:00 we head to a second waiting area get our zone number. Yes this cruise we hit 75 days we are now platinum. As a result we are priority zone C. We are on the ship dropping of our carry ons at 11;00am. We have Cabin 7299. Is right off the aft elevator but never heard any noice. Room is great plenty of room. More storage then 10 people need. Balcony has enough room for two lounges, two chairs and two tables. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshinecruiser62 Posted February 2, 2020 #14 Share Posted February 2, 2020 On 1/27/2020 at 7:00 AM, Hannahsmum said: Looking forward to this review as my husband and I are doing it in October. We’re going in October too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamscckmc Posted February 3, 2020 #15 Share Posted February 3, 2020 We are on the April 2021 cruise also. We have 7299 also. Pictures of the room would be appreciated! Do you recommend the hotel you stayed at in San Diego? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofE Posted February 3, 2020 #16 Share Posted February 3, 2020 On 1/26/2020 at 12:58 PM, luckrebekah said: Me and my husband is doing in Jan 2021 for 20th anniversary! I told him we would be the only 40 yrs old on the ship, our son is going to stay home! So no spring or fall break kinds running! Looking forward to this! Sorry! Me and my 13 year old will be on the boat with you! 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MT_Sea_Cruisers Posted February 4, 2020 #17 Share Posted February 4, 2020 On 1/24/2020 at 10:57 AM, Buckimion said: Any experience with the on-board wifi? I've read reviews that say there is no connection for most of the sea days which makes me wonder if we should buy the entire trip or by the day when in range. We just returned from Miracle Journeys Hawaii cruise on Saturday Feb 1st. I had to purchase 1 day of internet on the 6th sea day. Of note is that there was not any satellite service that day (no cable tv) but the intent worked fine for what I used it for. I purchased the Value Wifi plan for 1 day (I think for $12) and it work fine for what I needed (checked email, facebook, flight info and some banking) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameena02 Posted February 4, 2020 #18 Share Posted February 4, 2020 I'd love to hear about your cruise, I'm taking the 10 day Hawaii cruise in April. Do you have menus? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coevan Posted February 4, 2020 #19 Share Posted February 4, 2020 is that a one way trip, as it's 4 days each way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDPadreFan Posted February 4, 2020 #20 Share Posted February 4, 2020 24 minutes ago, coevan said: is that a one way trip, as it's 4 days each way Probably a repo and then it will head to Alaska I'm guessing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolate melting cake Posted February 4, 2020 #21 Share Posted February 4, 2020 We've been lucky enough to do this type of cruise 4 times and have liked it so much that we're leaving from San Diego (first time out of there) on Nov. 28 on the Miracle. If any of you are curious about seeing an extended Hawaiian cruise on the Miracle---here is the "album" of our 2015 Hawaiian cruise on the Miracle out of Long Beach. Feel free to skip over many of the pix, any you'd like to see larger just click on. OUR 2015 Hawaiian cruise 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameena02 Posted February 4, 2020 #22 Share Posted February 4, 2020 Yes, it is one way, Honolulu to Vancouver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mdin Posted February 5, 2020 #23 Share Posted February 5, 2020 Following. My wife and I have always wanted to visit Hawaii, so we decided to try to go for one of our 40th birthdays in a few years or our 10 year anniversary. This particular cruise may be the best (and possibly most affordable) way for us to experience Hawaii. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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