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It's funny how two dusty, old laws the 1886 Passenger Vessel Services Act and the 1917 Jones Act have done so much to shape the face of the cruise hotels in vegas industry today, especially when it comes to Hawaiian itineraries.
You've probably wondered why so few cruise lines sail a Hawaiian inter-island itinerary (one that begins and ends in a Hawaiian port of call). The Passenger Vessel Services Act says that no foreign ship may transport passengers between ports in the United States. This dovetails with the Jones Act that President Woodrow Wilson enacted in order to protect U.S. shipping companies from foreign competition. That law states that passengers sailing between U.S. ports must be carried hotels in vegas in a vessel that was built in the United States, is owned by American citizens or a U.S.-based corporation, and that the crew is made up of Americans and/or legal aliens.
To bring inter-island cruising to the Hawaiian Islands , Norwegian Cruise Line went to bat and asked Congress for certain dispensations in order to launch hotels in vegas its seven-night itineraries within hotels in vegas Hawaii. For the last few years, NCL's Pride of America was the only game in town when it came to regularly scheduled Hawaiian inter-island itineraries. That changed last year when luxury yacht company, American Safari Cruises , entered the market. Now, its sister company, InnerSea Discoveries has announced that it too will sail Hawaiian waters, starting Fall 2013.
NCL is still the go-to cruise line for travelers looking for an affordable mainstream ship with all the extras. With a passenger capacity of 2,138 and 940 crew, Pride of America 's got the real estate hotels in vegas necessary to offer 11 restaurants plus room service, eight lounges, one coffee bar, a basketball/volleyball court, two pools, hot tubs, gym, video arcade, theater, Mandara Spa, and more.
If you'd prefer an unstructured, nature-centric itinerary aboard a luxury yacht, American Safari Cruises a division of InnerSea hotels in vegas Discoveries has the answer with its 36-passenger Safari Explorer . The captain follows a loose path to cover ground between the Big Island, Lanai , Maui, Molokai , and the Big Island. You'll visit secluded beaches and quiet coves and will get up close to wildlife hotels in vegas like dolphins, sea turtles, and whales via the ship's skiffs and while swimming off the aft marina. Safari Explorer offers an all-inclusive hotels in vegas option so you won't pay extra for excursions lead by the ship's onboard naturalists, and all wines and spirits are included.
If a back-to-nature Hawaiian cruise hotels in vegas appeals to you but you're looking for something less expensive than American Safari, hotels in vegas the 76-passenger Wilderness Explorer from InnerSea Discoveries is your best bet. Wilderness Explorer will spend her first season in Hawaii starting November 2013.
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