How To Enjoy Your Celebrity Cruise

Tips for the Beach Bum: How to Enjoy Hawaii… and Everywhere On Your Celebrity Cruise!

A Hawaiian Celebrity Cruise drops anchors on the Hawaiian Islands for at least five days. And these days are the best time for you to go on shore excursions. This paradise practically has everything you could ever ask for. For one, it has Maui – considered by many as the best beach in the world. It also has exotic lava spewing volcanoes on the shoreline and cascading waterfalls. But with the wide array of activities available for a beach bum like you, being overwhelmed and making the wrong choices is a possibility. So to help you, here are a few tips on how you can experience the best of Hawaii and still stay within budget.

1. Book a Celebrity-organized Tour:

While many experienced luxury liner passengers will tell you it is better to go on your own little shore excursions, it may not apply to you if this is your first time on a Hawaiian Celebrity Cruise. There can be more advantages than disadvantages of booking with the ship arranged tour when you are a newbie. First, you lessen your chance of being scammed or ripped off of your pocket money. Booking with the excursion that the ship organizes will guarantee that you go on your chosen tour. Secondly, you can be assured that you get back to the ship on time. The ship’s staff not only organizes these activities, they also monitor them. If there are any delays, the ship is informed and the crew will make the necessary adjustments.

There are many inland or onshore adventure choices available for a beach bum like you and two of these are the ‘Secrets of Puna’ exploration and the Na Pali Adventure. This tour is to the Puna district in Hilo and will take an approximately six hours. During this trip you will get to enjoy the rustic hardened lava shoreline and wide Kapoho Volcanic Crater. At the end of the day, you can swim and snorkel on a reef-enclosed lagoon.

The Na Pali Adventure on the other hand, is a pure on-water excursion. You will ride a motorized boat which can hold a small group of passengers. During this trip, there are a variety of activities you can do with your family or friends. You can opt to go snorkeling and observe the colorful underwater sea creatures, just stay onboard and wait for dolphins to do their acrobatic numbers, or watch out for Hawaiian Green Sea Turtles.

2. Determine Your Time Availability:

Before you choose a certain Celebrity Cruise land/shore excursion, determine your time availability and how long you will be staying on the island. There are at least four Hawaiian Islands on which a Celebrity Cruise ship stops over. Usually, you can book between the minimum three hour trip and the maximum six-hour trip.

3. Book Online Early:

Booking early will ensure that you get a slot to the destination of your choice. If it’s peak season for the Hawaiian island tours, there is a great chance that you don’t get on the beach trip of your choice. Usually, the Celebrity Cruise line allows early booking 4 days prior to sail date. If your boat leaves in less than 4 days, you will have to take your chances of booking onboard.

3. Make Your Experience Last Beyond the Actual Time:

One way of extending the entertainment and enjoyment you feel during your tour is by taking photographs or videos. This way, you can still relive those moments when you get home. But since the activities that you will be doing are mostly water related, you will need to bring along digital or video cameras that are waterproof. There are even some types of video equipment that you can take underwater if you plan to go scuba diving or snorkeling during your Celebrity Cruise trip to Hawaii.