When I was working and earning money, we visited Hawaii five times … we flew out, rented a condo, and stayed for a week on a particular island.

Now retired, we see Hawaii on a cruise … it’s a much less expensive way to enjoy all the islands you want to see.

We recently completed a 14-day round-trip cruise from the Los Angeles cruise port … we saw the Big Island of Hawaii, Honolulu on Oahu, Nawiliwili on Kauai, and Lahaina on Maui … all with just unpacking one Once … our hotel room moved from island to island.

With some purchases, you should be able to find a round trip cruise package from Los Angeles between $ 800- $ 1,000 per person … this price includes all your accommodation, meals (the cruise gives new meaning to the phrase everything- you can eat), entertainment and as many activities on board as you want.

Compare this to flying from the US, renting a car, staying in a hotel, or renting a condo.

This is what we used to do … take the condo route. We ate a lot … we had limited or no entertainment and usually stayed on an island all week.

Let’s do the math for flying instead of sailing.

• Airfare $ 600- to $ 1000 per person
• Rent-A-Car for the week including gasoline $ 400 per couple
• Meals $ 100 per day per couple
• Condo rental, $ 1000 per week

That works out to a total of $ 3,500 to $ 4,100 for one week, compared to … assuming the upper limit on cruise prices is $ 2,000 for two weeks.

So let’s go over the advantages of cruising versus flying.

• Obviously it is much cheaper
• You see four islands versus just one
• You have daily “maid” service
• You eat all your meals in an elegant environment
• They pamper you 24 hours a day
• You have more activities and entertainment on a boat.

When you look at all the benefits of cruising to Hawaii, it’s surprising that even more people are flying to Hawaii …

On our particular cruise, our ship also called in Ensenada, Mexico … since most cruises are registered outside of the United States, they must call outside of the United States at least once … I don’t know why … it’s just the way it is.

We were only in Ensenada for four hours and, like most people, we did not leave the ship.

So the next time you’re considering a visit to Hawaii, take a look at using a cruise ship instead of flying.

You will find it more relaxing and definitely more profitable than traveling by plane.

Mahalo for reading.