Anyone recently back from an excursion to Volcanoes National Park?

[Miss Picante]

We are on the Miracle, departing February 19 to Hawaii.

 

There are now excursions offered to Volcanoes National Park with many spots still available.

 

I have read the descriptions of these  and also checked the park’s website, but it’s not clear what we would be able to see in light of the prior eruptions or how long we would actually be at the park.

 

Anyone been there recently on a Carnival excursion?

 

Mahalo!

[shiner6]

I was there 2 weeks ago on a Princess excursion. It was quite nice. Plenty of tima alotted to see the active volcano. We had a group of 12 in a Transit van. Very comfortable.

[vivian02]

Was on the Sapphire in late November. I had tours booked to Volcano National Park but due to high waves hitting the Island our port into Hilo was cancelled. This cancelation isn't the first time while cruising Hawaii. We missed the eruption of Mona Lua by three days. Maybe our luck will be better on our upcoming cruise in August. Tim

[KeepCalmBearOn]

18 hours ago, Miss Picante said:

We are on the Miracle, departing February 19 to Hawaii. There are now excursions offered to Volcanoes National Park with many spots still available.

 

Assuming you are docking in Hilo, not Kona, the excursions from Hilo to Volcano National Park are great. The park is huge so lots to see, even when parts are closed off due to eruptions.

[pcvtmom]

We were on an excursion to Volcanoes National Park 3 weeks ago. It's a huge area, with SO much to see! I highly recommend a visit, either through Carnival or another company. We booked "The Best of Big Island and Volcanoes National Park" through shoreexcursiongroup.com.  Fantastic company and guide!!

[freetyme365]

On 2/12/2023 at 1:30 PM, pcvtmom said:

We were on an excursion to Volcanoes National Park 3 weeks ago. It's a huge area, with SO much to see! I highly recommend a visit, either through Carnival or another company. We booked "The Best of Big Island and Volcanoes National Park" through shoreexcursiongroup.com.  Fantastic company and guide!!

[freetyme365]

Did you get this excursion from Hilo or Kona?  We are going to be on Carnival Miracle and it stops at both ports.  Thank You

[paml]

We are coming on board the Quantum of the seas for the April 28th sailing. Our stop is Kona. We do not stop in Hilo. I reserved a minivan so we could drive up to the volcano. Has anyone done this from the Kona side.

[CruiserBruce]

Have driven it in our own rental car. 

[pcvtmom]

On 2/13/2023 at 8:31 PM, freetyme365 said:

Did you get this excursion from Hilo or Kona?  We are going to be on Carnival Miracle and it stops at both ports.  Thank You

We were also on the Miracle.  Our stop was in Hilo.

[BermudaBound2014]

On 2/14/2023 at 1:54 PM, paml said:

I reserved a minivan so we could drive up to the volcano. Has anyone done this from the Kona side.

We drove ourselves from Kona a few weeks ago. It’s a bit over an hour drive, but very easy. If you have an overnight in Kona be sure to stay after dark when the volcano really comes to life. 
 

Do check the weather/road reports. The big island got hammered with a Kona Low last weekend and several roads are entirely closed from flooding. I believe they will open shortly and likely won’t effect your trip, but it never hurts to take a look just before venturing out. 
 

pS- My brother loves the donut place on the south coast (it’s famous, you can’t miss it).  Good spot for a potty break.

 

Volcano during the day, at dusk, after dark….

 

 

 

 

Edited February 19, 2023 by BermudaBound2014

[Ref611]

Anyone have a review of NCL Excursion to volcano. I’m reading that lava tube not included TIA

[vickykay]

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