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I was looking at a trans pacific cruise from Long Beach to Australia in September and noticed it stopped in Lahaina, is that really possible now?
Has anyone cruised Hawaiian Islands, was Lahaina a ferry boat stop vs docking? I know Kona anchors in the Bay, but have never been on Maui when a cruise ship came in.
Just curious that the cruise line is showing Lahaina with everything opening slowly there.
In the past, cruise ships anchored off Lahaina and tendered passengers to the main dock in the small harbor. Clearly that hasn't happened since August 8. Cruise ships can actually dock in the larger/deeper Kahului harbor near the airport.
I would expect that since it's still eight to nine months until that September sailing, the cruise line hasn't yet updated their itinerary, but even if the Lahaina harbor is cleared and opened to small boats by September, given the destruction all around the harbor, I would doubt cruise ships will be making port stops in Lahaina for a very long time. The town itself with its shops and art galleries was the big attraction there, and it's now gone. If they decide to keep Maui on the itinerary they would most likely try to secure a berth in Kahului so passengers would be closer to sights to see on a day-long port stop (like Road to Hana, Haleakala, Makena, Wailea, etc.). They could also sub in a stop on a different Hawaiian island or extend an existing stop on one of the other islands to two days.
Thanks @JIMinNC , that's an impressive list of trips scheduled this year. I see you will be near my hometown in October, Northampton in East Anglia, the Midlands.
Thanks @JIMinNC , that's an impressive list of trips scheduled this year. I see you will be near my hometown in October, Northampton in East Anglia, the Midlands.
Our 2024 East Anglia tour is focused on the Eighth Air Force in World War II and is based on the book and upcoming Apple TV+ series "Masters of the Air" (produced by the same folks who did Band of Brothers and The Pacific - Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks). We'll spend 2 nights in Cambridge, 3 nights in Bury St. Edmunds, and 2 nights in London. Visits include a number of former 8th Air Force bomber bases, the Duxford aircraft museum collection, Churchill's war room, the RAF Club, and other WW2 historic sights. The tour includes presentations from the book's author, Donald Miller.
I see you are in Huntington Beach now. I'm involved with the airshow business, and you guys have a tremendous show there every fall, the Pacific Air Show. It's one of the biggest in the country. I need to make it out there one year.
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Our booked Celebrity cruise for May 2025 originally included Maui as a port, but shortly after the devasting Lahaina fire, we received a notice that that stop had been cancelled and replaced by an overnight in Kona.
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You piqued my curiosity about the Mighty Eighth! So I googled it thinking about our time in England next year. First hit was the Mighty Eighth Museum in Poole GA. We will be in Hilton Head next month and the museum is a short drive away!
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You piqued my curiosity about the Mighty Eighth! So I googled it thinking about our time in England next year. First hit was the Mighty Eighth Museum in Poole GA. We will be in Hilton Head next month and the museum is a short drive away!
I've been to the Mighty Eighth museum in Pooler. It's near the Savannah airport, and is exceptionally well done, especially if you are interested in WW2 history. Be sure to go on a dry day when you can wander around outside and see all the memorial plaques to the bomber crews and bomber groups. Their gift shop is where I bought Donald Miller's book "Masters of the Air" that is the basis for our October 2024 tour and the Apple TV+ series that premiers on January 26.
Our tour next fall is sponsored and curated by the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, I'm not sure if the museum in Pooler has any affiliation with the New Orleans group or if it is fully independent. I think it's independent but I'm not 100% sure.
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