Pacific Horizon – Honolulu, Kona & Ensenada

About this cruise

Clear the calendar from September 25, 2027. This one's 16 nights from San Francisco, and the route visits Honolulu, Kailua-Kona, Kahului, Nawiliwili and Ensenada. By the time you're a week in, you'll have completely stopped checking your phone. It starts gently with sea days, so by the time you reach the first port you'll have explored the ship and actually feel on holiday. Volcanic peaks, rainforest, good surf. Hawaii is Hawaii. It doesn't need much explaining. You get around 11 hours in each port, which is enough for an excursion, lunch, and some wandering around on your own. When you're not ashore, Ruby Princess has 11 restaurants on board, which means you could eat somewhere different nearly every night. One of the underrated parts of a longer cruise: you actually get to know people. The couple from dinner, the group at trivia, the bartender who remembers your drink. A September sailing dodges the peak crowds while the weather is still cooperating. Well timed. Good route, good ship, good timing. It all lines up.