High Season: March to April; June to August; holiday sailings
Sailing during this season: If the kids are on holiday, it is high season for Hawaii cruises.
NCL offers week-long cruises all year round, while pricing will fluctuate during the above high season date range.
Low/Shoulder Season: Late August; November; August (minus the holiday weeks) and May
Sailing during this season: During autumn sailings, the ships are less crowded, but the weather is still great, so these tend to be popular ‘out-of-season’ cruises. January is one of the coolest and wettest times of the year in Hawaii, but the winter months are prime whale watching times. Hurricanes hardly affect the islands, but August and September are when they come closest, so the weather tends to be hot and humid, with frequent tropical storms.