Honolulu Cruises: Ports, Ships and Things to Do

At a glance

281 current cruises call at the 2 ports Cruiseable lists under Honolulu, on 41 ships from 17 cruise lines. The busiest of those ports is Honolulu, on 281 itineraries. The lowest lead fare across those cruises is $676. The lines sailing the most of them are Princess Cruises (87), Holland America Line (30) and Cunard Line (27).

About

Honolulu, Hawaii, the largest city and state capital of the Hawaiian Islands, is a montage of white-sand beaches, high-rise hotels and condominiums, and a myriad of shopping, dining and entertainment. While it has a tropical ambience, Honolulu — and the entire island of Oahu — is the state’s political, economic, military, educational and cultural center. It’s an urban metropolis with a bustling downtown and attractions like museums, historic sites and performing arts.

Photos of Honolulu

A wide shot of Waikiki Beach in Honolulu with Diamond Head in the distance.
More than 1 million people from around the globe visit Hanauma Bay on Oahu each year. Visitors must watch a short documentary before entering the park.
Catamarans and sightseeing boats take off every half hour or so from one stretch of Waikiki Beach.
A boy watches a shark in a "Hunters of the Reef" exhibit in Waikiki.
Aloha Tower Marketplace and downtown Honolulu skyline at dusk.
An aerial view of the USS Arizona Memorial, visited by more than 1 million people each year.
Sailboats skim the Pacific waters off the shore of Waikiki at sunset, as seen from Sans Souci State Recreational Park.
"Take me to your leader": Sea jellies at the Waikiki Aquarium seemed to resemble creatures from another world.
The scene on Hanauma Bay, which attracts snorkelers lured by the rich coral reef.
Guys play volleyball on crowded Waikiki Beach, one of the most famous stretches of sand on the planet.
Tiki torches at dusk in Waikiki, Oahu.
Iolani Palace, the only royal palace in the United States. The palace is a four-story Italian Renaissance palace built by King David Kalakaua in 1882 in Honolulu.
An egret, a member of the heron family, in Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve Park on Oahu, which attracts a million visitors a year.
Kids watch a shark in an exhibit at the Waikiki Aquarium.
Visitors inside the USS Arizona Memorial in Honolulu. The memorial straddles the sunken hull of the battleship USS Arizona and commemorates the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
The USS Arizona Memorial marks the resting place of 1,102 sailors and marines killed during the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. It's visited by more than 1 million people each year.
An otherwordly banyan tree — which resembles the spiritual tree in "Avatar" — in Sans Souci State Recreational Park, right off Honolulu's main drag.
Golden Princess at nightfall in Honolulu, Hawaii.
See the downtown skyline of Honolulu in style on a Ponant cruise.