belle42118 Posted July 14, 2004 #1 Share Posted July 14, 2004 We are interested in taking a cruise to Hawaii for our 25th wedding anniversary, but really don't want to fly to Hawaii. What cruiselines have ships that depart from the US mainland? Thanks in advance for any info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWA4Ever Posted July 14, 2004 #2 Share Posted July 14, 2004 This is not my area of expertise (not without doing all the internet searching for you), but are you saying that you wish to do a round trip US mainland-Hawai'i? (Unless there is a stop either at Fanning Is., or Ensenada, or some other foreign port, it would be in violation of US law.) Or are you willing to fly back from HI and just want a cruise to get you there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdnguy Posted July 14, 2004 #3 Share Posted July 14, 2004 How about the one we're going on, the Island Princess? After it's Alaskan itinerary this summer it leaves LA every 15 days until spring. LA-Hawaii-LA. Sign up and join our roll call. :) If you don't want to fly [B]to[/B] Hawaii, assume you don't want to fly home [B]from[/B] Hawaii. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill S Posted July 14, 2004 #4 Share Posted July 14, 2004 belle: I'm sure there are other lines that do that, but Holland America definitely does it. We are booked on a 16-day r/t cruise to Hawaii out of San Diego this coming November. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruise freak Posted July 15, 2004 #5 Share Posted July 15, 2004 Celebrity has r/t from San Diego and are just getting ready to come out with 2005 prices. It is a 15 night cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spleen93 Posted July 15, 2004 #6 Share Posted July 15, 2004 I would recommend the December 5, 2004 Celebrity Infinity cruise but I think it's still red-flagged. :D Spleen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belle42118 Posted July 15, 2004 Author #7 Share Posted July 15, 2004 [quote name='TWA4Ever'] (Unless there is a stop either at Fanning Is., or Ensenada, or some other foreign port, it would be in violation of US law.) Or are you willing to fly back from HI and just want a cruise to get you there?[/QUOTE] No, I don't want to fly back from Hawaii. All four of the other posts answered exactly what I was asking. Every Hawaiin cruise I saw started in Hawaii. I didn't want to fly there from Pennsylvania. I've never seen a good air deal to Hawaii, but I have see them to the west coast, so I will definately be looking into all the great ideas you all have given me. Thanks a bunch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruise freak Posted July 15, 2004 #8 Share Posted July 15, 2004 Spleen93, Yes the Infinity is still red flagged but the agent I am using for my transatlantic has some cabins available but Celebrity won't let her book them. She said they are wanting her to cancel (which she won't) because the cruise is oversold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belle42118 Posted July 15, 2004 Author #9 Share Posted July 15, 2004 Thanks Cruise Freak. We just got back from our first cruise to the W. Caribbean in May on The Explorer of the Seas. Our 25th anniversary isn't until Feb. of 2006. We were thinking about going in Dec. 2005 or Jan. 2006 anyway. I'm just still excited about the first cruise and like to plan ahead! My sister used Celebrity two years ago and she really liked them. So I definately will be checking out their 2005 prices! Thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruise freak Posted July 15, 2004 #10 Share Posted July 15, 2004 belle, Keep watching as I understand Celebrity is getting ready to come out with their prices for r/t san diego to hawaii for 2005. My TA said she has seen the pricing and they are quite a bit higher than our Infinity 2004 but our were incredibly cheap. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda-E Posted July 15, 2004 #11 Share Posted July 15, 2004 Celebrity is planning more Hawaii round-trips (like the one already sold out for Dec. 2004). They are tentatively scheduled for Oct. and Nov., 2005 on Infinity, and additional sailings in January, March and April 2006 (Infinity/Summit). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splinter Posted July 18, 2004 #12 Share Posted July 18, 2004 We did this on the Statendam (HAL) in March 2003 (RT San Diego with a 1 hour stop in Ensenada to satisfy Jones Act) and are going again this November on the Island Princess from LA (again, a 1 hour Ensendada stop). We love this route as we live in So. Cal. and thus have no flying, and the relaxing days at sea going over and coming back result in us arriving home much more rested than many cruises we have been on. We like days at sea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjssitters Posted July 18, 2004 #13 Share Posted July 18, 2004 hi we are booked on princess 15 nights round trip from los angeles 10/21/04,we were booked on celebrity but changed to this one, longer day in maui Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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