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Port in Honolulu
How far time or miles is the port in Honolulu to the airport. Would it
be less to take a taxi or use cruise line transfers. |
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HANK BLETTERMAN wrote: How far time or miles is the port in Honolulu to the airport. Would it be less to take a taxi or use cruise line transfers. It is about a 20 minute drive from the airport to the piers. If you haven't been to Honolulu before, you might want to go a day or so early and see the sights. sue |
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HANK BLETTERMAN wrote:
How far time or miles is the port in Honolulu to the airport. Would it be less to take a taxi or use cruise line transfers. Taxis are cheaper |
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Hank,
It's around 5 miles, as the crow fly's. If cruise line transfers are included with your cruise, or can be purchased for a nominal fee, I think that would be the way to go. However if you want to see a few sights along the way, then opt for a taxi. Then again, as suggested by another, you might want to consider flying in at least a day early, to see and experience more of Honolulu itself. Happy sailing, John Sisker SHIP-TO-SHORE CRUISE AGENCY® (714) 536-3850 or toll free at (800) 724-6644 & (pagoo ID: 714.536.3850) http://www.shiptoshorecruise.com "HANK BLETTERMAN" wrote in message ... How far time or miles is the port in Honolulu to the airport. Would it be less to take a taxi or use cruise line transfers. |
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Honolulu is a great place to visit.
Don "HANK BLETTERMAN" wrote in message ... How far time or miles is the port in Honolulu to the airport. Would it be less to take a taxi or use cruise line transfers. |
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HANK BLETTERMAN wrote:
How far time or miles is the port in Honolulu to the airport. Would it be less to take a taxi or use cruise line transfers. It is close. Most flights to the east coast main land are in the early evening. That gives many a full day to tour and visit. |
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Hank Sniadoch wrote: HANK BLETTERMAN wrote: How far time or miles is the port in Honolulu to the airport. Would it be less to take a taxi or use cruise line transfers. Taxis are cheaper Taxis are ALWAYS cheaper, especially for TWO passengers, any port, anywhere in the world, than the fare the cruiseship charges. Would be interested to know if there is an exception. :-) -- Bob. |
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Reef Fish wrote:
Hank Sniadoch wrote: HANK BLETTERMAN wrote: How far time or miles is the port in Honolulu to the airport. Would it be less to take a taxi or use cruise line transfers. Taxis are cheaper Taxis are ALWAYS cheaper, especially for TWO passengers, any port, anywhere in the world, than the fare the cruiseship charges. Would be interested to know if there is an exception. :-) -- Bob. No exceptions that I know of .... excursions too are cheaper if done independently and not through the cruise line .... |
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"Hank Sniadoch" wrote in message ... Reef Fish wrote: Hank Sniadoch wrote: HANK BLETTERMAN wrote: How far time or miles is the port in Honolulu to the airport. Would it be less to take a taxi or use cruise line transfers. Taxis are cheaper Taxis are ALWAYS cheaper, especially for TWO passengers, any port, anywhere in the world, than the fare the cruiseship charges. Would be interested to know if there is an exception. :-) -- Bob. No exceptions that I know of .... excursions too are cheaper if done independently and not through the cruise line .... Independent tours are usually cheaper but not necessarily better or safer. At least you know you will get back to the ship on time and you know exactly where and when or are going in advance. Remember what happened to the people on the bus in South America. Robert |
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John Sisker wrote: Hank, It's around 5 miles, as the crow fly's. If cruise line transfers are included with your cruise, or can be purchased for a nominal fee, I think that would be the way to go. A taxi from Waikiki (much further away) is around $40 one-way. I've not gone straight from the cruise ship docks, but since its ~2/3rds of the way to the airport, plus its on the good side of a lot of the traffic congestion and so forth, I'd be surprised if its more than $20. However if you want to see a few sights along the way, then opt for a taxi. If this is the ship-to-airport homeward bound return, as someone else pointed out, the flights back to the mainland often leave in the evening, so there's the question of either a day room or some other way to stash your baggage for a few hours while touring. In any event, while most people would consider it to be a "long" walk, to go from the cruise ship docks into 'old town' Honolulu is within walking distance. Two "sights" worth considering would be lunch at Honolulu's Mei Sum Chinese Dim Sum Restaurant (65 N. Pauahi St.), which while it very busy, is excellent and IMO worth the wait...they roll the carts here, and its also very inexpensive. A "more worthy" sight than merely grabbing a good local lunch would be the `Iolani Palace, which is a Hawaiian national treasure and the only official state residence of royalty in the United States. Tour admission is $20/pp and their Website is: http://www.iolanipalace.org/ The other major attraction that is likely on most people's to-do lists is the Arizona Memorial over in Pearl Harbor. There's a lot of bus tours that do this, and unfortunately, due to its popularity is a very crowded event. If you only want to spend a half day there, you're going to have to be in line 30-60 minutes *before* they open (8:00am opening) if you want to have any real chance of making one of the boats before 9:00am to make it only a half day. If you don't have your own rental car with which to 'beat the crowds' (or can sort out some arrangement with a taxi), I'd expect one of the minivan sized based tourgroups would probably do better at getting there early. The key question to ask the tour operator is "what time will you get us in line?" The other planning alternative is to make it into an all-day excursion by passing on the initial rush, get there at 9-10AM for your Arizona ticket, then go do another tour in the area (such as USS Missouri) while you're waiting for your afternoon trip out. BTW, the parking lot here is notorious for break-in's, plus the NPS does not permit any backpacks, camera bags, etc, etc. If you get stuck, there are lockers available, although its at a private concession that's not close by...figure around a 1/4 mile walk. Then again, as suggested by another, you might want to consider flying in at least a day early, to see and experience more of Honolulu itself. IIRC, there's some hotel towers right near the docks that would then be a short transfer. -hh |
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