We have been wanting to take a nice vacation this year. What we have thought about was New England in the fall, Alaskan cruise and today my husband puts Hawaii in the loop! So my question is has anyone here taken a Hawaii trip and how handicap accessible is it?

I have it was many many moons and about 12 yrs ago. I stayed on base so everything was handicapped access. I think it depnds where you stay. It was beautiful. I went in November and it was warm enough to swim without being too hot. Great shopping, great food, and lots of pretty flowers to look at. White beaches and clear water... I wanna go back!

DebbieD is there right now. I think she comes home on Sunday. Hopefully she will see this and give you the "inside scoop" on how it is there.

We went to AAA today and those trips are EXPENSIVE! I think I am narrowing it down to either a trip to Maine or a cruise of the Hawaiin islands. She talked us out of going to one of the resorts, unpacking, getting a rental car, ride around, turn in the rental car when you go to the next island and then repeat all over again.

Hi Doydie!

Joyce and I just got back from a 14 day Princess cruise to Hawaii in November. We went out of LA to the islands, visited 4 islands, to Encenada, Mexico and back to LA. My agent got us the best rates in all areas out of 5 different agencies I was comparing, AAA included.

I invite you to my personal blog where you can see the Princess Photo Journal and our pictures on Picasa through the links. Go to: www.aboutcraigmattice.com. I would be happy to answer any questions you have about what's available for a Hawaiian cruises as I spent almost 2 full months researching all angles. I would be willing to share that information with you if you are interested.

Expensive is relative when you consider, as we did, it is a trip of a lifetime. It is best to compare several (5 minimum) agencies/agents who are professionally certified and cruise specialist certified. You would be amazed at the difference in costs.

I hope this is helpful to you.