Rainbow Mist – Nawiliwili, Hilo & Maui

About this cruise

You sail from Honolulu on March 20, 2027 and spend 7 nights visiting Kahului, Hilo, Kailua-Kona and Nawiliwili. It's a well-tested route and there's a reason people keep booking it. There's a stretch of back-to-back port days, so those days are busy, but the sea days around them give you time to recharge. Lei greetings, luau evenings, and ocean that somehow never stops being blue. Most ports give you about 10 hours, so you can do more than just tick off the main sights. As for the ship itself, Pride of America takes the food seriously, with 13 restaurants to choose from. 5 are included, and the rest are worth the splurge. The sweet spot for most travellers: you get to know the ship, see the ports, and come home before the laundry piles up. Pro tip: fly in the day before. Honolulu has plenty to offer, and you'll board relaxed instead of rushed. A spring departure helps too: decent weather and a calmer feel at each port. Hard to ask for much more than that, honestly.