Of the nine cruises scheduled to depart today, October 22, 2013, one of the out-of-the-ordinary choices is a trip from San Diego to Hawaii.  San Diego isn’t an overly popular cruise departure point, with less than ten cruises schedule for most months.  But its position as the southwest-most major city in the continental United States makes it the best choice for a cruise from the mainland to Hawaii.

Today’s cruise is a 15-night cruise from San Diego on Celebrity Century that will provide ocean-side views of all of Hawaii’s major islands.  The ship spends four days at sea getting to and from Hawaii, but that still leaves plenty of time to visit Hilo, the Kilauea Volcano coast, Kailua and Kona, Maui and Honolulu.  The return trip also includes a stop in Ensenada, Mexico.

Celebrity Century is a somewhat small-ish cruise ship (1814 guests) that first sailed in 1995 but has been renovated a couple of times to keep things up-to-date.  The AquaSpa by Elemis is considered one of the nicest spas to be found on a cruise ship.  The Main Restaurant has a lot of traditional cruise ship dining ambience, while the Murano Restaurant offers a more intimate experience for a special evening.  The Martini Bar features a bar topped with ice to keep drinks especially cool.

Staterooms on Century include four classes of suites, four “Veranda Class” rooms, Concierge Class, two Ocean View varieties and two inside staterooms.

Celebrity Century will be making cruises out of other Pacific Coast cities next year – Los Angeles and Vancouver, while cruises from San Diego to Hawaii (17 and 18 nights) will continue to be offered on ms Veendam.