Originally Posted by sspecialme11
My wife & I are going on an Hawaiian cruise for first time on Feb. 10, 2007 on NCL Wind.
Since we did not want to take the 4-5 days to cruise from the west coast before getting to Hawaii, we were pretty much limited to NCL, which seems to "own" Hawaii.
My concern is this: Since NCL is the only cruise line that does just Hawaii, would that mean that they have less incentive to give good service? Having no competition from other cruise lines is a concern.
We have been on two cruises before, both in the Caribbean. There, many cruise lines "battle" for the market. Not certain why the same is not true for Hawaii? Please let me know if the "lack" of competition for the Hawaii cruise is valid as a concern?
Thanks.
Just got back from Alaska on WIND. Don't take it if you have been on any cruise at all. The foods are no taste and not much choice, dishes are dirty and the crews are okay but no simles at all (maybe they know they have to find a new jobs in 7 months). This ship is old and small, plumming also need upgrade (smell sewer sometimes on the ship)