It feels good to be on holiday - the feeling is wonderful, the mind relaxed and my muscles less tensed. I took lots of pictures of our trip everyday with focus on my little boy and some details which I would share in my blogs. Read the rest of this entry »

Finally, we have landed on the shores of Waikiki, and that is after a 15 hours flight plus 12 hours of transit. With seventeen hours time difference, you can imagine how I’m feeling after not having enough and good sleep in the last three days. While I will be posting our travel reports during our time in Honolulu, I do need some good sleep before I can think more. Til then, I haven’t forsaken this blgo and more posts are coming on the way!

Finally, there is another option to go island hopping in Hawaii. Till now, the only ways to visit all Hawaii islands are by flight and by taking the Hawaii crusie by here comes the launch of the Hawaii Superferry which will begin its service on 28 August. Curently, the service will link Oahu with Maui and Kauai, and will hold 866 passengers and 282 cars, and the company may be adding one more route later.

So is the Hawaii Superferry a cheaper way to do some island hopping? Here is the information from Smarttravel.com: Fares for weekday travel on the Superferry are $44 per adult with 14-day advance purchase, and less for kids and seniors. Cars cost $59 each. How does the ferry price compare to flight costs? On a sample weekday in September, fares on Go! For $30 between Honolulu, Oahu, and Lihue, Kauai. On Aloha, there were sale fares from $49, but they were sold out and the cheapest bookable fare found came out to $94.

Prices aside, this can be a more convenient option to checking in and out of the airport and waiting delays. Driving your car into the ferry means you don’t need to bring your luggages around, definitely ideal for those traveling with children!

Last weekend, I’ve been busy scouting for nice Hawaii cruises and it looks like I’ve only one cruise line to consider, that is, the Norwegian Cruise Line. Since we are thinking of departing from Honolulu and can only afford 7 nights, the Pride of America seems the only option. With prices ranging from $699 to more than $3,000, the 7 days island hopping Hawaii cruise sounds like a nice thing to do for the family. As usual, I did my research via Google and didn’t find too many raving reviews. While I like to read unbiased ones, I would like to believe that there are better ones in the Net. I submitted a couple of requests to several online travel agents but none has replied - I would expect a better service than this Well, this goes to show that some travel sites do not live up to its reputation of offering superior customer service.

My research on Norwegian Cruise Line continues…