NCL Pride of America Cruise | Day 2 and 3 - Maui, Hawaii | Iao Valley | Maui Ocean Center | Kahului
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We started off our morning
We started off our morning with breakfast at the Aloha Cafe, which was the buffet on board the Pride of America. Unfortunately during our sailing there were limited restaurants open, so this was our favourite spot to eat breakfast during this cruise.
After breakfast, we headed to the Mardi Gras Cabaret Lounge and Nightclub where our morning sales session with the executive team from Norwegian Cruise Lines was taking place.
I had never been to Maui before, so I wasn't sure what to expect, especially as cruise ships only recently this spring started visiting the Hawaiian Islands again. Taxis to go to Lahaina were about $100 USD per direction from the cruise port here in Kahului. So we walked the the Maui Mall across from the cruise port and browsed for a bit before heading back to the ship, exploring the Pride of America a bit more and spending the rest of the afternoon relaxing poolside.
Later in the evening, Norwegian Cruise Lines shuttled us to The Plantation House at The Plantation Golf Course, north of Lahaina and Kaanapali. It was so wonderful to see more of Maui and really enjoyed the drive. It was a fabulous hosted dinner with Veuve Clicquot Champagne as we arrived.
We left the Pride of America and walked through the terminal building. Norwegian Cruise Lines does have a towel service here where you can sign out beach towels as you leave the ship. Our group was hosted on the Best of Maui Shore Excursion with Norwegian Cruise Line. They did slightly alter the regular shore excursion for our group, however it was a great introduction to Maui.
Our first stop was the Iao Valley State Monument which was so beautiful. We had about 45 minutes here, enough time to take our time and explore.
We then headed to our next stop which was the Maui Tropical Plantation. It was a great little tour of what Maui grows in the way of plants and produce, however farming on the island has diminished quite a bit due to labour being more reasonable in other countries and costs of their produce being cheaper. During our tour, we were also given a demonstration of how coconuts are husked and cracked open.
I'll be honest, I'm not one to support aquariums. So I was intrigued to see what the Maui Ocean Center was all about. The conservation efforts and their education around sustainability was admirable. If you're coming to Maui with a family, it's a great place to visit and spend some time. Click here if you would like to learn more about the Maui Ocean Center: https://mauioceancenter.com/
After walking through the various exhibits, we were able to take in the amazing 3D video in the “Sphere” called Humpbacks of Hawai'i. It was such a beautiful show, I highly recommend watching it if you do visit the Maui Ocean Center. We had a hosted lunch at the Maui Ocean Center's Seascape Restaurant. I actually had the vegetarian options as I don't eat fish and the food was so delicious.
We spent the rest of the afternoon back at the pool, with a few pina coladas.
It's imperative that make sure you keep track of time if you do your own shore excursions, as we were set to sail away, we had two pier runners arrive late, they were lucky the Captain decided to wait twenty minutes for them.
We relaxed with a bottle of Rose wine as we sailed away from Maui enjoying a stunning sunset.
Our hosted dinner tonight was in the Skyline Restaurant which is one of the main dining rooms on the Pride of America.
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After breakfast, we headed to the Mardi Gras Cabaret Lounge and Nightclub where our morning sales session with the executive team from Norwegian Cruise Lines was taking place.
I had never been to Maui before, so I wasn't sure what to expect, especially as cruise ships only recently this spring started visiting the Hawaiian Islands again. Taxis to go to Lahaina were about $100 USD per direction from the cruise port here in Kahului. So we walked the the Maui Mall across from the cruise port and browsed for a bit before heading back to the ship, exploring the Pride of America a bit more and spending the rest of the afternoon relaxing poolside.
Later in the evening, Norwegian Cruise Lines shuttled us to The Plantation House at The Plantation Golf Course, north of Lahaina and Kaanapali. It was so wonderful to see more of Maui and really enjoyed the drive. It was a fabulous hosted dinner with Veuve Clicquot Champagne as we arrived.
We left the Pride of America and walked through the terminal building. Norwegian Cruise Lines does have a towel service here where you can sign out beach towels as you leave the ship. Our group was hosted on the Best of Maui Shore Excursion with Norwegian Cruise Line. They did slightly alter the regular shore excursion for our group, however it was a great introduction to Maui.
Our first stop was the Iao Valley State Monument which was so beautiful. We had about 45 minutes here, enough time to take our time and explore.
We then headed to our next stop which was the Maui Tropical Plantation. It was a great little tour of what Maui grows in the way of plants and produce, however farming on the island has diminished quite a bit due to labour being more reasonable in other countries and costs of their produce being cheaper. During our tour, we were also given a demonstration of how coconuts are husked and cracked open.
I'll be honest, I'm not one to support aquariums. So I was intrigued to see what the Maui Ocean Center was all about. The conservation efforts and their education around sustainability was admirable. If you're coming to Maui with a family, it's a great place to visit and spend some time. Click here if you would like to learn more about the Maui Ocean Center: https://mauioceancenter.com/
After walking through the various exhibits, we were able to take in the amazing 3D video in the “Sphere” called Humpbacks of Hawai'i. It was such a beautiful show, I highly recommend watching it if you do visit the Maui Ocean Center. We had a hosted lunch at the Maui Ocean Center's Seascape Restaurant. I actually had the vegetarian options as I don't eat fish and the food was so delicious.
We spent the rest of the afternoon back at the pool, with a few pina coladas.
It's imperative that make sure you keep track of time if you do your own shore excursions, as we were set to sail away, we had two pier runners arrive late, they were lucky the Captain decided to wait twenty minutes for them.
We relaxed with a bottle of Rose wine as we sailed away from Maui enjoying a stunning sunset.
Our hosted dinner tonight was in the Skyline Restaurant which is one of the main dining rooms on the Pride of America.
Please consider joining my Wanderlust Journey Community as a Patreon supporter. For less than the cost of a cup of coffee per month (my community membership tiers start at $2 per month), you can help support me to create more content. My Patreons receive perks such as postcards from my travels, access to behind the scenes footage and zoom calls. For more information you can visit my Patreon community page here: Patreon: WanderlustJourney
You can also support my channel through “Buy Me a Coffee”: https://www.buymeacoff.ee/WanderlustJ
As a luxury travel advisor my clients typically receive added benefits when booking vacations, hotel stays and cruises such as to destinations such as Hawaii through me. I'd love to work with you as your travel advisor, contact me for more information: https://wanderlustjourney.ca/contact-me/
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To watch the entire Hawaii Travel Series I filmed, click here: Hawaii Travel Vlogs
----------
Connect with me on Social Media:
Instagram: @wanderlustjourney.ca
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Facebook: Facebook: WanderlustJourney.ca
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