What’s included and what’s not:
Food. There is no shortage of food on the Hawaii cruise ships. There are two main dining rooms, all-you-can-eat buffet, all-night diner, and 24-hour room service. There are two shows nightly, and usually specialty entertainment for adults at night in the lounges. All of the entertainment, activities and pool facilities are included in your cruise. There is optional formal night if you wish to attend. If it’s a special occasion you’ll be treated to a complementary celebration in the main dining room or your cabin.
There are their specialty restaurants on board the ship which are fine dining experiences, and us do not have the same capacity as the main dining rooms. These specialty restaurants carry a small service charge but they are well worth it, for example, Jefferson’s bistro a restaurant on the part of America is award-winning and excellent. I always advise my clients to make reservations for these restaurants committed they board the ship because they sell out quickly. You can make a reservation and then decide later not to go, always better to have that reservation. There is no gambling on any of the Hawaii ships, so no casinos and no wasted money! Hawaii doesn’t even allow bingo, maybe that’s why Las Vegas is the number one destination for people who live in Hawaii. Alcoholic beverages and sodas are also not included in your cruise price. You can purchase a soda card for $34 but I do not recommend this, have you ever tried to drink $34 worth of soda at a small glass with ice? I think you get my point.it’s important to know what’s included in what’s not included in a Hawaiian cruise. Gratuities are not included in the purchase price of the cruise however, each passenger is charged at the end of the cruise, $10 per day per person so for two people, you pay an additional $140 for gratuities. You can also tip more if you like to your purser or anyone else who has done a good job for you but it is definitely not expected. Remember this crew works on american wages, it's a all american crew.