Cheap Hawaiian Cruise Vacations - Your Ticket to Paradise
By Elaine Lince
Hawaii is one of the best and most unique places on the planet earth. Getting a great price for a cruise to paradise is even better. Armed with a little information, you should be able to get the best price to the best place: Hawaii.
First you have to decide what port you want to sail from. Cruises leave from Vancouver often at the end of the Alaskan cruise season, and from Mexico at the beginning of cruise season. The cruise lines want the ships to be full as they make this necessary journey. Other ports are Los Angeles and San Diego. Or you can fly to the islands and then depart from Honolulu and return there.
You need to know what cruise lines provide cruises and when. They all vary. Norwegian Cruise Lines, and Princess Cruises sail year round. Carnival and Royal Caribbean provide cruises in April, September and October as they change cruise routes. Celebrity sails in March, April, and September to December. Holland American cruises are available January through April and then again in October to December.
Your travel may need to include a flight from your starting point to any of the ports to catch the ship. Often an online travel agency can provide you with the cheapest airfare. This trip to the most remote islands in the world is a perfect time to take advantage of the packaging that an online travel agency can do. Because of their large buying power, they are able to get reduced rates, and often by bundling your air fare and cruise together you can get the cheapest and best deals.
The cheapest airline tickets are often offered on Tuesday evening to Wednesday morning, when they check and change rates. Decide approximately when you want to go and from where and then watch the prices. By doing a little research and then checking often you can get the best deal possible. I love it when it all comes together!