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How long does it take to cruise from California to Hawaii?
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SuRf3rQT asked:
I live in the east, so I am thinking I would have to fly to California and then cruise to Hawaii. I have made the flight many times, however, how long would the cruise take?
I live in the east, so I am thinking I would have to fly to California and then cruise to Hawaii. I have made the flight many times, however, how long would the cruise take?
March 31st, 2008 at 7:42 am
about a week
i took a cruise to florida to mexico it took about 6 days
April 3rd, 2008 at 4:54 pm
Are you including the time it takes to raise the fare?
April 4th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
Depends on weather conditions, anywhere from 2-3 days.
April 6th, 2008 at 2:48 am
I don’t know but my parents just told me that those cruises to and around Hawaii are packed with elderly people. Just so you know…
April 6th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
I took a NCL cruise from Hawaii to Ensenada Mexico and we were 5 days at sea. They have some cruises that go from LA, San Diego, Vancouver, Canada and Ensenada, Mexico. It’ll be from 4-5 days to reach the islands. I’m sure they could reach it maybe in 2-3 days but they would have to go faster and that would make the ship rock more. I will say the cruise was very very nice.
April 7th, 2008 at 11:56 pm
Princess does this cruise often. A typical schedule (from the Diamond Princess) is below. As you can see, Princess has four full sea days scheduled between the mainland and Hawaii …
01 Los Angeles, California — 4:00 PM
02 At sea — —
03 At sea — —
04 At sea — —
05 At sea — —
06 Lahaina, Hawaii 9:00 AM 6:00 PM
07 Kauai Island, Hawaii 8:00 AM 5:00 PM
08 Honolulu, Hawaii 7:00 AM 11:00 PM
09 Kona Coast, Hawaii 8:00 AM 6:00 PM
10 Hilo, Hawaii 8:00 AM 4:00 PM
11 At sea — —
12 At sea — —
13 At sea — —
14 At sea — —
15 Ensenada, Mexico 4:00 PM 8:00 PM
16 Los Angeles, California 7:00 AM —
April 11th, 2008 at 11:03 am
It would take approximately 7 days, depending on what ship you take, and which port you embark from. One of the larger cruise ships will take the shortest time. Many may depart from San Diego or Ensenada, others from Los Angeles, and some from San Francisco. Some land first in Maui and cruise the other islands before going to Honolulu. Here is a website for the major cruise ship lines, and the ships that are scheduled to depart for Hawaii in 2008.
Each of the listings of the major lines will also give the itinerary and the number of days. Some are one-way by sea and return by air; others are round-trip by sea.
Unfortunately, because of US Maritime Law restrictions, there are no freighters that take passengers between US mainland ports and Hawaii (It is from one US port to another, and foreign ships are prohibited to carry passengers between US destinations.