{"id":44172,"date":"2013-08-22T15:10:04","date_gmt":"2013-08-22T19:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/?p=44172"},"modified":"2016-04-21T17:30:50","modified_gmt":"2016-04-21T21:30:50","slug":"during-my-cruise-to-hawaii-what-are-the-best-things-to-do-on-the-island-of-maui","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/2013\/08\/22\/during-my-cruise-to-hawaii-what-are-the-best-things-to-do-on-the-island-of-maui\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the best things to do on a Hawaiian cruise to Maui?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The island of Maui has two ports–Kahului and Lahaina<\/b><\/p>\n

There are plenty of reasons why Maui has been voted \u201cBest Island\u201d by readers of Conde Nast Traveler for nineteen years.\u00a0From its heavenly beaches to its scenic natural wonders, you’ll be enthralled by its peaceful beauty.\u00a0Once your ship docks in Kahului, you’ll want to take advantage of these attractions and activities:<\/p>\n

1. \u00a0Haleakala National Park<\/a><\/b>.\u00a0<\/b>Hike or bike to the top of Haleakala Crater, also known as \u201cHouse of the Rising Sun\u201d.<\/p>\n

2<\/strong>. \u00a0Iao Valley State Park<\/b><\/a>. Just a short drive away you’ll find short trails with beautiful views.<\/p>\n

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Enjoy the views from a hike through Ioa Valley<\/p><\/div>\n

3<\/strong>. \u00a0The road to Hana<\/a><\/strong>. It’s a beautiful drive that passes by gorgeous waterfalls and over 54 bridges.<\/p>\n

4. \u00a0<\/strong>Visit the Maui Ocean Center<\/a><\/strong> to see life under the water without getting wet.<\/p>\n

5<\/strong>. \u00a0Tour the Maui Pineapple Plantation or\u00a0Tropical Plantations<\/a><\/strong>, visit the\u00a0Surfing Goat Dairy<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0for wine and goat cheese tasting, or tour\u00a0Alii Kula Lavender<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0farm.<\/p>\n

6<\/strong>.\u00a0Dolphin Watch.<\/b>\u00a0Take a boat from Lanai for a snorkel adventure to see the dolphins up close.<\/p>\n

7<\/strong>.\u00a0Helicopter Ride.<\/b>\u00a0See all the most popular sights including\u00a0Molokini Crater<\/a><\/strong>, Crater Rainbow, or Hana.<\/p>\n

8<\/strong>.\u00a0Biking or Hiking.<\/b>\u00a0There are many bicycle trails of all levels, including one that is downhill only.\u00a0Hike through the rainforest and discover the hidden waterfalls<\/p>\n

9<\/strong>.\u00a0Fly across the rainforest at\u00a0Flyin Hawaiian Zipline<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

10<\/strong>.\u00a0Golf.<\/b>\u00a0The famous\u00a0Kapalua Bay Course<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0was designed by Arnold Palmer and Francis Duane. \u00a0Or, Kapalua Plantation Course<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0was the site of the PGA Tour’s Hyundai Tournament of Champions.\u00a0
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NOTE:<\/b>\u00a0Not all cruise ships make a port stop in Lahaina because, even though they are on opposite sides of the island, it is a narrow distance between ports and most activities on Maui can be done from either port.<\/p>\n

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Norwegian Cruise Lines can help you get to the golf<\/p><\/div>\n

If your ship also stops in Lahaina, you might want to check out these excursions in addition to those above: <\/b><\/p>\n

1. \u00a0<\/b>Attend a Luau<\/strong>. Learn about Hawaiian tradition at the \u201cDrums of the Pacific<\/a>\u201d<\/strong> or the \u201cOld Lahaina<\/a>\u201d<\/strong> luau.
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2.\u00a0<\/b>Whale Watching<\/strong>.\u00a0You can choose whale watching tours that specialize in different interests, such as a photo safari for photographers, and a sunrise cruise.<\/p>\n

3. \u00a0Guided Snorkel Cruise.<\/b>\u00a0<\/b>Find the ocean’s hidden treasures on Maui’s beautiful reefs.<\/p>\n

4. \u00a0Sport Fishing.<\/b>\u00a0<\/b>If you\u2019re a fisherman, \u00a0go sport fishing for marlin, ono, mahi, ahi and spearfish.<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0Atlantis Submarine<\/b>\u00a0<\/b><\/a>Dive<\/a>.\u00a0<\/b><\/b>Your entire family can go underwater together to explore marine life in an authentic submarine dive. <\/b><\/p>\n

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Norwegian can arrange for you to attend a traditional luau while in Maui<\/p><\/div>\n

6.\u00a0Rent a BO<\/b><\/b>B.<\/b>\u00a0BOB\u2019s Underwater Scooter Adventure<\/a>\u00a0<\/b>has new, high-tech Breathing Observation Bubbles (BOB) underwater scooters.<\/p>\n

7.\u00a0Rent a Catamaran<\/b>. <\/b>Explore the ocean on a catamaran and do your own thing out at sea – swim, snorkel, sunbathe or just relax.<\/p>\n

8.\u00a0Explore Lahaina on a Segway –\u00a0<\/b><\/b>on your own or on a guided tour.<\/p>\n

9.\u00a0Hiking.<\/b>\u00a0<\/b>Hike through the rainforest and discover the hidden waterfalls.<\/p>\n

What are the best things to do on Hawaii\u2014the big island?<\/a><\/p>\n

What are the best things to do on Oahu?<\/a><\/p>\n

What are the best things to do on Kauai?<\/a><\/p>\n

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The island of Maui has two ports–Kahului and Lahaina There are plenty of reasons why Maui has been voted \u201cBest Island\u201d by readers of Conde Nast Traveler for nineteen years.\u00a0From its heavenly beaches to its scenic natural wonders, you’ll be enthralled by its peaceful beauty.\u00a0Once your ship docks in Kahului, you’ll want to take advantage … What are the best things to do on a Hawaiian cruise to Maui?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":44157,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,10,37,30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-destinations","category-did-you-know","category-hawaii","category-informative"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44172","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=44172"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44172\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}