Our adventure had a bit of a rocky start, but everything turned out great thanks to the AMAZING staff aboard the Safari Explorer!

We arrived into Honolulu in the wee hours of the morning and went to a hotel for a few hours of sleep before catching our flight to Molokai. We arrived at the airport way too early in the morning (we were trying to be …

If you are looking for a touristy visit to Hawaii, this is not the trip for you. Throughout this week cruise, we were able to see a side of the islands that most visitors miss completely!

Molokai was one of the most culturally impressive areas we visited. First, we went to the town square for a welcoming ceremony where the locals prayed to the …

I have been snorkeling all over the world, but nothing so far has compared to my experience in Hawaii. Each day that we hit the water, I saw more amazing things than the previous day!

We had a chance to visit a "turtle cleaning station". When they described this, I thought it was something set up for tourists, but that wasn't the …

As if the excursions we took each day were not enough to make the trip fabulous, anytime we stopped, we had a plethora of water activities to choose from. For many of the snorkeling trips, you could travel to the spots by panga, or you could kayak there!

We had a chance to try stand-up paddle boarding, which was much more challenging than I would …

The open bar on the ship was quite amazing. While they state that only basic drinks are included, there was nothing that I was able to name that was not on the "included" list.

Aside from having local beers on tap and a great array of wines, the crew were experts and bartending, and each had their own special drink that was their …

If I'm being honest, the water terrifies me! I love the look of the ocean, and I love laying on the beach, or kayaking along the coast, but I actually hate getting into the water. Something about feeling like control is taken from me and having fish touch me - no, no, no. Now, this hasn't ever stopped me from getting into the water - …