{"id":44076,"date":"2013-08-20T19:30:39","date_gmt":"2013-08-20T23:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/?p=44076"},"modified":"2016-04-21T17:31:34","modified_gmt":"2016-04-21T21:31:34","slug":"what-can-i-do-at-each-port-on-my-hawaiian-cruise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/2013\/08\/20\/what-can-i-do-at-each-port-on-my-hawaiian-cruise\/","title":{"rendered":"What can I do at each port on my Hawaiian cruise?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Aloha! \u00a0You&#8217;ve come to the right place if you\u2019re researching your trip to Hawaii. If you want to look up all your cruising options&#8211;dates and prices go to our home page at <a href=\"http:\/\/res.cruiseexperts.com\/travel\/cruise\/search.rvlx?date_search_type=1&amp;cruise_month=8&amp;cruise_day=15&amp;cruise_year=2013&amp;cruise_month2=8&amp;cruise_day2=15&amp;cruise_year2=2014&amp;cruise_duration=0-9999&amp;VendorID%5B%5D=&amp;portid&amp;DestinationID=19\">www.CruiseExperts.com<\/a>. However, finding the cruise is just the beginning of planning the perfect vacation.<\/p>\n<p>Once you\u2019ve booked your cruise, there are so many things you can plan to do at each island\u2019s port. If you\u2019re a new or seasoned traveler, here is some really good information to help you plan your shore excursions\u2014or at least come up with an itinerary that you can discuss with your traveling partner, family or group.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hawaii-graphics.jpg\"><picture data-avif-picture=\"1\"><source type=\"image\/avif\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hawaii-graphics-400x300.avif 1x, https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hawaii-graphics-400x300@2x.avif 2x\"><img data-avif-wrap=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-44095 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hawaii-graphics-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Hawaii graphics\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/picture><\/a>There are five Hawaiian islands. Hawaii, Maui, Molokai, Oahu and Kauai. However, Molokai is small and cruise ships don\u2019t stop there so we will focus on the other four islands.<\/p>\n<p><b>The ports on each island are:<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Oahu<\/b>\u2014Honolulu<\/p>\n<p><b>Maui<\/b>\u2014Kahului and Lahaina<\/p>\n<p><b>Hawaii<\/b>\u2014Hilo and Kona<\/p>\n<p><b>Kauai<\/b>\u2014Nawiliwili<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_44098\" style=\"width: 262px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/surf-lessonsl.jpg\"><picture data-avif-picture=\"1\"><source type=\"image\/avif\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/surf-lessonsl-scaled.avif 1x\"><img data-avif-wrap=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44098\" class=\" wp-image-44098 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/surf-lessonsl-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"surf lessonsl\" width=\"252\" height=\"167\" \/><\/picture><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-44098\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Learn how to surf in Hawaii<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>The most popular activities at the beaches near cruise ports for all islands are:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>snorkeling among the reefs, fish and turtles<\/li>\n<li>snuba diving (like snorkeling, but with a long hose so you can dive deeper)<\/li>\n<li>scuba diving for beginners to experienced divers<\/li>\n<li>surfing (lessons available)<\/li>\n<li>wakeboarding<\/li>\n<li>stand up paddle (SUP) boarding<\/li>\n<li>kayaking<\/li>\n<li>banana boating<\/li>\n<li>parasailing<\/li>\n<li>jet skiing<\/li>\n<li>water skiing<\/li>\n<li>sun bathing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You may not want to spend all your time on the beach\u2014you may want to explore more of Hawaii\u2014and there are lots of things to do here. \u00a0Read our blogs and let\u2019s explore them by each island and their port(s).<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"During my cruise to Hawaii\u2026what are the best things to do on the island of Kauai?\" href=\"\/news\/2013\/08\/22\/during-my-cruise-to-hawaii-what-are-the-best-things-to-do-on-the-island-of-kauai\/\" target=\"_blank\">What are the best things do to on Kauai island?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"During my cruise to Hawaii\u2026what are the best things to do on the island of Maui?\" href=\"\/news\/2013\/08\/22\/during-my-cruise-to-hawaii-what-are-the-best-things-to-do-on-the-island-of-maui\/\" target=\"_blank\">What are the best things to do on Maui island?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"During my cruise to Hawaii\u2026what are the best things to do on the island of Oahu?\" href=\"\/news\/2013\/08\/22\/during-my-cruise-to-hawaii-what-are-the-best-things-to-do-on-the-island-of-oahu\/\" target=\"_blank\">What are the best things to do on Oahu island?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"During my cruise to Hawaii\u2026what are the best things to do on Hawaii, the main island?\" href=\"\/news\/2013\/08\/22\/during-my-cruise-to-hawaii-what-are-the-best-things-to-do-on-hawaii-the-main-island\/\" target=\"_blank\">What are the best things to do on Hawaii&#8211;the main island?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/girl-with-lei.jpg\"><picture data-avif-picture=\"1\"><source type=\"image\/avif\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/girl-with-lei-scaled.avif 1x\"><img data-avif-wrap=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-44089 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/girl-with-lei-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Hawaii woman showing flower lei garland\" width=\"112\" height=\"168\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>TIP:<\/b> Send a lei greeting to someone special. When they arrive in Hawaii at the airport they will be greeted Hawaiian style and receive a flower lei. It\u2019s a great gift idea for honeymooners, the birthday boy or girl, or just someone special in your group. \u00a0Prices start at about $25 per lei\u2014it\u2019s not cheap, but it\u2019s the experience and what a way to kick off your vacation. If it\u2019s just the lei you want\u2014and not the greeting\u2014then you can purchase leis on your own.<\/p>\n<p>Did you find this information helpful? Let us know if you have any additional recommendations or comments on any of the activities in Hawaii.<\/p>\n<p><b>Join our Inner Circle or &#8220;Like&#8221; us on Facebook<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Visit our website\u00a0and sign up for our\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/innercircle.php\" target=\"_blank\">Inner Circle\u00a0<\/a>or &#8220;like&#8221; us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CruiseExperts\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook <\/a>to receive information on the insider\u00a0promotions being offered by cruise lines and the special group prices we&#8217;ve secured. When you&#8217;re ready to plan your cruise to Hawaii, feel free to give us a call. We can help you arrange all your travel and land excursions at every port. Contact us anytime by calling\u00a01-888-804-CRUIse(2784) or visiting our website\u00a0www.CruiseExperts.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aloha! \u00a0You&#8217;ve come to the right place if you\u2019re researching your trip to Hawaii. If you want to look up all your cruising options&#8211;dates and prices go to our home page at www.CruiseExperts.com. However, finding the cruise is just the beginning of planning the perfect vacation. Once you\u2019ve booked your cruise, there are so many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/2013\/08\/20\/what-can-i-do-at-each-port-on-my-hawaiian-cruise\/\" class=\"more-link\">&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  What can I do at each port on my Hawaiian cruise?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":44086,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,37,30,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-destinations","category-hawaii","category-informative","category-tips-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44076","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44076"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44076\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}