| I've traveled to Hawaii twice, now. Both times, I've | | | | If you have time, there's a better way. Don't just go |
| flown. | | | | to Hawaii to vacation, vacation TO Hawaii. |
| The first time I went to Hawaii, we lived in Nebraska. | | | | Take a cruise, board a luxury ship and cruise to |
| It wasn't exactly the middle of nowhere, but you | | | | Hawaii. The trip takes about 2 days from the west |
| could see the middle from our place. Normally, flying | | | | coast of the USA, and you arrive rested and |
| anywhere meant driving to a major airport - either | | | | refreshed (if you can stay out of the disco!). |
| Omaha or usually Kansas City. | | | | Counting the commuting time, plane changing, luggage |
| This time, we had a family emergency and had to | | | | hauling, taxi catching and so on, the amount of real |
| get to Honolulu pronto. So we took a commuter | | | | time spent is about the same. |
| plane from Kearney, Nebraska to Denver. From | | | | If you choose to begin your Hawaii cruise at a |
| Denver, we flew to Los Angeles and changed planes. | | | | mainland port, you'll board the ship somewhere |
| From L. A. we continued to Honolulu. Elapsed time by | | | | between Vancouver, Canada and Ensenada, Mexico. |
| the clock, about 8 hours. Real time, more like 13. | | | | You'll check into your cabin, then enjoy a buffet lunch |
| The second time we went to Hawaii, we lived in | | | | while you wait for your luggage to arrive at your |
| Florida and the airport was only 40 miles away. We | | | | cabin. You'll unpack once, then relax and enjoy until |
| flew from Fort Myers to Houston, Texas. In Houston, | | | | it's time to disembark and head home. |
| we changed planes for a long, non-stop flight to | | | | I can tell you this - next time we go on a Hawaiian |
| Honolulu. Again, the clock time was about 6 hours. | | | | vacation, we'll vacation to Hawaii and enjoy the cruise |
| Real time, more like 12. | | | | to Hawaii as well as the final destination. |
| Both times, we arrived exhausted and jet-lagged... | | | | |